Trucking efficency confidence report: Variable enginge-driven accesories

NACFE released its latest Confidence Report on Variable Engine-Driven Accessories during TMC on Feb. 25.

This report represents the second in a subset of reports being published on emerging technologies. Widespread innovation and technological advances are seeing the emergence of technologies and practices that could affect decisive opportunities across the transportation industry. As novel concepts, new applications, and original modes of behavior reach the market, fleets and manufacturers need information on the benefits, challenges, and risks so that everyone can profit in this evolving landscape. The first emerging technology to be covered in a Confidence Report was two-truck platooning.

The goals of this Confidence Report are: (a) to give the industry a foundational understanding of variable enginedriven accessories; (b) to understand how the Department of Energy SuperTruck teams approached variable enginedriven accessories; (c) to provide an unbiased overview of the benefits and challenges of each technology; and (d) to help fleets rationalize their future investment in variable enginedriven accessories when they become available.

To view the entire report, click here. To view the executive summary, download the document below.