CNBC: TrailerTail Aerodynamic Truckin' - Over 6% fuel gains for Tractor Trailers

Date: 09/08/2011 Time: 10:30am Aired On: CNBC Show: Squawk on the Street

ATDynamics was chosen as the first company to be featured in "Science on the Street," a special new series on CNBC's "Squawk on the Street." CNBC Correspondent Brian Shactman featured ATDynamics CEO Andrew Smith in a segment called "Aerodynamic Truckin'".

Key Points about news article:

· The TrailerTail streamlines the airflow at the back of the trailer reducing drag and improving the fuel economy of the trailer

· TrailerTail saves 8 gallons of fuel for every 1000 miles traveled

· Every trailer fitted with a TrailerTail can be 6% more efficient than regular rigs.

· In the U,S. there are about two million trailers and we consider our mission to be to retrofit those trailers for about 20 billion of fuel savings for the country over the next decade

· TrailerTails took over three years of testing and 15 different designs before hitting the market

· A $2000 price tag and just one hour of installation have paved the way for speedy adoption

· TrailerTail is designed to collapse effortlessly but a driver can open the door just like he regularly would to access his cargo

· 2000 tails are already on the road and some of the nation's biggest trucking fleets like Werner Enterprises and Swift Transportation are testing the tails

· Mesilla Valley Transportation, 3500 trucks strong, will be the first to field an entire fleet outfitted with the TrailerTail

· TrailerTails are blazing an aerodynamic trail to fuel efficiency and profitability




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