Advanced-technology trailer on display at a trucking show has nose fairings, side skirts, and (not visible) rear fairings. Graphics show the fleets participating in NACFE’s studies; they also buy and ...

[Stay on top of transportation news: Get TTNews in your inbox.] Trailer side skirts and various types of air deflectors, which are intended to boost a tractor-trailer’s aerodynamic efficiency, will ...

Trailer aerodynamics devices can improve fuel efficiency by 1% to 10%. The gap between the trailer and tractor, the underbody, and the rear of the trailer are three areas ripe for drag reductions. A ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...

General Motors was recently granted a patent associated with a ride-height dependent control system for air deflectors, along with methods for manipulating the manner in which air travels through, ...

The technologies that can be used to reduce fuel consumption in medium- and heavy-duty vehicles vary by vehicle type, duty cycle, and the year the technology becomes available. For instance, a Class 8 ...