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www.fueloilnews.com | FUEL OIL NEWS | DECEMBER 2016 25 their investigation of fleet fuel economy and fuel usage. Nearly 100 fleet managers provided their views on current and future trends in fuel-saving technologies as well as the advantages and disadvantages of alternative fuels. These fleets operate just over 114,500 heavy-duty truck-tractors and approximately 350,000 trailers. The study found the median fleet-wide fuel economy of 6.5 miles per gallon was being achieved through the use of a vari- ety of fuel-saving technologies, according to a statement issued by the institute. For truck-tractors, aluminum wheels, speed limiters and low rolling resistance tires were reported as the most common fuel- saving technologies. For trailers, low rolling resistance tires, aluminum wheels and weight-saving technologies were identified as the most common technologies. Fuel-saving technologies which have shown the best and worst returns on invest- ment were also investigated. Aerodynamic treatments and idle reduction technologies or strategies were identified by respondents as technologies which have shown both the best and the worst return on investment, the institute said. "This report shows which technologies fleets are using and which ones they are more skeptical about," Steve Niswander, vice president, safety policy and regula- tory relations for Groendyke Transport, Inc., Enid, Okla., and chairman of ATRI's Research Advisory Committee, said in the statement. "It also serves to highlight the difficulties fleets face when deciding which technologies are the best investments." The report, released Oct. 17, found lim- ited use of alternative fuels with biodiesel blends identified as the most common alternative fuel being used today. The Technical Report, titled A Survey of Fuel Economy and Fuel Usage by Heavy-Duty Truck Fleets, and an execu- tive summary, are available at www. atri-online.org. A T R I i s a 5 0 1 c 3 n o t - f o r - p r o f i t research organization based in Arlington, Va. It is engaged in research relating to freight transportation safety, security and efficiency. WESTMOR INDUSTRIES HIRES OLSON AS TERRITORY MANAGER FOR WISCONSIN Westmor Industries, LLC, hired Jim Olson as territory manager in Wisconsin. Olson will serve customers throughout the state, providing bobtail, refined fuel delivery truck, lube oil truck and service truck needs to customers. Olson comes to Westmor Industries with over 11 years of industry experience,