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Moving Efficiently: Improving How We Transport Goods in America

Moving Efficiently: Improving How We Transport Goods in America. Glen P. Kedzie Vice President, Energy & Environmental Counsel American Trucking Associations. Trucks Use a Lot of Fuel. In 2012 (last full year of available data), trucking consumed 52.8 billion gallons of fuel:

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Moving Efficiently: Improving How We Transport Goods in America

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  1. Moving Efficiently: Improving How We Transport Goods in America Glen P. Kedzie Vice President, Energy & Environmental Counsel American Trucking Associations

  2. Trucks Use a Lot of Fuel • In 2012 (last full year of available data), trucking consumed 52.8 billion gallons of fuel: • 37.9 billion gallons • of diesel (72%) • 14.9 billion gallons • of gasoline (28%)

  3. On-Highway Historic Diesel Fuel Prices

  4. Trucking’s Diesel Fuel Bill • Annual diesel costs were • $87 billion (2009); $109 billion • (2010); $143 billion (2011); • $156 billion (2012); $149.5 (2013) • 1¢ diesel  increase = $350 - $375 • million in added fuel costs to industry • At 2012 average price of $3.97, 1¢ • diesel would cost the industry • $380 million

  5. ATRI’s Carrier Operational Costs Per Mile: (Fuel 39%; Labor 32%)

  6. Diesel Price “Spiking” Intensifying! • The number of times the week-to-week change in the national retail diesel price exceeded 5¢ (up or down) 1990s: 1 time in 302 weeks (0.3%) • 2000s: 95 times in 521 weeks (18.2%) • 2010s: 42 times in 186 weeks (22.5%)

  7. Heavy-Duty Fuel Demand Through 2040

  8. ATA’s Sustainability Plan • 10-year commitment • from entire industry to further • reduce fuel consumption and • carbon emissions • Program includes 6 key pillars

  9. Greening the Industry • Set national speed limit of 65 mph for all vehicles and govern truck speeds at 65 mph for trucks manufactured after 1992 • Reduce congestion through highway improvements • Promote more productive truck combinations • Support truck fuel economy standards that are technologically and economically feasible • Decrease idling • Increase fuel efficiency through SmartWay

  10. ATA Is Strong Supporter of EPA SmartWay Program

  11. Since 2004, SmartWay Partners Saved… • 51.6 million metric tons of CO2 • 738,000 tons NOx • 37,000 tons PM • 121 million barrels of oil • 5 billion gallons of fuel • $17 billion dollars in fuel costs

  12. ATA Supported EPA/NHTSA Phase I Rule • Largely based upon EPA’s SmartWay program • andindustry practices • ATA was an original EPA SmartWayCharter Partner in 2004 when program was officially unveiled

  13. Where Does ATA Stand on Phase II?

  14. Questions?

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