Lawrence David

As a commercial vehicle buyer you are faced with a number of difficult decisions, made more difficult by the bold claims and counter-claims from various competitors regarding the performance of their products over others. The fuel saving benefits of aerodynamics and trailer design is one such area.

Mindful of the need to give professional, independent advice to our customers, we commissioned leading industry test centre MIRA to carry out a piece of research into the differing areas of trailer aerodynamics and the impact this has on fuel efficiency. Using computational fluid dynamic (CFD) modelling techniques the MIRA engineers are able to assess the impact of different aerodynamic devices on fuel efficiency and thus demystify the issues for us all.

In this independent report we share the results of these tests with you. We trust you find it valuable.

Brian Timpson
Technical Director, Lawrence David Ltd

Download Includes:

• Aerodynamics and fuel efficiency: An explanation
• The impact of overall running height
• Frontal area design impacts
• The benefits of sideskirts
• Should you adapt the roof?
• Optimum designs for efficiency
• Whole life savings explained
• Fuel savings estimator
• Fuel saving semi-trailers - the conclusive proof