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Originally Posted by seifrob
Just out of curiosity - Why trailers do not use rounded front? When the curvature is made with radius of the same length as the distance from peg to front corner, it should help aero performace. It doesn´t increase overall tractor trailer gap as peg to corner distance needs to be kept anyway for sharp turns. Am I wrong?? Not much trucks or truckers in place where I live...
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I was thinking that myself just the other day. I think the reason is that various regulatory agencies regulate the length of trailers. They get the most efficient use of their space by having square corners all way around. It would be nice if the agencies would go along with your suggestion since it is more efficient and poses no more effective length and no safety hazards. Maybe someone will do it.