Fuel is one of the greatest operating costs for any contractor who owns heavy equipment and/or trucks. Working in a way that can save fuel can end up saving a lot of money.
“At the most basic level, optimizing fuel efficiency comes down to delivering the right amount of fuel and air to the combustion chamber, in the right form and at the right time,” says Alex Eden, product marketing manager, Perkins. “As an end-user, the easiest way to save fuel is to make sure the machines on your jobsite are operating at maximum efficiency by selecting appropriately sized equipment powered by fuel-efficient engines and run by properly trained operators.”
To reduce fuel use, you have to know how and when fuel is being wasted. To gain that knowledge, examine the top five fuel usage influencers in off-highway applications:
- Idle time
- Operator technique
- Jobsite set up
- Equipment selection and configuration
- Technology
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