Fleet Maintenance Software

This morning, I was listening to Jim Park on XM Roaddog (Channel 171), and he was talking about ways to manage fuel economy on trucks. The main idea was slow down and turn off. Here are some of the ideas that were discussed:

1. Turn off the truck, don't idle.
2. Keep the speed down. This helps with the truck aerodynamics.
3. When driving at reduced speed, try doing your miles at night, because the distance will not feel as long.
4. Check your tire pressures. If you're 20 PSI below the tire recommended pressure, you're using way too much fuel.
5. Some owner operators placed speed limiters on their trucks to keep them below 70MPH. Without a limiter, there's too much temptation to go faster.
6. Some fleet managers will take the keys to an idle truck and bring them to the office. And "politely" let the driver known not to idle with "colorful" language.