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@beyondcitylimits
Жыл бұрын
why do America use single trailers and not doubles, triples or quads like Australia?
@pinkstargalexy865
Жыл бұрын
For me, I like both. To have the option. If I was a truck driver I would probably keep using the same truck all my life due to the price and work privately. I don’t really have a preference per say, but when it comes to CRT screen versus LCD that is a very different story. I am hard core with CRT screens.
@1969barnabas
Жыл бұрын
@@beyondcitylimits It depends on which state you're in. Some states allow double trailers and some even allow triples. California allows doubles. It used to be that you could only pull doubles in California if you were driving a cab-over tractor due to the total length. It appears that they changed that rule to allow conventional tractors. I never heard them called "long nose", but I guess that's more descriptive.
@beyondcitylimits
Жыл бұрын
@@1969barnabas awesome mate, thanks for the explanation!
@CH3NO2Semonious
Жыл бұрын
Bookmarked for payday! Has my truck on it and comes in navy blue. Thirty years driving OTR.
@johncunnane1582
Жыл бұрын
another reason for cabovers in Europe is that a lot of trucks have to use sea ferries. Shorter cabs mean more trucks can fit on a ferry.
@Campingfan1
Жыл бұрын
That is not correct. I come from Germany. There is a law in Europe that limits the maximum length of trucks. If the driver's cab were longer, the trailer would have to be correspondingly shorter. If the truck gets shorter, the trailer is allowed to be longer, which is more lucrative because you can load more cargo - that's why.
@Jako1987
Жыл бұрын
@@Campingfan1 Yes that is the law. But why they don't change the law? Ferries is a one reason.
@douglasreid699
Жыл бұрын
The Ferries have to allow for maximum weight of vehicles on board as well so its not just as simple as can get more trucks on. Possibly they can get more vehicles on as a whole (cars, vans and trucks). Cabovers are really determined by maximum length of truck and trailer, as well as maximum weight they can carry (unless special circumstances to go above the max weight limit). My dad was a truck driver in the UK and its 44tonne is max weight from what i remember him telling me. The more weight of the vehicle the more it will damage the road too. The EU are trying to get all its countries to adopt standard sizes so that everything is the same. For example they are in process of a 20 or 30year plan to link all roads up so you can travel by vehicle from one end to the other in just a few days rather than have to get a train or fly over. They have been putting infrastructure in so that broadband internet can reach all the countries. The sizes of the trucks is not actually something to do with the ferries or trains (like eurostar), its just getting a standard layout so one truck and trailer fits in every country. Its luck would have it they help get more on the ferries.
@jklasfjkl
Жыл бұрын
@@Campingfan1 yes, that’s the summary of the video. but not the point the comment above was making.
@michaelduss
Жыл бұрын
Another problem, for example for Germany, is the fact that most of the bridges and also roads are designed for 40 ton trucks. If the trucks were now simply made heavier, this could result in problems with the statics for bridges or the road surface of the roads. Especially since many motorway bridges are no longer in such good condition. Another problem is the length of the trucks. If trucks were now made heavier and also longer, many trucks would get stuck on freeway exits and freeway entrances because they were simply too long for the tight curves. The same applies to the inner cities. Some of the curves are simply too narrow for long-hood trucks. In Germany, for example, a truck can have a maximum total weight of 40 tons and a maximum length of 18.75 meters. That was it. There are also exceptions and special permits, but these only in individual cases, such as for heavy goods transport. And heavy-duty transport requires special permits and special tests to determine whether the roads and bridges along the planned route can withstand the weight at all. Otherwise, additional plates must be placed on the road to better distribute the weight, etc. So simply increasing the weight of a truck or increasing the length is not possible.
@DavidKutzler
Жыл бұрын
My father was a professional truck driver his entire working career, starting around 1949. After he retired, he and my mother visited us in Germany, where I was stationed in the US Air Force. While touring Cologne, we lost track of my father. We found him up the street, where he had stopped to do a detailed examination of a German truck. My mother sighed and said, "I guess you can take the driver out of the truck, but you can't take the truck out of the driver."
@donfacundo2118
Жыл бұрын
Great love affair of your dad. Congratulations
@andresmith4931
Жыл бұрын
That would be me
@russellpearce3749
Жыл бұрын
I hope he wasn't wearing a white shirt. Anyone who has ever walked through a truck stop parking Parking lot will know what I am talking about
@randalroe1929
Жыл бұрын
Haha dear Ole dad
@LK-bz9sk
Жыл бұрын
Great story. Thanks for sharing.
@brushstroke3733
Жыл бұрын
Driving a truck seems like a very challenging but rewarding job. Thank you to all the truckers out there for delivering everything we use, and for driving safely.
@AFmedic
Жыл бұрын
Concerning the last part of your comment - "driving safely" ... yes, there are some "cowboys" on the road (every group has their 'bad apples') but I prefer being behind a semi because the chances of a trucker doing something asinine is far far far less than some putz in a car.
@MG-ko6jf
Жыл бұрын
@@AFmedic Swift enters the chat
@ZyrusSmith
Жыл бұрын
You're welcome. It is challenging but most of us are professionally trained drivers.
@Zodroo_Tint
Жыл бұрын
You are american aren't you?
@NarwahlGaming
Жыл бұрын
@@MG-ko6jf a "swiftly" leaves the road.
@lucifernebulae
9 ай бұрын
My father who was truck driver both in EU and in US, always said that indeed its easier to drive cab-over, but nothing beats conventional in comfort - it's like a different world. And because drivers spend so much time in their trucks (including nights), he loved american trucks.
