Fuel efficiency training in a full-mission truck simulator

The reasons for the relatively slow adoption of simulation as a key component of professional truck driver training are explored. The UK Departmentfor Transport commissioned TRL Limited to investigate the feasibility of a truck driving simulator tailored to the needs of the UK road haulage industry. The full system became operational in October 2003 and from November to March 2004 over 600 drivers took part in training and validation trials. The main focus was to provide analysis of the efficiency and acceptability of training exercises provided within the synthetic environment. The TRUCKSIM equipment is described. A comparison was made across age groups of driving style during the initial (pre-training) drive and then a series of analyses focussed on the difference between each driver's first and second drives. Fuel efficiency training reduced the number of gear changes by11%, decreased the time taken to complete the route by 6% and gave a 3.5%improvement in fuel efficiency. No evaluation of carry-over of the effects into the real driving environment was carried out and further studies are planned. For the covering abstract see ITRD E157496

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• Authors:
  • PARKES, A M
  • REED, N
• Publication Date: 2005

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: 135-146
• Monograph Title: Work-related road safety: age, length of service and changes in crash risk
• Serial:
  • BEHAVIOURAL RESEARCH IN ROAD SAFETY 2005 - FIFTEENTH SEMINAR
  • Publisher: Department for Transport, England

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Conferences; Driver training; Driving; Driving simulators; Fuel consumption; Sustainable development; Trucks
• Uncontrolled Terms: Efficiency
• ITRD Terms: 8525: Conference; 1571: Driver training; 1855: Driving (veh); 5911: Efficiency; 232: Fuel consumption; 1236: Lorry; 1680: Simulator (driving); 2427: Sustainability
• Subject Areas: Energy; Motor Carriers; I15: Environment; I83: Accidents and the Human Factor; I91: Vehicle Design and Safety;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01220287
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: TRL
• ISBN: 1-904763-61-8
• Files: ITRD
• Created Date: Oct 27 2010 10:05AM