Semi Trucks

Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE) will be one of the biggest exhibitors at this year’s CONEXPO, occupying nearly 4,000 m2 (43,000 ft2) of space at the world’s largest construction equipment trade show in 2008.

Held between 11-15th March, one of the industry’s most anticipated new products at the show will be on display: the prototype Volvo Hybrid Wheel Loader. The ‘mild’ diesel-electric hybrid drive system fitted to a L220F wheel loader is the first iteration of Volvo’s ongoing development process – but its reduced levels of emissions and fuel consumption are impressive indicators of the potential environmental and economic benefits such hybrid systems offer.

Technical innovation will be joined by design innovation on the stand: Volvo designers have been tasked with imagining the articulated hauler of the year 2020 – the radical ‘Centaur’ concept design is the result.

Another highlight of Volvo’s participation at Conexpo will be the official unveiling to a global audience of the company’s new-look road machinery product range, now marketed in the Volvo corporate livery of yellow/grey and carrying the Volvo brand.

Under the theme of ‘More Care. Built In’, the indoor exhibition space N-2509 will be home to 28 of Volvo CE’s latest machines: including F-Series wheel loaders, C-Series excavators (including the new ECR models), Volvo PL-Series pipe layers and E-Series articulated haulers, featuring the revolutionary ‘Full-Suspension’ systems. The company will exhibit its growing compact concrete equipment product line in a 1,000 m2 (11,000 ft2) outdoor area (G-134) where a further 18 compact machines will be on display.

Machines will be arranged in application-specific clusters (such as quarrying or general construction); highlighting Volvo’s increasing customer segment focus and demonstrating how Volvo machines are designed to work as ‘systems’ rather than in isolation. Customer Support will be integrated into these ‘hard’ machine segments, with themed kiosks focusing on Volvo CE ‘soft’ products and services.

Imagine how would you feel having obtained 6-8 miles per gallon in your very car? This can be definitely distressing, especially when you think of the cost of fuel nowadays. Despite this scenario, most of the professional semi truck drivers believe that increasing fuel mileage is extremely significant.

For semi truck drivers, obtaining 6-8 miles per gallon essentially means a significant efficiency of their truck’s running condition. On the contrary, for those who only acquire 4 miles per gallon are required for some changes since these truckers are basically wasting way their money. This article will discuss 5 ways to increase your fuel mileage for you big rig.

Relatively, trucks who drive for a certain company don’t need to become too apprehensive on the fuel cost or on the number of gallons they obtain per mile since they are paid anyhow based on the quantity of miles they steer. Owner operators however, need to give particular solid consideration to such statistics since they need to take in all the expenses for their individual fuel. Most often, this expense can be nearly as 40% gross revenue monthly.

Specifically, both the wind and heaviness of the load you are carrying are but some of the many factors affecting the fuel mileage of your semi truck. Unfortunately, these factors are basically beyond anyone’s control. Similarly, the cost of fuel for every gallon is a concern that is also both uncontrollable and unpredictable even. However, there can still be ways to help you increase fuel mileage that don’t require high cost to carry them out. These helpful measures are as follows.

•Maintain an acceptable or an appropriate weight of your used semi truck. Avoid placing too much accessories that only add unnecessary additional weight on your trailer thus increasing fuel usage.

•Regularly check the amount of air in the truck’s tires to make sure that each tire contains just enough amount of air. Get the tire repaired or replaced immediately at the first sight of an incessant air leak.

•Check also the amount of air resistance you are maneuvering against. Air resistance is basically the amount of air that moves underneath your truck. Apparently, too much air indicates means struggling against a great resistance while steering down the road. There are however specially designed pieces that you can use to reduce or cut air resistance.

•Try out some new hybrid model of semi trucks now available on the market. These models definitely are saving money since they operate on solar power during daytime. Fuel is only consumed when energy cells ran out of stored solar power or if the sun already has gone down.

•Choose a relatively lighter truck over a heavier one. Basically, the heavier the truck is the further amount of fuel it requires for it to be steered.

Applying these various measures to increasing fuel mileage in your semi truck can really be helpful. Not only are you able to save money, but have made your truck to run efficiently on the road.