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Nr 28, Jan/Feb 2015 Inspiring reading for professional drivers of all sizes throughout southern Africa
Call for aero kits ONE of SA’s leading truck door, the vehicle becomes body and trailer builders, over length.” Serco, wants the bylaws in He said there is as yet no South Africa to change to leniency yet on this issue allow fairings on trailers as locally, but hopes South well as tighter enforcement Africa will follow the on load fastening. examples overseas. Serco’s MD Clinton In the US, where trucks Holcroft said fairings have must by law become 5% proven very effective in the more efficient, several large United States and Europe groups are redesigning a to reduce carbon emissions “super truck” that will slice and diesel consumption on through air. long haul trucks that travel The largest of these long distances at the upper ventures are by BMI end of the speed limit. Corporation, an engineering If applied to the thousands firm that joined the Oak of trailers pulled along the Ridge National Laboratory, N3 and N1, hauliers will and NASA. save thousands of litres of Their innovations include diesel daily. a sled under the rig that But the maximum lengths ensure better air flow of the trailers currently around the axles and huge prevents this. skirts on the rear. “These vehicles are BMI founder and CEO typically the 30 pallet Mike Henderson said their trailers which are already at simulations show their maximum length. aerodynamic “Super Truck” “Therefore, if one were to will provide a lower drag fit the fairings on the back coefficient than most car to
The BMI Corporation designed this undercarriage sled for trucks in the US, saying the better airflow can lead to 12% less diesel used.
diesel savings of up to Serco is in a good 50%. Their numbers make position to change the way good reading for any driver trucks look and operate and regulaor: throughout southern Afrca, it builds trucks and If the 1.3 million long astrailers clients in South haul trucks in the U.S. Africanfor and neighbour operate with the low countries. drag, fleet operators Looking forward, Holcroft could annually save the trucking $19 billion in fuel costs believes industry will face continued and emit 75 million constrained trade, but his tons less carbon company is positioned to dioxide in the air. forge ahead. - DR.