It’s official!

NACFE is going to conduct its fifth Run on Less Event in the fall of 2025 with your help as sponsors, participants and contributors.

While we don’t know all the details yet, I can tell you that we will be combining our Run on Less series with our work on the Messy Middle concerning the future of heavy-duty tractors.

Run on Less – Messy Middle will focus on the long-haul segment of the trucking industry, both trucks that return-to-base and those in over-the-road duty cycles. It will feature fleets deploying Class 8 day cab and sleeper trucks with a variety of alternative fuel powertrains and the best energy efficiency technologies.

Run on Less – Messy Middle will explain the various decarbonization efforts including alternative fueling options and explore the impact of duty cycle on powertrain selection. Previous Runs have focused on vehicles in local deliveries or regional haul.

This Run will solely focus on the long-haul portion of trucking, a market segment that includes only 9% of the trucks but generates 48% of the emissions. There is significant work being done in this segment of the market and this Run will give us the opportunity to showcase the realities of that market.

Of course, we will again feature our popular Bootcamp and you can expect metrics and dashboards on the Run on Less website. And no Run would be complete without visits to fleet locations to talk with fleet managers, drivers, and others involved in the decarbonization of trucking. We will publish a report that shares all the things we learn during the Run. We also will document site visits and key findings in the videos that have become a key part of the Run.

I am excited that we are going to highlight a variety of ways for fleets to lower emissions in the very challenging long-haul segment of the trucking market.

As we iron out the details, I will share them with you. As you all know, Run on Less events cannot happen without the support of fleets and OEMs being willing to participate and sponsors willing to underwrite the costs associated with the Run. I’m happy to talk to you about being in the Run or sponsoring it. You can reach me at mike.roeth@nacfe.org or at 260-750-0106.

– Mike Roeth, NACFE Executive Director