Michael Miller is VP operations for Miller’s Construction, a site-prep contractor in Anderson, South Carolina. In this video, supplied by Thunder Creek, Miller explains how the company uses its ...
As diesel fuel costs continue to rise, fleets and shippers are thinking of innovative ways to reduce fuel consumption. Both have found that monitoring trailer performance plays an important role in ...
[Stay on top of transportation news: Get TTNews in your inbox.] When trailer aerodynamics produce better fuel efficiency, the reward for truck fleets can be substantial, and success is measured by ...
Rising fuel prices, an embattled economy and growing pressure to cut carbon has buoyed interest in trucking aerodynamics despite some trepidation that remains over driver-deployed boat tails. While ...
We recently met up with Stellar and Jason Vertin, Stellar’s senior product manager for fuel and lube trailers, who showed us the company’s fuel trailers. Stellar builds work trucks, trailers and ...
In this video, we construct a portable fuel trailer using a 500-gallon stainless tank mounted on an old Army M105 trailer, featuring a 12V fuel pump, a hose reel, and a filtration/water separation ...
FuelPro Trailers has introduced the FuelPro 750 DEF, a DOT-compliant fuel and service trailer designed for refueling equipment in remote or high-production environments. The model includes a ...
FuelPro 750 fuel trailer hauls 750 gallons and is DOT compliant, allowing on-site refueling. The chassis is constructed from 6-inch C-channel. The tank uses 7-gauge steel that is double seam welded, ...
The United States Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit (“Court”) in a November 12th Opinion addressed a challenge to the Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Fuel Efficiency Standards for Medium- and ...
Trailer side skirts can offer 4% to 5% fuel savings at highway speeds, according to the Environmental Protection Agency’s SmartWay program, and some manufacturers claim even more. Ad Loading... The ...
As comments begin to roll in concerning new federal greenhouse gas (GHG)/fuel economy standards unveiled last month for commercial trucks and buses, a coalition of “green” groups, including labor ...