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Old 11-27-2008, 08:24 AM   #1 (permalink)
SmittyNC
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Dexter - '91 BMW 318i
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Benefits of drafting "dirty" trucks?

Forgive me if this has been covered before, but I couldn't turn up much with the search function.

While driving to work this morning, I started to wonder if there were any negatives associated with drafting trucks with aerodynamically-dirty loads (i.e., car carriers, flatbeds with equipment, class 8 tow trucks, etc.). I settled in behind an 18-wheel flatbed with an uneven load and did not notice nearly as much drafting benefit as with a normal covered trailer.

Are the currents behind trucks with uneven loads potentially detrimental to my FE?

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