Increasing the Fuel Efficiency of Trucking Units

Freight trucking professionals conducting long haul freight shipping services on the roads for a trucking company of the United States of America looking for new ways to increase the fuel efficiency of their freight shipping services as it travels down the streets and roads of America should check out two new devices from Aerodynamic Trailer Systems. According to Aerodynamic Trailer Systems tests done at the Continental Uvalde testing grounds confirmed that the ATS SmartTail side extenders and the WindTamer undercarriage fairing offer can significantly increase the fuel efficiency of a heavy haul truck as it travels down the highways of America.

Reports indicate that at the general speed of about 63 miles per hour, these two aerodynamic devices combined to increase fuel efficiency by about 5.3 percent, which is enough according to the United States Environmental Protection Agency’s SmartWay program to make these two devices suitable for the stringent California Air Resources Board (CARB) legislation requiring 53-ft trailers operating in California to have aerodynamic devices installed that yield 5 percent or greater verified fuel savings. In addition, Aerodynamic Trailer Systems indicated that its boat-tail device, when used in combination with a trailer sideskirt, actually increased fuel efficiency by close to 9 percent, when the trucks ran at 62 miles per hour, rather than 63 miles per hour.

The SmartTail is actually an inflatable device that’s blown up automatically at a programmable road speed that weighs less than 125 pounds and has a polymer-skin inflation system that eliminates the negative aerodynamic effects of moving mechanical parts exposed to the wind. A aerodynamic device that the manufacturer claims is maintenance free, the SmartTail is supposed to increase the trucks handling qualities and extend the life of the tires by reducing shimmy, according to the designers.

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