An estimated 200,000 trailers will be equipped with trailer-tail technology by 2017, according to manufacturer ATDynamics. The technology reduces aerodynamic drag at the back of tractor-trailers, improving fuel efficiency by about 5%. It ...
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ATDynamics has announced it's on pace to deploy 200,00 trailer tails by 2017, including some in Canada, where provinces could begin approving their use as early as this April. Steven Rodger, director of marketing with ATDynamics, said ...
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ATDynamics says it will be packaging its trailer tails with trailer side skirts, to provide complete packages capable of improving fuel economy by 9.6-11.2%. The move is being made in anticipation that the Obama Administration's new fuel ...
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Full-length trailer tails may finally get the green light in Canada. The Canadian Trucking Alliance (CTA) says a change to Canadian Motor Vehicle Safety Standard 223 (CMVSS 223) could pave the way for the fuel-saving devices, which extend ...
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After joint fuel economy testing with ATDynamics, C.R. England will begin deploying TrailerTail equipment on 200 new trailers this November. ATDynamics says the adoption of their aerodynamic technology at C.R. England has the potential to ...
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Utility Trailer bills itself as the longest running, privately owned trailer manufacturing company in the US, and next year will celebrate its 100th anniversary. The company claims to be the largest producer of refrigerated van trailers, ...
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ATDynamics has come out with a new AutoDeploy system for its popular trailer tails, which deploys the tails when the truck reaches 35 mph and closes them at slower speeds. The announcement was made at the American Trucking Associations ...
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