Stemco Reaches 50,000 Milestone with TrailerTail Device
Stemco reached a milestone with the sale of its 50,000th TrailerTail device.
The patented aerodynamic technology increases fuel efficiency by an average of 5.5% and improves stability and visibility for drivers, the Longview, Texas-based company said.
Also, the device streamlines airflow around a semitrailer and mitigates the low-pressure suction drag that reduces fuel efficiency and creates turbulence. Every TrailerTail equipped semitrailer offsets the equivalent greenhouse-gas emissions of one passenger vehicle, it said.
The company said it sold more than 13,000 units to more than 450 customers in 2015, equating to more than 9 million gallons of combined fuel savings, or about $18 million.
“We saw tremendous demand for the TrailerTail in 2015 even with lower fuel prices" said Bob Montgomery, vice president of the Stemco innovative tire and mileage solutions group. "As the price of diesel begins to creep back up, and fleets begin to put a greater focus on fuel and energy savings, we expect to see even higher sales of aerodynamic solutions like the TrailerTail.”
Stemco is a unit of heavy-duty components supplier EnPro Industries.
