Condo vs mid roof mpg differnce

What type of trailer are you pulling. If it is a van, the condo will give better mileage. If you are pulling a flatbed the mid roof will give better mileage. My guess, is about .5 mpg. I could be wrong.

 

A mid roof pulling a van can lose 1.5 mpg. A condo pulling a flat can lose .5-1.0 mpg. All other things being equal that is. Lots of other variables can be added in but in general mid roofs should only pull flats n tankers.

 

The 2015+ Cascadia EVO midroof with roof spoiler is more aerodynamic pulling a van/reefer than a Cascadia Condo...

 

I don't know why everyone thinks you need a flattop or midroof for a flat. Unless you haul 3ft tall loads or run around empty all the time, a stand up or condo is just as good. True, a condo will do better with a box than a shorter sleeper.

 

Then you're better off with a mid roof. Unless you want the extra interior room for calisthenics, pull ups, basketball, sexual acrobatics, goat sacrifices, etc, the mid roof is your best bet for mpg if you're pulling a flat bed.

As long as you don't put a 500 pound Texas bumper on the front and steer horns on the hood and giant 10" diameter, 13' stacks on the outside. Saw a mid roof Cascadia set up like that this week--dude was snorting his unmuffled Jakes coming out of the fuel lane. The Hot Chick and I both wondered out loud why someone would try to turn a streamliner into an old Pete 379 chicken hauler.

Some days, I am just so darned proud to be a trucker....

 

You could probably email Freightliner and ask for specifics.