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FUEL WASTE FROM CONTAMINATION IN THE WHEEL-END

When hard particle contaminants flow freely inside the wheel hub, they can cause permanent bearing damage and increase friction that requires more energy to overcome. 

Use the calculator below to estimate what wheel-end contamination could cost your fleet.

YOUR FLEET

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Defaults include one steer axle and two drive axles per truck, plus two axles per trailer. Each axle has two wheel ends.

CONTAMINATION COST PER AXLE
US Gallons / Axle / Year— GAL
USD / Axle / Year—
Modeled Cost / 1,000 Miles
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ANNUAL COST OF CONTAMINATION ON ONE TRUCK + TRAILER
US Gallons / Year— GAL
USD / Year—

FLEET COSTS

Modeled annual losses across — axles and — wheel ends.

Truck Fuel Loss— GAL— axles × — annual miles each
Trailer Fuel Loss— GAL— axles × — annual miles each
Total Annual Fuel Loss— GALUS gallons / year
Total Annual Fuel Cost—USD / year
Contamination adds friction. Friction consumes fuel. Estimates based on an assumed value of friction per wheel end. Actual losses depend on contamination, bearing condition, speed, load and duty cycle. Results are not measured contamination losses or verified The Xtractor® fuel savings.

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