Improving trailer aerodynamics for heavy-duty trucking fleets is an easy and sure-fire way to reduce fuel consumption. Not only are you reducing your carbon footprint, you're putting money back in your pocket at the same time.
Transtex said it now has the only commercially available California Air Resources Board pre-approved Bin V aerodynamic solution for heavy-duty trailers.
Navistar said its SuperTruck II project truck achieved a 170% improvement in freight efficiency in road tests.
ZF's new OptiFlow Flap features a curved honeycomb design made with durable material that offers protection and improved aerodynamics performance, according to the company.
Michelin has added a skirt kit and mud flaps to its Energy Guard portfolio of products optimized for fuel savings and aerodynamics.
Ridge Corp. says it has a solution to help prevent trailer front-end top rail and corner damage due to limb strikes and impacts from other trailers being moved around in the terminal lot.
Trailer side skirts are a common sight, but fleets may be missing out on fuel-saving opportunities if they’re not up to speed on the latest trends in trailer aerodynamic devices.
Tire Protector USA announced that its fuel-saving EcoFins Vortex Generators are now available in side skirts.
Transtex’s Edge TopKit+ system, featuring aerodynamic side and top rear fairings and mud flaps, has been pre-approved to meet California Air Resources Board emissions standards for 2021 to 2023 model year trailers.
Strehl, which makes aerodynamic components for trailers, has purchased truck-trailer aerodynamic systems provider Rocketail and will form a new company called FleetAero.
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