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An air foil system for detachable adjustable mounting to the frame of a truck tractor rearwardly of the cab (or the sleeper compartment if there is one) for reducing air resistance encountered by a trailer towed by the truck tractor. The air foil system includes: (a) an upright support member includ

An air foil system for detachable adjustable mounting to the frame of a truck tractor rearwardly of the cab (or the sleeper compartment if there is one) for reducing air resistance encountered by a trailer towed by the truck tractor. The air foil system includes: (a) an upright support member including attachment means on its base which is adapted to detachably mount the support member to the tractor frame rearwardly of the cab, the support member having a transverse dimension approximately equal to the width of the cab; (b) an air foil adjustably mounted on top of the support member in a manner such that the air foil is adapted to extend above the cab; and (c) an adjustable side panel mounted on each end of the support member, each side panel extending downwardly from the top of the support member toward the base. Each side panel has a height greater than its width. The air foil systyem can be detached and removed from one truck tractor and installed on another tractor very easily and without modifying the tractor.

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An air foil system for mounting to the frame of a truck tractor rearwardly of the cab thereof for reducing air resistance encountered by a trailer towed by said truck tractor, said air foil system comprising: (a) an upright support member including attachment means on the base thereof adapted to det

An air foil system for mounting to the frame of a truck tractor rearwardly of the cab thereof for reducing air resistance encountered by a trailer towed by said truck tractor, said air foil system comprising: (a) an upright support member including attachment means on the base thereof adapted to detachably engage longitudinal from rails of said frame rearwardly of said cab, said support member having a transverse dimension approximately equal to the width of said cab; said support member having first and second transverse ends; (b) an adjustable air foil mounted on top of said support member in a manner such that said air foil is adapted to extend above said cab; and (c) an adjustable side panel mounted on each of said first and second ends of said support member, each said side panel extending downwardly from the top of said support member toward said base; wherein each said side panel has a height greater than its width; wherein said air foil system can be adjustably mounted on said frame independently of said cab to allow positioning with respect to both said frame and said cab in a longitudinal direction of said frame rails.