Any double bunk sleepers in the tank world?

Every tank company I've seen uses those flat tops. Is that really comfortable to live in if you're training, or riding with a passenger? If you're tall do you bump your head? Are there any companies out there that actually use full size double bunk cabs?

 

Normally what I see with tankers is usually a mid-roof, not a true flat top. I had one as a loaner one time at Schneider and there was still plenty of head room standing up. They also still have, or can have, double bunks.

 

I have seen a couple here and there but they were o/o, not company trucks.

I run dry bulk but some of the places I pull loads out of also load liquid and the loading racks at those places you wouldn't get into with a condo sleeper, generally 12' 7" clearance if I remember the signs correctly.

can't say if this is the norm in the tanker world or not, just what I've seen.

 

Can you even sit up in bed on the top bunk?

 

Not generally, you can somewhat sort of prop yourself up if watching or playing something on your phone or tablet, but fully sitting up is not really an option in a normal midroof.

Tankers are short, why spec more height than a midroof to pull one?

Extra Height is extra weight and lower fuel efficiency for tanker, not a whole lot of good reasons to do it

 

I like a mid-roof. There’s less cab volume to heat and cool, which is advantageous. They have plenty of room to stand in, for those not playing in the NBA. All the extra height, cabinets, and windows are a waste, for a solo driver. If a mid-roof is not enough room, you’re carrying too much crap.

 

If youre pulling dry van, the high roof versus a top fairing... I dont know, I have only driven a full roof once and only for a few hours on the same day, never tested the sleeper, it FELT like too much space to me, but if I were doing dry van, a top fairing seems a waste of space if it could have given me more room in the sleeper

 

The fuel mileage guys say a condo has better aerodynamics than a mid-roof and fairing, which they’re probably right, just looking at them. But, in the summer it’s a lot of space to try and keep cool. Plus, a condo roof is directly exposed to the sun where a mid-roof is somewhat sheltered by the fairing. Likewise, a bunk heater doesn’t work near as hard to keep a mid-roof warm. Pros and cons to everything.

 

You need to remember that sometimes there are safety rails suspended from above to help prevent falling off the side away from the 'rack and bridge'.

The last few years of Pete cab overs brought the two stacks up in the center and before they could cut the stacks, there we were guiding the driver keeping that railing between the stacks to slide into position to load.

12' 6" was considered tall.

 

My first midroof truck had double bunks. Top bunk was great for extra storage. I'm 6'5" and my head doesn't touch the ceiling when I am barefoot.

My midroof 579 is only 10'10" high which has saved my butt once when I detoured off a closed highway and encountered a bridge with 12' clearance.