How to Reduce Splash and Spray From Your Trucks
Aerodynamic improvements can do double duty to reduce splash and spray from trucks.
July 7, 2021
Aerodynamic improvements can do double duty to reduce splash and spray from trucks.
July 7, 2021
Peterbilt’s latest iteration of its Model 579 highway tractor isn’t just an upgrade. It may be one of the most important trucks Peterbilt has ever built. Jack Roberts got to drive one before it was officially unveiled.
February 3, 2021
Sustainability and fuel savings strategies vary greatly depending on each fleet’s operations and applications. Some motor carriers may even need to adopt multiple strategies and specs for different parts of their fleet. Three fleets with different operations share their sustainability and fuel economy tactics.
February 26, 2020
Hirschbach Motor Lines wasn't getting the expected fuel economy returns from its aerodynamic devices until the fleet sought the help of Mesilla Valley Transportation to conduct proper testing.
November 8, 2019
The most significant trucking products for 2019 as chosen by Heavy Duty Trucking magazine's editors.
February 15, 2019
SuperTrucks have been called a waste of taxpayer money or government-funded marketing. Executive Contributing Editor Rolf Lockwood might disagree.
July 2, 2018
The Shell Starship concept truck was designed to push the boundaries of fuel economy and freight efficiency using technology and components readily available today.
June 5, 2018
With fuel prices on the rise, there’s no better time to refocus on fuel economy. Here are three things that nearly any fleet can focus on to drive up fuel savings fast.
May 31, 2018
Is being green just a matter of buying the latest trucks with hyper-compliant engines? Of spec’ing the latest in aerodynamics? It’s both, of course – and much more besides says Executive Contributing Editor Rolf Lockwood.
April 9, 2018
Falling acquisition prices, proven performance and fast ROI times on aerodynamic add-ons can translate into fast fuel savings for even cash-strapped fleets. Learn more in this feature from June's special fuel issue.
June 26, 2017
The DOE SuperTruck projects have demonstrated what’s possible. The next challenge is to turn the possible into the practical.
June 14, 2017
Last year, the Technology & Maintenance Council of the American Trucking Associations set out to identify the potential promise and pitfalls associated with using aerodynamic wheel covers.
April 18, 2017
Volvo Group’s SuperTruck demonstrates where energy-saving technology could take us – and in some cases, already has.
November 18, 2016
U.S. Xpress hosts a fuel-economy test of the latest high-mpg tractors as the Canadian engineering-consulting firm moves to help American fleets protect their bottom lines.
November 8, 2016
Duplainville Transport’s aerodynamic tractor-trailers average 7.7 mpg on trips among printing plants operated by its parent, QuadGraphics.
July 6, 2016
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