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Originally Posted by Shepherd777
But even that Donbur teardrop box van trailer would reduce volume considerably here in the U.S.A. I did specify about them being "completely dopey, completely impracticable" using them here in the U.S. Thousands of interstate highway underpasses here are only 14' high. And we run trailers with a maximum height of 13'6" for 6" of clearance between the top of the trailer, and the bottom of the underpass.
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That's the kind of situation we have here on the old continent, with height being more restricted than in the UK, so we use flat tops.
I can't see the more boat-tailed MAN drawing make it to practical hardware either, unless they get a relief from the legal length restrictions and put a lifting mechanism on the top slope, with an hydraulic ramp making up the lower slope.
Even then, the extra 4-5 meters in length aren't going to work for everyone.