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Old 09-07-2017, 11:12 PM   #31 (permalink)
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Making fun of glass ceiling. Because it's always in suspended ceiling air-conditioned box with glass windows.

Hot, hard, dirty, outdoors, dangerous = no women.

Truck driving is still men's work despite proliferation of auto trans and other comforts. So one needn't design for them in mind.

It's hard enough being 6'2". Ideal trucker size is still around 5'9" based on current ergonomics.

Giant windshields are a disaster. The poor attempt to make seating height changes work for a given chassis. Overuse and rapid deterioration of HVAC system is but one result. Sunburn and skin cancer another.

A lot goes into making a truck "right". Aero is NOT first, attractive as it is.

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