Review of the 21st Century Truck Partnership
Subtitle: second report
By: Committee to Review the 21st Century Truck Partnership, phase 2, Board on Energy and Environmental Systems, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, National Research Council of the National Academies
Publisher: National Academies Press
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Washington, DC
Language: eng
Number of pages: 176
ISBN-13: 9780309222471
Subjects: Fuel consumption; Safety measures; Energy consumption; Pollution control devices; Trucks; Truck industry
Notes: "The 21CTP (21st Century Truck Partnership) is a cooperative research and development (R&D) partnership including four federal agencies (the U.S. Department of Energy [DOE], the U.S. Department of Transportation [DOT], the U.S. Department of Defence [DOD], and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency [EPA], and 15 industrial partners (Allison Transmission, ArvinMeritor, BAE Systems, Caterpillar, Cummins Inc., Daimler Trucks North America [which includes Freightliner], Detroit Diesel Corporation [DDC], Eaton Corporation, Honeywell International, Navistar, Mack Trucks, NovaBUS, Oshkosh Truck, PACCAR, and Volvo Truck North America) ... The purpose of the 21CTP is to reduce fuel consumption and emissions while increasing heavy-duty vehicle safety by supporting research, development and demonstration that can lead to commercially viable products and systems"--P. 1.

Includes bibliographical references.

Also available in electronic form.
Table of contents: title: Introduction and background; title: Management strategy and priority setting; title: Engine systems and fuels; title: Medium- and heavy-duty hybrid vehicles; title: Vehicle power demans; title: Engine idle reduction; title: Safety; title: - Supertruck program; title: Efficient operations.