Eficiência energética no transporte rodoviário de cargas: estudo de caso da frota de uma distribuidora de aço

Abstract

The present study has the objective of performing an energy diagnosis in a steel distributor to evaluate the factors that contribute to the increase of the energy efficiency of a cargo fleet. The energy diagnosis was conducted in a period of five months where data collection visits were performed. After data collection, these were evaluated and then a series of improvement actions were proposed. According to the data analysis, it was identified that the factors that contribute to the increase of energy efficiency are: drivers' style of driving, vehicle maintenance level, route optimization, average age of the fleet and, mainly the awareness and knowledge of people in the concepts of energy efficiency. The study has shown that it is possible to increase the energy efficiency of a cargo fleet without the obligation to replace it with modern and efficient vehicles.