Fleet DNA: Commercial Fleet Vehicle Operating Data
The Fleet DNA clearinghouse of commercial fleet vehicle operating data helps vehicle manufacturers and developers optimize vehicle designs and helps fleet managers choose advanced technologies for their fleets.
This online tool, which provides data summaries and visualizations similar to real-world "genetics" for medium- and heavy-duty fleet vehicles, helps users understand the broad operational range of commercial vehicles across vocations and weight classes.
Delivery Vans
Delivery Trucks
School Buses
Transit Buses
Bucket Trucks
Service Vans
Tractors
Refuse Trucks
Composite Data for All Categories
View charts with data for all the vehicle categories above or download the composite data for all vehicles.
Connect with Clean Cities
Through the U.S. Department of Energy's National Clean Fleets Partnership, Clean Cities and Communities works with large private fleets to cut petroleum use. To connect with Clean Cities and Communities in your area, find a coalition.
Tools and Resources
Use these tools to analyze and sort transportation data:
FleetREDI: Fleet Research, Energy Data, and Insights – Access our interactive online portal for commercial vehicle data and energy insights.
DRIVE: Drive-Cycle Rapid Investigation, Visualization, and Evaluation Analysis Tool — Produce drive cycles from real-world vehicle data to cut evaluation and analysis time.
T3CO: Transportation Technology Total Cost of Ownership – Explore fast, customizable commercial vehicle total cost of ownership analyses.
Browse our complete list of data and tools.
How To Use the Data
Use these resources to understand the data and get ideas on how to use drive cycle metrics:
Documentation
How Road Grade Data Is Added to Fleet DNA
Examples
Map Matching and Real World Integrated Sensor Data Warehousing
How To Contribute Your Data
You can contribute your fleet's data anonymously to Fleet DNA to help other fleets analyze and improve their drive cycle metrics. Learn more in the fact sheet on Contributing Data to the Fleet DNA Project.
How To Cite the Data
Publications that use data from Fleet DNA should include a citation consistent with the following format:
“Fleet DNA Project Data.” ([YEAR]). National Renewable Energy Laboratory. Accessed [DATE]: www.nrel.gov/fleetdna
If you use the data in a publication, please notify Andrew Kotz so we can gauge the reach of the data.
More Information
Contact us at fleetdna@nrel.gov for more information.
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Last Updated April 3, 2025