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Tag: drag coefficient

Business
The path of least resistance
Smart fleets are searching for savings with aerodynamic tractor-trailer combinations.
September 1, 2011
Enhancing synergy between leading-edge areas like the crown, windshield edges, mirrors and bumper with downstream effects on the tractor and trailer yields optimal performance gains for Peterbilt trucks.
Business
Jack Roberts
The 10 mpg figure that OEMs think they can squeeze out of a tractor-trailer with an aerodynamic design alone makes an aerodynamic evolution worth pursuing.
March 9, 2010
The MAN concept tractor-trailer has an overall drag coefficient of .29, which according to the German truck manufacturer equates to an overall fuel economy boost of 25 percent – with a current MAN engine and transmission.
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