Top 10 Products of 2018: Michelin Energy Guard

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Michelin’s Energy Guard demonstrated that the sum can be greater than its individual parts.

Sometimes the whole is greater than the sum of its individual parts. In this spirit, Michelin unveiled a fuel economy package – and it didn’t even include tires as part of the equation.

The Energy Guard aerodynamic system includes a flexible trailer side skirt that can bend over objects and snap back in place, aerodynamic flow-through mud flaps, a wake reducer to increase pressure on the back of the trailer in the name of reducing drag, and drag-­reducing fairings. Together they reportedly improve fuel economy by 7.4%.

Just remember that it’s an all-or-nothing proposition. Every component is included.

Today’s Trucking’s other Top 10 Products for 2018 include:

 

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John G. Smith is Newcom Media's vice-president - editorial, and the editorial director of its trucking publications -- including Today's Trucking, trucknews.com, and Transport Routier. The award-winning journalist has covered the trucking industry since 1995.


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