www.ttnews.com: New Technologies Target Trailer Efficiency
This article calls out - TruckWings, a device that reduces the gap between tractor and trailer during on-highway travel.
- The well known TrailerTail rear-door aerodynamic device from Stemco [discontinued]
- the Rocketail Wing showed 3.3% to 3.6% efficiency improvements.
- Utility Trailer, whose USS-120A side skirt is standard on its refrigerated and dry van trailers, this year introduced its Utility Aerodynamic Tail.
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