D07 : Should Trucks Wear Skirts?


Students Haydn Wain-Lowe
School IND - Hillfield Strathallan College - Hamilton
Level Intermediate 9/10 - Grade 9
Group Group 1 - Earth and Environmental
Abstract The purpose of the project was to investigate whether tractor-trailer trucks fitted with side skirts or side wings are more economic, environmentally friendly and safe. Also, the study was to understand why there is reluctance to install side skirts on tractor-trailers in Canada.