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All trucks have standard shipping container trailers. Europe has strict length limits for the overall cab/trailer that preclude a hood in front of the cab. There is great resistance to changing the law, even though long-nosed trucks are vastly more aerodynamic, because the law provides protection for european truck makers from American competition.

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> even though long-nosed trucks are vastly more aerodynamic

Are they? I mean by intuition I'd assume the same, but seems it isn't considered so black and white as far as I can tell, I can find reasonable research pointing both ways, but I'm guessing you're basing that on something more conclusive? Mind sharing the link so I could too read up on it?

TFA literally has NASA doing research and seemingly reaching a different conclusion than "long-nosed trucks are vastly more aerodynamic", seems to be about more things than just the hood, and those can be/are optimized on both variations.

But again, I know little about all of this, but would welcome being educated on it more.

Even though several Europeon truck makers compete is America. they have the designs and ability to compete

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