View the heat map below to see how your fuel economy performance compares with others in your area, ​and click on the legend below to view the Run on Less drivers routes and final results.

With the rising cost of fuel over time, managing fuel consumption is more important than ever. 1,2 This infographic shows the average fuel economy of Class 7 and Class 8 trucks in the United States and Canada based on data collected by Geotab. Depicting an average miles per gallon range between 4.51 MPG and 6.47 MPG, the data highlights that there is room for improvement when it comes to fuel economy. Run on Less followed seven Class 8 trucks equipped with Geotab GO devices over a three-week period as they set out to demonstrate that technology and best driving practices can achieve 9+ MPG.

*The participating trucks in the Run on Less campaign were 2016-2018 models

Methodology

Results are based on aggregate data from a sample of 31,170 Class 7 and Class 8 trucks (mixed make and models, model years 2000-2018) equipped with a Geotab GO telematics device, for a one year time span from June 2016 to July 2017, located in the continental United States and Canada. The research was conducted using Google BigQuery, Google Datalab Notebooks using Python, and Geotab’s Big Data platform that streams live telematics data into BigQuery.

Fuel economy was calculated by dividing the total fuel used by the distance traveled from GPS data as reported by the Geotab GO device at the end of each trip.

The goal of this research is to provide a baseline tool to help trucking fleets in their efforts to improve fuel efficiency through driver coaching and newer truck specification options.

Regions which did not have enough data for statistical significance have been labelled in the map but not included in the fuel efficiency table.

1. 2016 NACFE Fleet Fuel Study Report 2. Rocky Mountain Institute, Trucking Efficiency

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