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Bevan21 can slash rigids' fuel use by 15%
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BEVAN GROUP'S curving roof aerodynamic truck body can reduce a rigid vehicle operator's fuel bill by more than 15%.
CM carried out its own independent tests of the Bevan21 against a traditional box body using vehicles from Nightfreight. These tests demonstrated that at a constant speed of 64km/h (40mph), operators can cut fuel use by 15.7%.
When taking into account further constantspeed tests at 80km/h and 85km/h carried out at Millbrook Proving Ground, the total fuel saving is 10,2%.
Nightfreight is already monitoring a Bovan21 vehicle on Its fleet.
Bob Fraser, fleet engineer, adds that while fuel-saving is important. Bevan21's shape will affect how it is loaded. Anthony Bevan. managing director of the Bevan Group, says the results disprove the argument that improved aerodynamics fail to reward rigid operators. "Working fuel trials, involving multi-drop home deliveries over a three-month period, produced fuel savings of up to 9%, which is consistent with these track savings.
"With the advent of the Bevan21. operators with rigid fleets now have a clear choice on how to significantly reduce overheads and improve their profitability during these challenging times
for the industry, along with reducing their carbon footprint and environmental impact." he says.
• Full results of the tests will appear in Commercial Motor on 5 February 2009.