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October 2011

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Brett Tobin says he's increased his loaded mpg by at least 0.9 by adding a tail device and side skirts. He estimates he gets close to 12 mpg when deadheading. California jump start next major earthquake. It's the date when all 53-foot or longer van trailers must outfit with aerodynamic equipment certified by the federal SmartWay Transport Partnership to improve fuel economy by at least 4 percent. Lavel Larson, leased to Valley Express of F State's new regs, along with nationwide fuel prices, are driving sales of trailer aero devices. BY MAX KVIDERA 42 OVERDRIVE OCTOBER 2011 Fargo, N.D., couldn't wait. He paid $44,000 on trade-in for a 2011 Great Dane reefer equipped with Freight Wing side skirts and wide single tires. He'd recently bought an aerodynamic 2011 Kenworth T700. "I bought the trailer with the intention of putting on side skirts," says Larson, of Battle Lake, Minn. "I needed the skirts to run in California, which is pretty much my regular run," hauling grain products west and produce east. or van trailer owners who run in California, the big one is coming Jan. 1, 2013. No, it's not a forecast for the Todd Dills

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