A fairing assembly for a trailer having a wheel set and a hitch, the fairing assembly comprising a fairing connected to an underside of the trailer intermediate the hitch and the wheel set, the fairing including (i) a pair of opposing lateral surfaces separated by a distance, (ii) a bottom surface s
A fairing assembly for a trailer having a wheel set and a hitch, the fairing assembly comprising a fairing connected to an underside of the trailer intermediate the hitch and the wheel set, the fairing including (i) a pair of opposing lateral surfaces separated by a distance, (ii) a bottom surface spaced from the underside of the trailer, and (ii) a leading surface, the leading surface substantially spanning the distance, wherein the leading surface includes an intake opening, wherein at least one of the bottom surface or the lateral surfaces includes an exit opening, and a flow path fluidly connects the intake opening and the exit opening.
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1. A fairing assembly for a trailer having a wheel set and a hitch, the fairing assembly comprising: (a) a fairing connected to an underside of the trailer intermediate the hitch and the wheel set, the fairing including (i) a pair of opposing lateral surfaces separated by a distance, (ii) a bottom s
1. A fairing assembly for a trailer having a wheel set and a hitch, the fairing assembly comprising: (a) a fairing connected to an underside of the trailer intermediate the hitch and the wheel set, the fairing including (i) a pair of opposing lateral surfaces separated by a distance, (ii) a bottom surface spaced from the underside of the trailer, and (ii) a leading surface, the leading surface substantially spanning the distance, wherein the leading surface includes an intake opening, wherein at least one of the bottom surface or the lateral surfaces includes an exit opening, and a duct fluidly connects the intake opening and the exit opening having a predetermined flow path. 2. The fairing assembly of claim 1, wherein the bottom surface spans an area bounded by the lateral surfaces and the leading surface and includes an angled portion extending away from the underside of the trailer. 3. The fairing assembly of claim 1, wherein the lateral surfaces are planar. 4. The fairing assembly of claim 1, wherein the fairing includes a trailing surface, the trailing surface substantially spanning the distance. 5. The fairing assembly of claim 1, wherein the trailing surface is spaced from the wheel set and lowers the drag coefficient of the fairing assembly. 6. The fairing assembly of claim 4, wherein the trailing surface extends from a first position spaced from the underside of the trailer to a second position adjacent the underside of the trailer, the second position being intermediate the wheel set and the first position. 7. The fairing assembly of claim 6, wherein the trailing surface is spaced from the underside of the trailer. 8. The fairing assembly of claim 1, wherein the leading surface defines a bow. 9. The fairing assembly of claim 8, wherein the bow has a shape selected from the group consisting of flat, curved, arched, angled, tumblehomed, plumed, raked, and spooned. 10. The fairing assembly of claim 1, further comprising: (b) a trailing surface, the leading surface, the lateral surfaces, the bottom surface and the trailing surface substantially enclosing a volume beneath the trailer. 11. The fairing assembly of claim 1, further comprising: (b) a plurality of lighting elements disposed along at least a portion of a perimeter edge of the lateral surfaces. 12. The fairing assembly of claim 1, wherein the distance is substantially equal to the width of the trailer. 13. The fairing assembly of claim 10 further comprising: (b) a back unit for mounting to a back planar surface of the trailer, the back unit having (i) first and second frames formed of a plurality of struts, each frame having a base portion arranged proximate the back planar surface of the trailer and a protruding portion of the frame arranged distal to the back planar surface of the trailer, wherein the base portion of the first frame circumscribes a first portion of the back planar surface of the trailer and wherein the base portion of the second frame circumscribes a second portion of the back planar surface of the trailer; and (ii) at least one skin substantially enclosing the first and second frames. 14. The fairing assembly of claim 8, wherein the bow further comprises the intake opening. 15. The fairing assembly of claim 14, wherein the at least one flow path includes at least one venting duct extending from the intake opening to the at least one exit-opening. 16. The fairing assembly of claim 14, wherein the at least one exit-opening has a cross-sectional area less than a cross-sectional area of the intake opening. 17. The fairing assembly of claim 14, wherein the at least one ex opening has a cross-sectional area equal to a cross-sectional area of the intake opening. 18. The fairing assembly of claim 1, wherein the leading surface includes first and second venting ducts extending from the intake opening in the leading surface to the exit-opening in each corresponding lateral surface, wherein air exiting the exit-openings reduces a pressure on an outside surface of the fairing. 19. The fairing assembly of claim 1, wherein the leading surface includes first and second venting ducts extending from the intake opening in the leading surface to a corresponding exit-opening in the bottom surface, wherein air exiting the exit-openings reduces a pressure on at least one of i) the bottom surface of the fairing; and ii) the lateral surface.
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