One mpg doesn’t sound like a whole lot on its own. But when you consider a 324-truck fleet traveling hundreds of thousands of miles every year, one mpg improvement per truck adds up – in both fuel and environmental costs.
Chrysler Group LLC is considering those costs closely as it works to replace its entire Transport fleet trucks. The trucks deliver parts from suppliers—mostly from the company’s stamping and powertrain plants, but also from some outside suppliers—to Manufacturing’s assembly plants and Mopar®’s parts distribution centers. The group operates terminals in Detroit, Toledo, Ohio, and Windsor, Ontario.
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