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As of 2009, a set of trailer skirts cost between C$1500 and C$3000 (US$1300 to $2700). [4] Standard trailer skirts have an estimated payback period of ten to eighteen months, while "advanced" skirts (those that improve fuel efficiency by over 7%) are estimated to pay for themselves in seven to fourteen months.
Fender skirts remained a feature for some time longer on a few cars, particularly full-size American luxury cars. By the 1970s, fender skirts began to disappear from mass-market automobiles. Fender skirts were often paired with whitewall tires. The extent of the skirt also varied; before the 1950s, it was common for all but the very bottom of ...
Fender flares are used on SUVs, pickup trucks, off-road vehicles, and sports cars. They either come with a vehicle as standard equipment or are added later as an aftermarket accessory. Fender flares are often made of fiberglass or ABS plastic to provide flexibility and lighter weight; however, some trucks and SUVs have metal fender flares to ...
Navajo Freight Lines, Inc., 359 U.S. 520 (1959), is a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court held that the Illinois law requiring trucks to have unique mudguards was unconstitutional under the Commerce clause.
The interior of a truck where the driver sits to operate the vehicle. Cheater axle See lift axle. Dual wheels A pair of tire and wheel assemblies mounted side-by-side on a single axle hub. In some applications it is replaced by a super single. On pickup trucks it is sometimes called a dually. The assembly has a greater load carrying ability as ...
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In 1915 the county road, passing in front of Mountain House, became the Lincoln Highway, America's first to-coast paved road. [6] The Mountain House Bar now occupies the site of the original Mountain House, and is located at 16784 West Grantline Road.
Short course off-road racing is a form of auto racing involving the racing of modified vehicles on a dirt road closed course of a short length (tens of kilometers / miles or less). It is distinct from long course desert racing such as the Baja 1000 , which consists of racing at least hundreds of kilometers / miles over a quasi linear (non ...