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Roeth: Why invest in trailer aerodynamics
Trailer aerodynamics upgrades can improve fuel economy by 1% to 10%. All fleets should be looking at the aerodynamic efficiency of their trailers.

Steinwinter SuperCargo 20.40: The Most Unusual Truck Ever Built
The Steinwinter SuperCargo 20.40 is perhaps one of the strangest trucks ever designed. This unique vehicle from the 1980s stood out not just because of its design but also due to the revolutionary ...

Why Do Some Semi-Truck Trailers Have Side Skirts?
Aerodynamic drag affects many parts of semi-trucks, which include the front of the tractor, the top of the tractor, and the sides and underbody of the trailer. One of the most important ways to ...

Why Do Some Semi-Truck Trailers Have Side Skirts? - MSN
Side skirts on semi-truck trailers are aerodynamic devices that help lower wind resistance beneath trailers. This resistance, known as aerodynamic drag, has a detrimental effect on fuel economy ...

Flying low-drag trucks: aerodynamic concepts & controls developed for aircraft will cut fuel use, improve control, in tractor-trailers
"We are taking flight-proven aircraft technology that we've ... perhaps 10-15 percent off the drag on a tractor/trailer just through good non-blown aerodynamics," he said. "The trucking industry ...

Flying low-drag trucks: aerodynamic concepts | EurekAlert!
Bob Englar would like to help tractor-trailer trucks fly ... , Englar is applying aerodynamic concepts and controls developed for aircraft to the 18-wheelers. ... Georgia Institute of Technology.