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SmartWay Transport Partnership
North Central Texas Council of Governments Receives Grant to Help Truckers Save Fuel, Reduce Emissions
North Texas will benefit from a grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. EPA's SmartWay Transport Partnership program awarded a $300,000 grant to test new pollution reduction technology on local long-haul delivery routes to reduce truck emissions and save on fuel.
The North Central Texas Council of Governments (NCTCOG) will use the grant to work with transport companies to test new pollution reduction technology on local long-haul delivery routes equipment on 30 to 50 trucks. An auxiliary power unit will allow trucks to turn off their engines rather than leave them idling while at a rest stop.
Idling consumes fuel and produces pollution. According to NCTCOG, tests show these kits can reduce fuel consumption by 10 to 15 percent. They also reduce pollution - carbon dioxide and nitrogen oxide emissions.
SmartWay Upgrade Kits package together a variety of fuel and emissions-saving technologies, and typically consist of engine idle reduction technology, low rolling resistance tires, improved aerodynamics and exhaust after-treatment devices. In tests, these kits can reduce fuel consumption by 10 to 15 percent. They also reduce pollution: carbon dioxide and nitrogen oxide emissions are cut 10 to15 percent, and when a kit includes an exhaust after-treatment device, particulate matter emissions are reduced by 25 to 90 percent.
The Blue Skyways Collaborative is a group of businesses, communities, and government agencies voluntarily working together to significantly reduce air pollution emissions in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, as well as other major urban areas in the central part of the United States. The collaborative is implementing projects that use innovations in diesel engines, alternative fuels and renewable energy technologies to reduce air emissions along major transportation corridors in various sectors, including air, water and rail transportation.
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