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Old 12-11-2011, 06:58 AM   #49 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by NeilBlanchard View Post
The MAN truck looks pretty aero and while it does affect the capacity, I think they ought to be tried to see how they work. Lots of trucks have many sizes and shapes of smaller packages, so just because it ain't rectangular, doesn't mean the cargo carrying is not practical.
I think the performance estimating calculators can give good estimates without needing a physical prototype. Then the question is, are such trucks/trailers usable and by how many i.e. 1% of trucking? 10%?

If the loads are so much shorter and perhaps lighter and perhaps they are loaded/offloaded differently i.e. crane or forklift or conveyor belt off the sides and not the end or whatever, why not trucks with the frontal area of cars but long like a train?
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