Trailer side skirts and various types of air deflectors, which are intended to boost a tractor-trailer’s aerodynamic efficiency, will save motor carriers more fuel with frequent inspections and proper ...

If you think your average annual gas bill is expensive, imagine how much the shipping industry spends to ship all forms of goods around the globe with its fleets of massive trucks. The Mercedes-Benz ...

Sammamish, WA-based Freight Wing is launching a new aerodynamic system to help improve the fuel efficiency of trailers. The company developed the device after recieving a grant from the U.S.

FPInnovations’ Performance Innovation Transport Group has released results of fuel economy testing conducted with trailer side skirt and undercarriage aerodynamic technologies. Results show the side ...

Trailer aerodynamic packages have been battling for acceptance for many years. Despite documented fuel savings by independent labs and fleets themselves, however, widespread adoption was still waiting ...

Side skirts are still king when it comes to fuel-saving trailer specs and add-ons among fleets tracked in the North American Council for Freight Efficiency's annual study. Tom Berg has more in the ...

Bridging the disconnect between trailer manufacturers and OEMs when it comes to combination aerodynamics, Daimler on Tuesday, Sept. 18, launched its “Aerodynamics Truck & Trailer” initiative ...

The electrification of the trucking industry is attracting a lot of publicity as a way for fleets to decrease fuel costs and improve their environmental performance, but this transition is poised to ...

Have fleets moved past being skeptical of add-on devices aimed at increasing aerodynamics and fuel economy? Mitch Greenberg, chief commercial officer for SmartTruck Systems, says they have, and ...

State’s new regs, along with nationwide fuel prices, are driving sales of trailer aero devices. For van trailer owners who run in California, the big one is coming Jan. 1, 2013. No, it’s not a ...