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Realities and Solutions * USA - For Truck Companies Looking to Go Green
New York,NY,USA -Reuters, by Maria Stamas -Jun 12, 2009: -- Heavy class-eight trucks could feasibly save double to triple the amount of fuel they burn, amounting to 3.8 billion gallons of diesel avoided and $7.6 billion dollars gained per year in the United States... It's Hard to Adopt Efficient Technologies... With low, 1-2 percent margins, a truck fleet can't afford to take a lot of chances... Using new technologies presents reliability and liability risks, plus a new component's service and maintenance infrastructure is all but guaranteed to be immature... The 10 Barriers to Efficient Trucks
1. Lack of trustworthy, targeted information and sources
2. Prohibitive technology rollout costs
3. Diverted resources due to misaligned policy
4. People and freight share infrastructure
5. Sparse and fragmented R&D
6. Customization requirement prevents economies of scale
7. Short-term payback expectations outweigh competing priorities
8. Limited access to capital and financing
9. Lack of credible testing methodology
10. Inconsistent state-to-state weight and length regulations
To stay in the black, companies have to keep their trucks running round the clock. If a new aerodynamic trailer device breaks down or a wide, single-based tire goes flat, getting a replacement as well as a technician who understands how to install it could be a huge challenge... Typically, between acquiring a part and a finding a mechanic, it takes 48 hours to repair a broken component. New parts can take longer, and if they break down more frequently, that's lots of lost time and money--not to mention the speed with which the poor employee who specked the new parts would be out of a job... (Picture: Renault's Radiance model)
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