• Aerodynamic device testing

    Dec. 5, 2013

    At Michelin's Lauren Proving Grounds outside Greenville, S.C., aerodynamic device maker SmartTruck Systems demonstrated the "coast down" testing protocol used as the starting point for fuel economy calculations in the automotive world; a style of testing that may become more prominent as the heavy truck industry begins complying with new greenhouse gas emission/fuel economy standards promulgated jointly by the EPA and NHTSA.

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    Sean Kilcarr

    Editor in Chief

    Sean Kilcarr is a former longtime FleetOwner senior editor who wrote for the publication from 2000 to 2018. He served as editor-in-chief from 2017 to 2018.

     

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