PUBLICATIONS

These publications have been split into two groups. The first are research or activity reports and the second are papers presented at conferences or seminars. To activate the appropriate pdf file just click on the associated link. 

REPORTS

The first report was based upon a test that was conducted in 1999 with the aim of establishing how much fuel could be saved by closing the easysheet on an empty tipper body. It also showed the impact at different road speeds of aerodynamic resistance. Many tipper operators now have the closing of easysheets as part of their company policy. Download the Easysheet Report.

This was followed a few years later with another aerodynamic type test in 2001, where the impact of reducing the cab gap between a tractor unit and a trailer was evaluated. Significant savings were again identified, which can help operators to improve their fuel efficiency and reduce environmental impact. Download the Cab Gap Report. 

In 2004, working with David Batty, the fleet engineer at the retailer Somerfield, the innovative Fuel Saving Curve (FSC) was tested. The results were then compared with several months of real 'in-service' data. Download the FSC Report.

PAPERS

The paper that set the scene was published in 1998 and titled 'Optimising Fuel Efficiency in Transport Fleets'.

This was followed by 'Basic Steps to Improving Fuel efficiency' in 1999, which built upon the findings of the first paper.

The growth of the fuel efficiency interventions industry was aided by the introduction of the fuel duty escaltor and this contributed to the writing of 'Reducing the Environmental Impact of Road Transport Operators: A Review of Interventions that can be applied by Fleet Operators'.

Following further research this was then updated and published as  the 'Fuel Saving Interventions: Facts and Fiction' the aim of which was to make operators and intervention suppliers aware of the fact that all interventions had varying degrees of sensitivity to different variables.

A comprehensive review of successful developments in the UK road freight transport was recorded in 'Practical Measures to Improve Fuel Efficiency and Reduce Environmental Impact that can easily be applied in Road Freight Transport Operations',