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• ‘Boat Tail,’ Other Devices Can Lift Fuel Economy of Semis 20 Percent, Group Says

  
  Car Reviews & Car Buying Blog — Authority: 458
  The European public-private consortium behind Platform for Aerodynamic Road Transport has come up with a way to improve the fuel efficiency of semi-trucks: the “boat tail.” PART says the six-foot-long tapered rear end can improve fuel efficiency up to 7.5 percent. The group says it has been testing the tails for ...
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• Why a boat-tail semi isnt as silly as it might sound

  
  Autoblog — Authority: 787
  Filed under: Truck , Etc. , Technology , Work Sure, a six-foot protrusion sticking off the rear end of any vehicle is kinda funny looking. Unless were talking about a Porsche 917/30 or a Plymouth Superbird. Those cars have some very fine rear extensions. Okay, fine - a six-foot protrusion looks a little bit ...
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• New Jersey Truck Crackdown Focuses on Motorists

  
  New Jersey Accident and Injury Law Blog — Authority: 419
  Any time there’s a truck accident in New Jersey, people are typically quick to jump to the assumption that it’s the tractor trailer driver who is at fault. The fact is that many truck accidents are caused by motorists. In fact, according to a New Jersey Department of Transportation study, motorists were at ...
  2 days ago

• Utah 18-wheeler accident - UPS 18-wheeler jack-knifed in Utah crash

  
  JusticeNewsFlash.com | Legal News | Lawyer Press Release — Authority: 439
  Legal news for Utah 18-wheeler accident attorneys. A UPS semi-truck rear ended another big rig. A United Parcel Service semi-truck crashed into another tractor-trailer in Utah. Salt Lake City, UT—A violent crash on Interstate 84 involving two semi trucks left one person injured. Two people were miraculously able ...
  3 days ago

• Tractor Trailers with Tails Improve Fuel Efficiency by 7.5%

  
  Gas 2.0 — Authority: 620
  The tapering tail is no secret among scientists for improving stability and fuel efficiency. Many high-mileage concept cars feature just such a design to smooth the aerodynamics of the vehicle. Now imagine applying the same concept to container trucks that log more miles in a year than most of us travel in five. A ...
  3 days ago

• Permanent Stay of Uninsured Motorists Coverage Claim Arbitration Granted -- Liability Coverage for Leased Trailer Found to Apply to Tractor

  
  Coverage Counsel — Authority: 418
  UM – AUTO – GRAVES AMENDMENT – TRACTOR TRAILER LIABILITY – VEHICLE & TRAFFIC LAW § 388 Matter of State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co. v. Morales (Sup. Ct., Nassau Co., decided 10/22/2009) State Farms insured, Jose Morales, claimed injuries from an accident in which his vehicle was struck in the rear ...
  3 days ago

• Truck Tail Improves Fuel Economy 7.5% [I Feel Gassy]

  
  Jalopnik — Authority: 732
  Dutch scientists have demonstrated how this aero tail, attached to the backside of tractor trailers, reduces fuel consumption by 7.5%. The device folds back to allow for loading and unloading, but itd probably get bashed anyways. [ ScienceDaily ]
  5 days ago

• Transformers Universe Classics Voyager Class and gt; 2008 SDCC Comic-Con Nemesis Prime Action Figure

  
  Most-Gifted-Toys.com — Authority: 156
  Transformers Universe Classics Voyager Class and gt; 2008 SDCC Comic-Con Nemesis Prime Action Figure Exclusive launched at the 2008 San Diego Comic Con. Broken by a nightmare eternity of torture at the hands of Straxus, NEMESIS PRIME does not remember what he was before he was this. He is the culmination of a grand ...
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• Hooked on Super Heavy Duty School

  
  Airport Towing — Authority: 99
  Three members of Airport Towing’s heavy recovery team participated in Super Heavy Duty Recovery School last month in Wenatchee, Washington. The classes were put on by the Towing & Recovery Association of Washington and hosted locally by Randy’s Towing. The Super Heavy Duty Certification earned by these ...
  2 weeks ago

• Massena Man Killed In Head On Crash

  
  North Country Gazette — Authority: 585
  MASSENA—A Massena man has died after the vehicle he was operating was struck head on by a tractor trailer.State Police in Massena said that Ty M. Kennedy, 42, died as a resulted of injuries sustained in a fatal motor vehicle accident which occurred on County Route 38 in the town of Brasher Thursday morning.Police ...
  2 weeks ago

• Carcasses Across the Toll Lanes

  
  Firegeezer.com — Authority: 490
  Three tractor-trailers collided, crushing the mans car between two of them, and two truck trailers overturned with one of them sp[...]
  2 weeks ago

• The Lower Basin

  
  Visual Thoughts Photography — Authority: 135
  This is the lower basin by the James River in Lynchburg, Virginia. © 2009 D L Ennis, All rights reserved. NOTE: Permission for the use of my images is granted for personal websites and blogs but is to include a link back to this site and proper credit given to me, D L Ennis. Link to be used…(Visual Thoughts ...
  4 weeks ago

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