{"id":40554,"date":"2022-12-28T12:41:17","date_gmt":"2022-12-28T12:41:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.my-equipment.com\/blog\/?p=40554"},"modified":"2023-01-03T12:19:50","modified_gmt":"2023-01-03T12:19:50","slug":"save-fuel-costs-by-reducing-equipment-idle-time-on-job-sites","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.my-equipment.com\/blog\/2022\/12\/save-fuel-costs-by-reducing-equipment-idle-time-on-job-sites\/","title":{"rendered":"Save Fuel Costs By Reducing Equipment Idle Time On Job Sites"},"content":{"rendered":"

This past year we have seen that the fuel prices have continued to increase worrying everyone in the construction industry. In June, the cost of diesel fuel reached the all time high of 5.57 dollars and while it began to drop a bit later on it is still nowhere near where it was before. With the new year incoming there is no guarantee of what the fuel prices will be. However, it would not do anyone any good to focus on the increasing fuel prices, instead, it would be better if contractors focused on reducing their equipment and vehicle fuel consumption<\/strong>. <\/span><\/p>\n

One way to save unnecessary fuel consumption is by reducing equipment idle time on your work sites. There are a lot of different studies conducted on various sites that indicate how much equipment idle time increases fuel consumption. According to several studies most <\/span>heavy duty machinery <\/b><\/a>burns around a gallon of fuel per hour when it is idling. With this information, it should be easy enough for you to calculate how much fuel your equipment is burning while it is idling on job sites. The good news is that it is quite easy to reduce your equipment\u2019s idle time and save fuel costs. All you have to do is follow these simple steps.<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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