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To what end? How could this benefit an owner-operator? I can already tell you what would happen: 1. - If you did not watch the manifold pressure, and had your foot into it climbing a grade, the engine would produce 100% power and something like 2.5-3.0 mpg. 2. - On a downgrade, if you took...

I don't know how many miles you run. One forum member told me he runs 75K miles, another 100K miles. Let's assume 100K miles for ease of calculations. Let's also assume $4.00 per gallon (I have no idea of your liter price) even though the U.S. national average is currently $3.89. If you run...

I hear you on the costs and I get what you are saying. Our new trucks would hopefully appeal to an owner-operator who was contemplating on buying a new rig from one of the large OEM's. I'm hoping when all is said and done, that we can price our new trucks competitively to what one of those...

Hopefully, we won't be pricing it out of your, or anyone else's, price range. But that is a serious problem that we will have, compared to other OEM's. When say Volvo buys components, they may buy 10,000 units or more at a time. And when they buy that many, they get a tremendous price break on...

Hi Moose - Thanks for the interest, but it may be a little premature to be taking orders. We are striving to have the new truck at MATS 2015. That is where most people will get their first glimpse of it. We are not going to publish build pics on the internet, like we did for the BulletTruck...

That's a good question. The answer is: It costs a lot more to build it, than the fuel that one would save. Even though we did save over $2500 in fuel (in 2012 prices) in only one, coast-to-coast, 8003 mile trip last year. You gotta remember, we have a different business model than you as an...

I think a more appropriate image is from the BulletTruck itself. Here is a screenshot from our SolidWorks CFD (Computational Fluid Dynamics) software and how full skirts promote a laminar flow of the slipstream:

I dunno, they're all equally urine-poor in my eyes. Whichever one you get, make sure they match cab height with van box height. I have seen a lot of mis-matches here, and the people building these things for you guys don't seem to have a clue on how that disparity in height affects your MPG.

Thanks for the kind words. The nice folks at the Cummins Technical Center supplied and programmed a brand new ECM while we were there. And I threw-in my 2 cents with input on the parameters that we wanted set. But that 9" Hi-Definition digital display was my baby. I just hate how the large...

Hi AJ - I searched for Peak Torque RPM of your engine and I came up with 1200 & 1400. Do you know which of the two you engine is rated at? If it's 1400, you're doing just right at 1525 rpm. If it's 1200, I would slow down if possible ( I understand what "Expedited" means) so the revs are like...

Admittedly, IFTA was the last thing on my mind. Although buying 1/2 as much fuel as most others, we obviously paid 1/2 of what most others paid to IFTA. You gotta remember we had a different "mission" from the "normal" owner-operator like you guys. Our goal was to get the very best mpg...

So have any of you guys ever thought about going with skirts and a rear aerodynamic device? What MPG are you getting now? Here's a little math on the BulletTruck. On one coast-to coast trip last year, we saved over $2500 in fuel. We loaded in Farmington, CT and first stop was Tracy, CA. All...

I just Googled it. Peak Torque RPM of all MBE4000 series engines is 1100 RPM. The 300 RPM bandwidth spread of your 10 speed sounds about right. That is the only reason that I am not fond of 10 speeds or less. In a perfect world, your truck would have a CVT (Constantly Variable Transmission)...

Thanks for the update. Do you have any idea what the RPM is at 57? What motor, and do you know the Peak Torque RPM? What is the bandwidth of that ten speed automated shifter? In other words, if the engine lugs down due to climbing a grade, what RPM does it downshift at, and how high do the...

Hi Bob - That's a beautiful rig as well and a great demo of the TrailerTail on a straight truck. I'm not going to comment too much more on your rig because you are affiliated with a large OEM, and I hate all of the large OEM's. Nothing personal. Have you addressed the space between the rear of...

I gotta hit the hay. I already put in a full day-and-a-half, today. If there is further interest, I can contribute tomorrow or possibly the weekend.

Not correct. Here are the ones we built for the BulletTruck. If there is enough interest, we could offer them. Believe it or not, our next-gen truck will have steering tire ATIS as well. So we'll have 5 axle ATIS for Class 8, or 3 for you guys.

moose I disagree. Our SolidWorks CFD (Computational Fluid Dynamics) software proved the cab we designed is the most aero. Again, it's a hybrid of a cabover and a conventional. I see one of your locations is Israel. Are not all European and Middle-East trucks constrained in length, and required...

Hi tenntrucker - Actually, it does have an aero look for a large OEM truck. I love the sweep of the roof from the top of the windshield to the top of the box. Not perfect, but close. If I owned your truck, I would add: wide base tires with ATIS, full-skirts, rear aero device if permitted...

Thanks for the info moose! Obviously you folks do a little less miles than the 110,000 annual miles of an OTR Class 8 rig. But you'll still be able to save a ship-load of $$$ at 75k miles.