trailertail\u00ae acts to reduce the aerodynamic drag on tractor-trailers by streamlining the air flow behind the trailer, improving the truck\u2019s fuel economy by about 6%.<\/p>\n
this additional 6% fuel efficiency can be achieved in 30 minutes with a 2-person installation crew. when combined with other fuel efficiency technologies currently available, trucks can gain upwards of 25% more fuel efficiency, improving the miles per gallon of a tractor-trailer to over 10 mpg for the most efficient fleets in the country.<\/p>\n
if the 2 million trailers currently operating in the us today were equipped with trailertails, america\u2019s fuel consumption would be reduced by 5.6 billion gallons over the next decade, saving trucking companies over $20 billion in fuel costs. this aerodynamic add-on would help to keep consumer prices down and prevent 77,000 tons of carbon dioxide from being released into the atmosphere.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
trucks are a vital part of any economy, but their costs and environmental impact are less than desirable. fortunately, fuel-saving innovations such as trailertail, which reduces aerodynamic drag, can cut expenses and emissions (as well as the drag on our fuel resources!). <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8998,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4894,4898,4895],"tags":[2267,2825,2826,2827,800,2828,2829,56,741],"storyfest_categories":[],"class_list":["post-13435","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-efficiency","category-engineering","category-transportation","tag-aerodynamics","tag-atdynamics","tag-big-rig","tag-boat-tail","tag-fuel","tag-side-skirts","tag-smartway","tag-tractors","tag-trails"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n