BMI Corporation has worked with the U.S. Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) to design a SmartTruck UnderTray System for big rigs. These are fairings that fit the rear of a trailer, similar to those tested by Navistar and NASA last year. Called the SmartTruck UnderTray System, the aerodynamic fairings fit on the [...]
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Oakhurst Dairy Goes Hybrid and Wears Skirts
March 3rd, 2010 
Aaron Turpen A local dairy in the Boston area, Oakhurst Dairy offers premium local milk for healthy, natural living. In 2009, the company purchased a hybrid delivery truck, the first dairy in the U.S. to do so. The truck uses 30-50% less fuel on average and serves the local markets and delivery route near the dairy. To [...]
Laydon Composits Gets CARB Certified for Trailer Skirt Products
February 24th, 2010 Aaron Turpen Laydon Composites, a Canadian company, has several options for its TrailerSkirts product line that have now been certified by the Environmental Protection Agency and the California Air Resources Board. These comply with the CARB requirements for 2011 and later model year trailers used in California. The CARB requirement state that any 53-foot box trailer have [...]
NASA, LLNL, and Navistar Testing Aerodynamic Devices for Big Trucks
February 21st, 2010 Aaron Turpen More than half of a big rig’s engine power is used to fight drag, or air resistance. Any driver who’s been across Wyoming in the windy season and seen their fuel efficiency drop by 3-4mpg knows this. The fastest, cheapest, and simplest way to improve fuel efficiency and increase mileage is to overcome as much [...]
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Tags: aerodynamics, coefficient of drag, lawrence livermore, nasa, us air force, usaf 
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