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Originally Posted by Frank Lee
I don't get the teardrop trailers; assuming they are loaded/unloaded via forklifts moving pallets, the choices with teardropping the roof are to add frontal area which is unusable as interior volume, or to decrease the vertical space for loads at, oh, the back 1/3 of the trailer, which leads to either putting all the taller loads at the front (manually after it's in?), or making all the loads shorter, or playing a shell game with loads upon load/unload, or risking hitting the roof of the trailer with a tall load in a moment of confusion.  |
Even if they don't use it. It still nets a savings in fuel, and like DHL, the extra cost pays for itself within one year. I think it's safe to say that most Semi-trailers are in service for longer than one year.
This is something the United States people need to start doing in business. Save fuel, reduces consumption, therefore it should reduce fuel prices if everyone uses less. Although that is not the world we live in.