Tips for Taming Your Gas-Guzzling Truck
As we all know, gas prices go up and down in response to market pressures and political instability in the Middle East. Right now, gas prices aren’t too bad in the U.S. At the beginning of April 2009, gas is around $2.00 a gallon in most places. But don’t count on gas prices staying that low for long. Summer is fast approaching, and that’s when many people take their vacations, which has the effect of driving gas prices up every summer. Besides, petroleum is a finite resource so the general trend will be for gas prices to keep going up for the rest of this decade and beyond.
That’s bad news for drivers who own trucks, SUVs and other vehicles that don’t get very good gas mileage. But, you don’t have to sit still for being gouged by the oil companies. You can fight back by making your truck more streamlined and more efficient. One of the best ways truck drivers can increase their gas mileage is by adding tono covers to their truck beds. Covering truck beds with tonneau covers radically improves your truck’s aerodynamic profile, which translates into less wind resistance and better gas mileage. In short, if you install a tonneau cover on your truck, it will pay for itself in gas savings in short order. Besides, truck bed covers look really cool, and help to safeguard your tools and anything else you leave in the bed. As long as you’re adding a tonneau cover, you might as well throw in a bed liner for adding protection to your truck bed.
I agree with everything this guy said. A bed cover actually will increase your gas mileage, while a bed liner provides extra protection for your truck bed.
I like Tonneau covers for the looks. They add to your gas mileage, I guess, but I also added a cold air intake to my engine and increased my mpg by about 3-4 miles per gallon.