Tagged: Platooning

3 Trucks Platooning, Years ago a trucker told me that if a fellow trucker was running low on fuel, he would ask to tailgate another truck. Sneaking along like this, tucked in out of the wind, would lower his fuel burn so he could get to the next fueling station. Whether this story was truth or tale, the concept -- tailgating to save fuel -- has been the subject of some intensive study in recent years. It is called platooning.

Fuel Savings by the Pack

by Carroll McCormick Years ago a trucker told me that if a fellow trucker was running low on fuel, he would ask to tailgate another truck. Sneaking along like this, tucked in out of...

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