Tankers - round vs elliptical?

Not sure where else to ask this… my tank experience is focused on milk and I see new trailers in both round and elliptical forms. I assume there’s pros and cons of each shape, but I’m wondering what those are and what leads a company to buy one or the other? My driving has been almost exclusively in round tanks.

I’m inclined to think elliptical is a lower center center of gravity and probably more stable when fully loaded, but partially loaded an elliptical seems like it’d be worse for side to side load shift?

Posted Dec 1, 2025, 4:06 AM UTC

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