Freight Wing. Driving Fuel Efficiency Into Tomorrow. Proven and innovative, Freight Wing’s trailer fairings can help companies save fuel and improve their environmental profile. The company provides sales, installation, and service through top-tier networks including Carrier Transicold, Great Dane Trailers, Hyundai Translead, Kentucky Trailer, Strick Trailers, and Utility Trailers. Some or all Freight Wing products are available for factory installation at Great Dane, Dorsey, Utility, Fontaine, Wabash, and Heil, among other manufacturers. For more information, visit Freight Wing online. Media contact: Doug Siefkes.
Feb 13, 2013 Filed under: Customer stories Seattle-based truckload carrier Gordon Trucking has seen a fuel economy improvement of close to .3 mpg after outfitting 4,200 of its trailers with Freight Wing side skirts. GTI expects a 10-year life cycle because of the quality of construction and brackets that allow the skirts to flex.
Feb 5, 2013 Filed under: Company news, New product Freight Wing offers a new trailer side skirt made of pliable composite material and braced with flexible mounting rods called the AeroFlex Composite. The composite side skirt can take the most abuse of any side skirt on the market because of the bounce-back nature of its plastic construction.
Jan 3, 2013 Filed under: Company news New trailer side skirts for intermodal operators showed fuel economy improvements of 5 to 7 percent among test fleets prior to its introduction. Freight Wing designed the chassis side skirts specifically for intermodal operators.
Oct 12, 2012 Filed under: News feature There’s a fast-approaching change in regulations administered by the California Air Resources Board coming for fleets and owner-operators in 2013. After Jan. 1, they will be required to have SmartWay-verified aerodynamic devices installed on certain 53-foot van and certain age reefer trailers.
Oct 9, 2012 Filed under: Customer stories The installation of the industry’s only current CARB-compliant trailer side skirts for belly box-equipped trailers manufactured by Freight Wing saves a Venice, Fla.-based owner-operator more than $4,500 a year in fuel costs.
