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Originally Posted by oldpecan
Thanks for the info, aero.
I'd say 71,000 lbs is pretty high---isn't 80,000 a typical top weight?
I looked around Waggoners Trucking Home Page a bit, but I only found this confusing reference and inconclusive picture:
"... nose and rear bubble cones for added clearance and vehicle protection..."
(no mention of aerodynamics, but the photo of the blue tractor-trailer seems to show some kind of structure on there behind the rear corner of the trailer, but the photo's too small)
The Waggoners Trucking (Compay Info) [then click on "Equipment"]
I did notice Waggoners has a specialty of transporting wind turbine blades
btw: Did their drivers you talked to say that the boattails were a big headache at the loading dock? Could they feel a difference at 65 mph? |
The drivers did not mention any problems at pickup or destination sites.Their take on the boattail,was that the company could legally carry cargo which exceeded the trailer van length by 4-feet (1.2 meters ).BMW of North America was running this same boattail on the West Coast back in the early 1990s.With the rear wheel situated at the back of the trailer,the "overhang" of the car's rear could extend into the cone.The units are top-hinged and lift up for loading/unloading.