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California steaminā ā just say no to being nuts
Wendy on one driverās trailer-retrofit / delivery nightmare: āIām no fan of Californiaās prohibitively restrictive laws, but Iām also not a fan of insanity. Just say no to being nuts. Please.ā
February 24, 2016
Overdrive Extra
Pushing the limit on trailer fuel economy
Building my Signature Series trailer ā a custom van by RSI and participating suppliers specād for maximum fuel savings.
November 13, 2013
Equipment
New side skirt for tank trailers from Wabash
Real-world tests with a chemical-tanker fleet showed 7 percent fuel savings running tanks outfitted with the new DuraPlate AeroSkirt.
September 17, 2013
Business
Utility introduces new side skirt
Utility Trailer introduced itsĀ 120A-4 advanced aerodynamic side skirt design at the Mid-America Trucking Show in Louisville, Ky. The skirt is U.S. EPA SmartWay-verified to achieve greater than 5 percent fuel savings and can be used in combination with low rolling resistance tires on Utility trailers to achieve CARB (California Air Resources Board) compliance for California [ā¦]
March 22, 2013
Voices
Reader: āI usually hate concept trucks, but I think I would drive this oneā
A concept drawing of an ultra-aerodynamic tractor by Volvo yields surprising commentary from Overdrive readers.
November 18, 2012
Business
Pay trends, part 1: Near-term forecast mixed
While industry analysts say rising owner-operator compensation for both leased drivers and independents is on a slow rise, anecdotal reports and some polls suggest otherwise.
October 15, 2012
Channel 19
NEW VIDS: Explorations of ATDynamicsā TrailerTail
At bottom, find a vid from ATDynamics featuring its new trailer-tail design for vans with rear roll doors, but along the way I thought Iād share some video from my meeting late last year with Brett Tobin (pictured), independent owner-operator of Tobin Trucking, based in the Pacific Northwest. Tobin was featured in my fellow Overdrive [ā¦]
March 7, 2012
Channel 19
Owner-operator wins Kronos side skirts at social media meeting
Thatās Memphis-based independent Steve Nelson, hauling van freight asĀ Worldwide Transport, doing his best over-the-shoulder with a certificate for a brand-new set of Kronos Energy Solutions side skirts to improve his overall fuel-efficiency. āI will be down there tomorrow,ā he said of plans to make good on the prize, won as part of a drawing for [ā¦]
October 15, 2011
Business
California Jump Start
Stateās new regs, along with nationwide fuel prices, are driving sales of trailer aero devices.
October 1, 2011
Business
Utility releases side skirt
A new advanced aerodynamic side skirt, the USS-120A, is now available from Utility Trailer Manufacturing Co. The skirt is U.S. EPA SmartWay certified, and its usage can lead to at least 5 percent fuel savings. Galvanized high tensile steel braces allow the skirt to move both inward and outward. The product is available factory-installed on [ā¦]
August 18, 2011
Business
Marketplace
A battery isolator, a trucker-specific iPhone application, side skirts, tag axles and conversion kits, and an exhaust manifold are among the products featured.
April 1, 2010
Business
Side skirts
The Utility Side Skirt 120 and 160 are created with galvanized, high-tensile steel braces that can be bent back to their original shape if damaged. Both models are made with UV-protected fiberglass reinforced plastic. The EPA SmartWay verified models can save fuel more than 4 percent, the company says. Both side skirt designs are now [ā¦]
February 18, 2010
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