[Stay on top of transportation news: Get TTNews in your inbox.] When trailer aerodynamics produce better fuel efficiency, the reward for truck fleets can be substantial, and success is measured by ...
A view of Strick's NexGen 2.0 aerodynamic dry van trailer package at the 2015 TMC show. Trailer makers are beginning to deploy more and more enhanced aerodynamic options for their products to help ...
Trailer side skirts can offer 4% to 5% fuel savings at highway speeds, according to the Environmental Protection Agency’s SmartWay program, and some manufacturers claim even more. The typical cost per ...
Rising fuel prices, an embattled economy and growing pressure to cut carbon has buoyed interest in trucking aerodynamics despite some trepidation that remains over driver-deployed boat tails. While ...
In the quest to decarbonize road transport, electric trucks get all the hype these days, but industry has recently concluded that electrification on a scale that matters is still a long way off. Since ...
As diesel fuel costs continue to rise, fleets and shippers are thinking of innovative ways to reduce fuel consumption. Both have found that monitoring trailer performance plays an important role in ...
FuelPro Trailers has introduced the FuelPro 750 DEF, a DOT-compliant fuel and service trailer designed for refueling equipment in remote or high-production environments. The model includes a ...
Wringing the most fuel efficiency out of a trailer, especially dry van and refrigerated, or reefer, models that are shaped like bricks, is not an easy task. That’s why Steve Zaborowski, senior vice ...
We recently met up with Stellar and Jason Vertin, Stellar’s senior product manager for fuel and lube trailers, who showed us the company’s fuel trailers. Stellar builds work trucks, trailers and ...
FuelPro 750 fuel trailer hauls 750 gallons and is DOT compliant, allowing on-site refueling. The chassis is constructed from 6-inch C-channel. The tank uses 7-gauge steel that is double seam welded, ...