As many of you out there already know, the time has come for most trailers operating in California to have new "aerodynamic" additions to be put in place. As many of you out there have not put new side skirts on your trailers, is there anyone out there that has?
Where can a fella find these new side skirts and have them installed?
Before the "stay out of cali" comments start rolling in, someone answer the question please
Side skirts for Cali
Discussion in 'Ask An Owner Operator' started by kw600, Jan 8, 2013.
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Ps---- any place in or near L.A. That sells/installs them? I love me LA
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Transtex. Under 1k and sit high enough to avoid most scraping.
Last edited: Jan 8, 2013
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can you fabricate your own?
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I am having the aerofficient side skirt put on on thursday. They are doing the install at Livonia MI. They claim 7-11% fuel savings which I really truly believe. I have used the cheap ones that don't extend all the way to the trailer axles and also do not hang very low to the ground and saw a consistent 4-5% fuel savings. The cost is roughly double what the cheap ones are.
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I've noticed some Landstar trailers have a aero device in front of the tandems and no skirts, is this a better way to go?
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EZX1100 Thanks this.
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Utility Trailer's product is a kevlar skirt that is mounted using spring steel brackets. The brackets allow the skirts to flex to the sides in a high-clearance dock, and the kevlar just abrades a little where it scrapes the ground. That's the best product I've seen yet - my carrier has had a number of different products on the newer trailers for the last 3 years or so.
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Transtex is that a just a dealer of the skirts or do they mount them as well?
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