DALLAS, Texas -- Orders for ATDynamics’ TrailerTail line of aerodynamic trailer fairings have exceeded 12,000 units to date, the company has announced. While the technology is not yet legal in Canada, more than 100 trucking fleets now operate TrailerTails across the US.
New orders for TrailerTails have surged by more than 500% in the first half of 2012, as compared to the same period in 2011, the company said.
“Fleets with TrailerTails are highly visible on US highways: one in every 200 high mileage trailers is now equipped with ATDynamics’ patented TrailerTail technology,” said Andrew Smith, CEO of ATDynamics. “Fleets pulling trailers with tails are earning three cents more for every highway mile travelled than their competitors, which is why we are seeing the rapid surge in adoption. Trailers with tails are the new normal for truckload carriers.”
ATDynamics says it predicts that in three to five years the majority of over-the-road semi-trailers will be equipped with aerodynamic tail technology. “Fleets without aerodynamic trailers are simply becoming less competitive,” added Smith.
“Companies who are not part of fuel efficiency changes will struggle at a minimum, or worst case they’ll simply not be a part of the future of trucking,” said Joe David Garza, head of compliance for San Juan, Texas-based Spirit Truck Lines. “It was an obvious choice to adopt TrailerTails as they had a positive impact on fuel efficiency and a relatively quick ROI.”
Thursday, 13 September 2012
ATDynamics' TrailerTail fairings crack 12,000-order milestone
Wednesday, 26 October 2011
ATDynamics launches campaign to sell 50,000 trailer tails
DALLAS, Texas -- Trailer tail manufacturer ATDynamics announced at the American Trucking Associations convention, an ambitious goal to have another 50,000 trailer tail devices deployed on US highways by 2014.
The devices, not yet approved in Canada, are US EPA SmartWay-verified. Currently, about 5,000 trailer tails have been sold into the US market.
The 'Campaign for the next 50,000 tails' aims to grow that number tenfold over the next three years. ATDynamics is launching several initiatives to help make it happen: increasing options for factory-installed trailer tails at OEM facilities; launching an expanded 2012 swing door TrailerTail product line for low and high mileage dry vans and reefers, including drop deck and rolling tarp trailers; launching a roll door product line in 2012; and expanding an existing Fleet Trial Program that allows carriers to test up to 200 TrailerTails at no risk.
"ATDynamics' TrailerTail has redefined the shape of the modern semi-trailer," said Andrew Smith, founder and CEO of ATDynamics. "With more than 5,000 TrailerTails sold, we will work with the most profitable fleets in the industry to deploy over 50,000 tails on America's highways by 2014. TrailerTails have become a highly visible sign of which fleets are operating with the greatest fuel efficiency."
"The side skirt successfully established in the minds of fleet owners and executives the legitimacy of trailer aerodynamics as a major opportunity to save fuel," added Kyle Houston, ATDynamics vice-president of sales. "Skirts save fuel, and tails double those savings. Ordering fuel-efficient trailers for 2012 means ordering trailers with skirts and tails. Non-aerodynamic trailers will burn 14 gallons more fuel per 1,000 miles at highway speeds than those with tails and skirts."
The company estimates deploying 50,000 trailer tails will deliver to industry US$800 million in fuel savings over the next decade.