MEDIUM-AND HEAVY-DUTY TRUCK FUEL ECONOMY AND CONSUMPTION TRENDS

This paper presents the results of an analysis of trends in medium- and heavy-duty truck fuel economy and fuel demand. The analysis is based on an examination of in-use fuel economy data contained in the 1977 Truck Inventory and Use Survey and a survey of the available literature. Estimates of future trends in medium- and heavy-duty truck fuel demand through 1995 are developed with the use of an accounting model of highway fuel consumption.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Presented at SAE Meeting 23-27 February 1981.
• Corporate Authors:

  Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE)

  400 Commonwealth Drive
  Warrendale, PA  United States  15096
• Authors:
  • Lax, D
  • Rucker, E
• Publication Date: 1981

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: 16 p.
• Serial:
  • Society of Automotive Engineers Preprint
  • Publisher: Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE)

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Fuel conservation; Fuel consumption; Heavy vehicles; Trend (Statistics); Trucks
• Subject Areas: Energy; Highways; Motor Carriers; Vehicles and Equipment; I96: Vehicle Operating Costs;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00341329
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Engineering Index
• Report/Paper Numbers: SAE 810023
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Nov 23 1981 12:00AM