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Table 18. Fuel Efficiency* by Transmission Type: Tractors with NGSWBTs vs. Tractors with Dual Tires<br />

(Trailers with Any Type Tires)<br />

Trip<br />

Type<br />

NGSWBTs<br />

(mpg)<br />

Manual and Auto Manual Auto<br />

Duals<br />

(mpg)<br />

% Diff<br />

NGSWBTs<br />

(mpg)<br />

Duals<br />

(mpg)<br />

% Diff<br />

NGSWBTs<br />

(mpg)<br />

Duals<br />

(mpg)<br />

% Diff<br />

Short-Haul 5.78 5.71 1.18% 6.50 5.64 15.20% 5.36 5.91 -9.35%<br />

Long-Haul 6.87 6.47 6.20% 6.69 6.64 0.80% 6.95 6.09 14.11%<br />

Overall 6.86 6.46 6.17% 6.69 6.63 0.91% 6.94 6.09 13.95%<br />

* Fuel efficiencies computed using collected databus in<strong>for</strong>mation.<br />

6.3.2.1 Fuel efficiency comparison when considering tractor and trailer tires<br />

As discussed previously (see section 6.1.4 above), the database containing the in<strong>for</strong>mation collected<br />

<strong>for</strong> this study was indexed using different criteria. One of these criteria was the type of tires (i.e.,<br />

duals or NGSWBTs) that any trailer attached to one of the six participating tractors had during any<br />

given trip. Using this in<strong>for</strong>mation, it was possible to divide the database into four categories that<br />

reflect the four possible combinations of tires mounted on the tractor and mated trailer, (that is:<br />

1. tractor with duals and trailer with duals,<br />

2. tractor with duals and trailer with NGSWBTs,<br />

3. tractor with NGSWBTs and trailer with duals, and<br />

4. tractor with NGSWBTs and trailer with NGSWBTs),<br />

permitting the isolation of the effect of a given tire combination on the fuel efficiency of <strong>Class</strong>-8<br />

trucks.<br />

Fig. 68 to Fig. 71show the areas covered by the participating vehicles <strong>for</strong> each one of the four truck<br />

tire combinations. On these maps, the routes traveled are indicated with circles, and, although it<br />

cannot be seen directly on these maps, the majority of the road segments shown were traveled many<br />

times during the 12-month data collection period. Notice also that except <strong>for</strong> two or three trips to<br />

Utah (see Fig. 70 and Fig. 71) all of the trips had origins and destinations that were located within the<br />

eastern half of the continental U.S. There<strong>for</strong>e, it is possible to assume that all the six tractors traveled<br />

under the same conditions in terms of weather, traffic, terrain, etc, and that the results of the analysis<br />

below are unbiased in terms of conditions other than the type of tires mounted on the tractor and<br />

trailer16.<br />

16 The other main variable, of course, is the driver of the vehicle. However, since Schrader has a very extensive driver training and followup<br />

program, it is possible to assume that the effect of the driver in the achieved fuel efficiencies was minimal, i.e., they had only a minimal<br />

effect on the variability of the collected data.<br />

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