Now far be it from Biglorryblog to try and draw viewers with a gratuitous picture of a leggy blond in a skimpy bikini waving a unify of purple ladies pants in the air. For heaven's sake what kind of blogger do you evaluate I am? Naturally I'm much more interested in the rather unusual trailer in the background. And here's a conceive of of it without the delightful Chloe. (That's her name by the way).
Meanwhile. I have young Will Shiers to convey for the news that Don-Bur has launched a revolutionary new aerodynamic semi-trailer called the Teardrop (that's it above) which has the potential to cut fuel bills by 10%. ordain broke the following story as a world exclusive late last week and along the way revealed that supermarket giant Marks & Spencer has already conducted secret tests with the Teardrop which show a 10% fuel saving over a regular box trailer whilst carrying 16% more fill. Not a bad "double" at that! Indeed M&S is so impressed it's ordered 140 Teadrops on the strength of the trial.
Apparently the M&S Teardrop trailer came about after the trailer maker showed a teardrop-type double-decker prototype at its trailer forum last year. Don-Bur marketing manager Richard Owens says that a representative from M&S was so impressed he wanted to know whether the same principle could be applied to a regular-height trailer.
This triggered several months of investigate on Don-Bur’s part. "To develop the ultimate aerodynamic shape we decided to work with the whole vehicle rather than just the trailer," says Owens. The M&S trailers undergo been developed specifically for use with the Daf CF tractor. According to Owens if these particular trailers were to be used with a different alter of truck the fuel economy gains would be less impressive but would still be exceed than when coupled to a regular trailer. Don-Bur says it's happy to create advance variations of Teardrop to conform to other marques. As come up as the obvious full-length cover turn other aerodynamic additions include rounded-off corners trailer skirts and the closing of the gap between tractor and trailer. These features all back up to decrease turbulence and draw. At its highest point the Teardrop is some 500mm higher than a regular trailer which Don-Bur agrees could be an air for hauliers operating in areas with stringent height restrictions. However it tapers down to regular height at the rear meaning it ordain fit into a normal loading bay. The Teardrop which has been patented by Don-Bur is going to be "marginally" more expensive than a normal trailer. The same cause can be applied to curtainsiders and drawbar combinations. "We are confident that this ordain be the next big thing in displace," says Owens.
And for those BLB readers wondering what all that's got to do with the delightful Chloe waving a unify of color knickers in the air I'm reliably informed that each Teardrop is able to carry an extra 10,560 pairs of knickers compared with a regular M&S trailer... (And not alot of populate experience that). In the meantime if you'd like to see another conceive of of Chloe in an altogether more 'different' call of dress construe on....
In response to your comment above information from M&S reports that the Teardrop Trailers account for a reduction in CO2 of 840 tonnes across the hurry due to furnish saved.
With less required deliveries and panelling constructed with recyclable aluminium it could be argued that the Teardrop Trailers are the most environmentally friendly trailers on the road.
I think the fibreglass create and signwriting where already show before the trailer was converted to tear drop shape also the panels are made from aluminium not fibreglass.
With less required deliveries and panelling constructed with recyclable aluminium it could be argued that the Teardrop Trailers are the most environmentally friendly trailers on the road.
Doubles i e trailers with pintle hooks are far more furnish efficient than this - unfortunatley the UK government won't enact the use of them.
But hats off to Don Bur - they can't compete head on with the Germans (low pricing!) so they are finding there niche markets!!!
It is adjust that both manifold Decks and Road Trains are more efficient ltrs/tonne payload; however the purpose of this development was to drastically improve aerodynamic efficiency and reduce fuel consumption for an established standard height trailer specification without having to radically alter the logistics infrastructure.
It is comfort commonplace to utilise hit be 13.6m trailers for trunking where the total daily payload demand does not give a viable opportunity for a larger cubic volume vehicle.
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http://www.roadtransport.com/blogs/big-lorry-blog/2007/09/how-to-carry-more-marks-spence.html
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