News

AUGUST 2008

AmeriQuest and NationaLease are reviewing Andersen mudflaps for use on their Class 8 trucks.

Nestle's private fleet joins our customer base and invited Andersen Flaps to participate in October 2008 energy savings seminar for their subcontractor carriers.

International Truck adopts Andersen mudflaps as their new standard.

Prime, Inc. confirms the impact of using mudflaps at trailer ICC mount: this corporate standard for their fleet is costing them over 0.4 MPG in fuel economy on the highway.

July 2008

Barry Andersen broadcast featured on Sirius Satellite Radio's "Road Dog Trucking" show with Evan Lockridge. Incoming callers rave about the fuel savings they are getting from Eco-Flaps vs. conventional mudflaps.

Kraft Foods performs comparative fuel economy tests with Andersen mudflaps and Freight Wings, and gets 3x more fuel savings from the new mudflaps than the costly trailer wings.

Ryder is now exploring the use of Andersen mudflaps for Freightliner M2 straight truck fuel savings on the highway.

New Century Transportation demonstrates the impact of conventional mudflaps on the fuel economy with 100 mile run sans flaps. Back to back runs on NJ Turnpike yield 0.5 impact of mudflaps on high diesel consumption.

JUNE 2008

Fleet Owner magazine's online news from June 26th highlights Andersen mudflaps' fuel savings and ROI for Ohio based Arctic Express.

CNBC broadcasts live on June 3rd and 4th from their New York studio a segment on innovative fuel economy improvements adopted by New Century Transportation, including Andersen mudflaps.

MAY 2008.

Michelin tapes sales promotion footage at New Century Transportation in late May featuring Michelin's X One tires and Andersen fuel saving mudflaps.

APRIL 2008

US Express CEO, Max Fuller, is quoted in Forbes magazine crediting Andersen flaps as part of their successful initiatives to achieve a 2.0 MPG improvement in fuel economy.