TruckLabs

High-flying TruckWings looks at what’s next

TruckWings, the aerodynamic tractor-trailer gap-closing hardware, has surpassed 500 million miles of real-world use. TruckLabs founder Daniel Burrows figures someone will buy his 8-year-old company — someday.

The aerodynamic flight of TruckWings

Trucking technology claims tied to the number of miles driven is a common proof point of effectiveness. When that number is 500 million miles, it’s hard to miss. TruckLabs, the inventor of TruckWings gap-closing hardware for tractor-trailers, has...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/high-flying-truckwings-looks-at-whats-next

Viewpoint: Want to make your supply chain greener? Support emissions-reducing technologies

This commentary was written by Daniel Burrows, CEO and founder of TruckLabs. The views expressed here are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent the views of Modern Shipper or its affiliates.

As the effects of the climate crisis grow, logistics organizations are increasingly choosing to work with companies that have sustainability initiatives in place. It’s no surprise that during Earth Week we saw many companies publicly announce goals to reduce their carbon footprints....

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/viewpoint-want-to-make-your-supply-chain-greener-support-emissions-reducing-technologies

ACT Expo: Shell Starship 2.0 — a diesel intruder at an electric truck show

LONG BEACH, Calif. — In the 1987 film “The Untouchables,” the late actor Sean Connery sarcastically accused a would-be assailant of bringing “a knife to a gunfight.”

The presence of the diesel-powered Shell Starship 2.0 at this week’s Advanced Clean Transportation Expo is a sort of metaphor for the famous scene, a pivotal moment in the Prohibition-era crime drama.

Diesel fuel is no more the point of Shell’s futuristic technology test bed for freight efficiency than the knife-wielding mobster who...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/act-expo-shell-starship-20-a-diesel-intruder-at-an-electric-truck-show

$500M STEER Act could help bridge gap to zero-emission trucks

As the Biden administration moves quickly to promote zero-emission trucks, new legislation will take a more conservative approach that supporters say would help the industry cut emissions even sooner.

The Supporting Trucking Efficiency and Emission Reductions (STEER) Act, expected to be formally unveiled this week by U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis, R-Ill., authorizes $100 million annually from 2022-2026, for a total of $500 million, to set up a voucher program for retrofitting heavy-duty trucks with...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/500m-steer-act-could-help-bridge-gap-to-zero-emission-trucks

GSCW chat recap: Fuel efficiency and a changing automotive supply chain

FreightWaves Executive Publisher Kevin Hill and TruckLabs founder and CEO Daniel Burrows as GSCW

This fireside chat recap is from Day 4 of FreightWaves’ Global Supply Chain Week. Day 4 focuses on the automotive supply chain.

FIRESIDE CHAT TOPIC: How fuel efficiency will change trucking and supply chains

DETAILS: FreightWaves Executive Publisher Kevin Hill and Daniel Burrows look at fuel efficiency in trucking, changes in the automotive supply chain in a post-COVID world and the need for in-person collaboration to properly construct supply chains.

SPEAKER: Burrows is the founder and CEO of...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/gscw-chat-recap:-fuel-efficiency-and-a-changing-automotive-supply-chain

Winging it can save money and emissions

TruckWings save fleets money and emissions.

At 49 mph or slower, TruckWings — a product from TruckLabs that reduces aerodynamic drag — remains safely nestled behind a cab, silently waiting to go into action. Then the speedometer reaches 50 mph.

Time to come out of hiding.

Thanks to the smart sensors that minimize driver involvement, the glass-reinforced polypropylene panels automatically deploy. Two on the side, one on the top, the panels expand to close the gap between the tractor and trailer as the truck rolls down the highway.

It’s a...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/winging-it-can-save-money-and-emissions