In this edition of the Overdrive Radio podcast, drop in with three operators for a panel discussion held at the Mid-America Trucking Show last month. The discussion aimed at showing how these three have done what once might have been unthinkable -- get to, and pass, the 10-miles-per-gallon mark in a Class 8 tractor-trailer hauling freight.
The discussion included the story and voice of a man Overdrive readers may well be familiar with -- 2007 Overdrive Trucker of the Year Henry Albert, running independent and as a longtime participant in Freightliner’s Team Run Smart. There he's involved in efforts to test and demonstrate new truck and diesel technologies built toward boosting efficiencies. Albert was joined in the discussion by owner-operator Joel Morrow (working with Volvo through his Alpha Drivers Testing & Consulting biz) and Nussbaum Transportation driver Clark Reed, the latter also part of the Freightliner initiative.
The trio fielded questions from Mike Roeth, a leader with the nonprofit North American Council for Freight Efficiency.
