As oil prices rise, how to make trailers more fuel-efficient is a very important issue for semi-trailer drivers. For trucks, the engine needs to do a large part of the work to overcome air resistance during driving. If air resistance can be effectively reduced, fuel consumption may be reduced.
In this regard, Shanghai trailer semi-trailer factory has the following suggestions:
- Add a deflector to the truck to increase the streamlined shape of the body: The air resistance of the whole vehicle can be reduced by adding a deflector to the truck to increase the streamlined shape of the body, thereby improving the fuel economy of the vehicle.
- Tires are also an important aspect that affects vehicle fuel consumption: For trucks, radial tires have a large ground contact area, good adhesion performance, and low unit pressure on the ground, so the resistance during rolling is smaller than that of bias tires. According to calculations, radial tires of the same specifications can reduce fuel consumption by 2% to 5% compared to bias tires.
- If daily maintenance is not timely, the fuel consumption of the vehicle will also increase sharply. Especially the two key components of the fuel injection pump and the fuel injection nozzle. Therefore, the air filter must be maintained and replaced in time according to the specified mileage and time.
Fourth, fuel saving also requires the driver to have a good driving habit. When driving, the driver should try to avoid emergency acceleration and emergency deceleration, and increase or decrease the speed of the vehicle at a stable and economic speed.
