A NEW report from the Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics (ABARE) shows the trucking industry is using less fuel compared to the late 1980s.
The report examines how the energy intensity of the Australian economy changed between 1989-90 and 2006-07.
It shows that the trucking industry has become more efficient and productive.
“The energy intensity of all road freight has declined at an average rate of between one percent (for light commercial vehicles and rigid trucks) and two percent (for articulated trucks) a year over the period 1989-90 to 2006-07,” the report says.
“This partly reflects the economic incentives for the trucking industry to reduce energy use as energy costs comprise about one-third of total operating cost.”
The report also indicates there is currently a national shift towards consistent regulatory and operational reforms which is expected to influence the energy intensity trends in the trucking industry.
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