Fleet Management News & Business Info | Commercial Carrier Journal
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PICKUP & DELIVERY FLEETS: THESE FACTORS MAKE FUEL ECONOMY CRITICAL FOR P&D FLEETS TRACKING FUEL ECONOMY Not surprisingly, P&D fl eets are more likely to have a formal method of tracking fuel costs and are much more likely to track fuel cost per mile than Class 6-7 fl eets overall. 7% 25% 52% per mile per day/ week/ month don't track 51% of Class 6-7 pickup & delivery owners said fuel economy was extremely infl uential when selecting an automatic or automated transmission on a new truck. SPEC'ING FOR FUEL ECONOMY Eaton's new dual-clutch transmission, Procision ™ , has been engineered to shine in P&D applications with low speed, stop-and-go duty cycles: • Ef fi cient mechanical gear ratios achieve torque multiplication at launch. • Immediate clutch lockup on vehicle launch. • Ef fi cient hydraulic system with a two-stage pump and controlled line pressure provides minimal pressure in all conditions. • 7 speeds allow the engine to stay in the sweet spot longer, which improves fuel economy. Eaton Intelligent Controlled Idle Torque balances engine load and responsiveness at idle and launch. It provides unmatched low speed maneuverability AND low engine load when idling in gear and, unlike a torque converter automatic, it's inherent in Procision design – no additional hardware required. Learn more at www.ProvingProcision.com THE RIGHT TRANSMISSION 3 REASONS WHY 53% of Class 6-7 pickup & delivery fl eets keep their trucks an average of 5-9 years. P&D routes typically have short distances between starts/stops, which burns more fuel. More than 40% of P&D fl eets put 60,000+ miles on their trucks per year. 1 HIGH MILEAGE 9 5 2 LONG LIFE CYCLES 3 STOP-N-GO OPERATIONS FOCUS ON FUEL A recent study found that Class 6-7 medium duty pickup & delivery fl eets are keeping a closer eye on fuel than other fl eets that run the same size vehicles. © 2015 Eaton Corporation. All rights reserved. 2 0 1 5 2 0 1 6 2 0 1 7 2 0 1 8 2 0 1 9 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 1 2 0 2 2 2 0 2 3 2 0 2 4