Heightened Efficiency with Kenworth T680 and 500-hp PACCAR MX-13 Engine
By some estimates, fuel savings are in the 20% range in tanker fleets and 15% in freight fleets.
Alpha Transport is one of those fleets.
The company noted that it drives 4.2 million miles per year, “and each 5 percent jump in fuel economy gives us a 1 percent gain to our bottom line, so you can see why I’m so excited.”
The truck earning Alpha Transport such significant benefits is the fuel-efficient Kenworth T680 matched with the PACCAR MX-13 engine and driven through an Eaton UltraShift® PLUS 13-speed transmission.
Alpha Transport operates a 52-truck fleet with 40 trucks dedicated to fuel hauling and the remainder in general freight and flatbed operations.
Earlier this year, Alpha Transport took delivery of its initial five Kenworth T680s. Its three T680 day cab fuel haulers are specified with the PACCAR MX-13 engine rated at 500 hp and 1,850 lb-ft of torque, while the two T680 76-inch sleepers use the same engine with 455 hp and 1,650 lb-ft of torque.
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