http://www.triplepundit.com/2008/06/trailer-tails-commercially-available-device-to-make-trucks-6-12-more-efficient/ Business, Better. Since 2005 Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:18:23 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 http://www.triplepundit.com/2008/06/trailer-tails-commercially-available-device-to-make-trucks-6-12-more-efficient/comment-page-1/#comment-10976 Tormod Wed, 18 Jun 2008 04:57:19 +0000 http://www.triplepundit.com/wordpress/2008/06/trailer-tails-commercially-available-device-to-make-trucks-6-12-more-efficient/#comment-10976 Brilliant - I suppose there is more to come in the end.. - but what happens to you if you rear-end a device like this? Will your car be cut in two pieces by these 'blades' or will they collapse on a rear-end impact? Brilliant – I suppose there is more to come in the end.. – but what happens to you if you rear-end a device like this? Will your car be cut in two pieces by these ‘blades’ or will they collapse on a rear-end impact?

]]> http://www.triplepundit.com/2008/06/trailer-tails-commercially-available-device-to-make-trucks-6-12-more-efficient/comment-page-1/#comment-10975 Julie Sammons Mon, 16 Jun 2008 18:06:31 +0000 http://www.triplepundit.com/wordpress/2008/06/trailer-tails-commercially-available-device-to-make-trucks-6-12-more-efficient/#comment-10975 I had the opportunity to hear Andrew Smith discuss the Trailer Tail at the Presidio School of Management this past spring, and was very impressed by his enthusiasm, energy, and words of advice for fellow entrepreneurs. Collectively, we must solve truly significant design challenges in the immediate future, but it's encouraging to see how even small-scale design alterations like the Trailer Tail can make a substantial impact. Which other products and industries are begging for similar niche design solutions? The possibilities seem endless - from lighting to packaging to materials reduction and beyond. I had the opportunity to hear Andrew Smith discuss the Trailer Tail at the Presidio School of Management this past spring, and was very impressed by his enthusiasm, energy, and words of advice for fellow entrepreneurs.
Collectively, we must solve truly significant design challenges in the immediate future, but it’s encouraging to see how even small-scale design alterations like the Trailer Tail can make a substantial impact.
Which other products and industries are begging for similar niche design solutions? The possibilities seem endless – from lighting to packaging to materials reduction and beyond.

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