@impact0r
8 ай бұрын
Which is strange because I've just seen another documentary where American truck drivers are blown away by the driver comforts of the European cabover.
@Alec72HD
8 ай бұрын
@@impact0r It's fake. Euro trucks are for slaves. Drivers live like dogs in tiny dog houses.
@cherniqhs
8 ай бұрын
@@impact0r yep, the US cab overs are not even on the same planet at the euro ones. And when I see long nose is more comfortable it makes me laugh ( they are equal at best but I can bet the new euro once will leap ahead )
@Minsajang
8 ай бұрын
@@cherniqhscab overs are good for short distances like EU but US is a big country and truck drivers are expected to drive all over. I'm not a truck driver nor expert but my brother was and now he's a truck mechanic. A long nose is more spacious and he claimed it was better than his cramped apartment in Chicago 😂
@dalejehn
8 ай бұрын
@impact0r 1:22 😅😅
@fjde009
Жыл бұрын
I started out on a cabover and can Honestly say I don't miss them, The roads beat you up enough in a conventional, can't imagine it in a cabover now, also I was a lot younger and could take more abuse😃
@TruckTropia
Жыл бұрын
:)
@JohnDavis-yz9nq
Жыл бұрын
If you have a head on collision you are the first one there in a cab over truck. Plus our roads the way they are nowadays would beat you to death in a cabover. Or at least the roads here in Texas would. Louisiana roads are even worse.
@counterfit5
Жыл бұрын
@@JohnDavis-yz9nq New Orleans has the worst roads I've ever been on. They even beat Philly.
@JohnDavis-yz9nq
Жыл бұрын
@@counterfit5 oh yes I can only imagine. Been many a year since I have been to New Orleans. I stay out of Louisiana because of the roads.
@slayer04031974
Жыл бұрын
The 3 we had a Fedex. They sucked getting out of the truck, air wipers failed a lot and pm parts weren't available by the time I was driving them. They were comfortable for what we were using them for. But if you know riding on the axles. They bounce alot!!! I definitely don't miss them. But I loved that feeling of driving a fire truck. Lol
@rayneokami2878
Жыл бұрын
Wish they'd bring them back. With what the company I drive for does, it'd make our deliveries so much easier in the residential neighborhoods.
@Petriefied0246
Жыл бұрын
I'm surprised there's not an option to buy a European model from Volvo or anyone else that also sells in North America.
@wolfodinson5303
Жыл бұрын
Would be nice in Atlanta .....
@brettgalloway7576
Жыл бұрын
Peterbilt and Kenworth make cab overs still. I see them quite regularly, I just saw an old freightliner cab over the other day as well. They’re still very much around, not as common with tractors but still in use with their bobtails
@mrprincemusicandgaming
Жыл бұрын
It's better in cities but most of the time you're on highways and long nosed helps with fuel costs
@daf631
Жыл бұрын
Cabovers don't work as well in snow as a long nose, at least that has been my experience. Love backing into a dock with them, they make way better city trucks than long noses, but again, I'll take the longer wheel base and greater dispersion of weight in snow and ice. A cabovers can get downright dangerous bobtailing in the winter.
@markfreckmann2366
Жыл бұрын
I have a fond memory of cab-overs. When I was a kid my neighbor Joe drove a truck. When I was about 10 he took me with him on a load from Milwaukee WI to St Louis in his Freightliner cab-over truck. I still remember that trip, all these many years later. RIP Joe I miss you buddy, I think of you often.
@ericwiese7479
Жыл бұрын
My dad was an over the road trucker, I have fond memories too
@rezeboy1337
Жыл бұрын
Growing up my neighbor Jim (fresh into retirement) drove as well, but what I found interesting at the time was one of his sons would compete in semi truck skills competitions with some 1st place finishes too. I remember him showing me a trading card with himself on it along with whatever stats/info listed as well lol. always got a kick outta that.
@jimshoe402
Жыл бұрын
@@ericwiese7479 My Dad had a truck Crane went a few 1 days with him .Was 6 Can't do that Today. HaHa🤗🤗🤗🤗
@NazriB
5 ай бұрын
Lies again? Chubby Babies USD SGD
@Steven-tl8fs
4 ай бұрын
That sounds really weird.
@drmodestoesq
11 ай бұрын
Fun fact: Optimus Prime's original truck form was a cab over The Freightliner FL86. But Michael Bay wanted a larger truck for the movies so he went with a Peterbilt long nose.
@izayus11
8 ай бұрын
I stopped watching when I saw they changed Optimus prime.
@arcadealchemist
8 ай бұрын
He was a freight liner in the 80s though 90s in the bee and beast prequels and bee was only a VW beetle in the bee movie. But was also a jeep as well. I really want to see them introduce octane soon maybe we could get a energon crisis at some point because never in the movie franchise has energon famin been spoken about the whole reason they left cybertron,
@jolibethrodriguez7471
8 ай бұрын
Yes, Optimus Prime first time with a long-nose truck alternate mode was the "Hero" Optimus in 1993 followed by the Laser Prime in 1994 Armada Prime in 2002 too was long-nosed as almost all post-Bay non-retro Optimus
@Johnnyrocks34
8 ай бұрын
Ur kidding? Thats actually interesting. Usually I hate these fun facts! Nice job! Lol
@reggiejohnson9472
8 ай бұрын
So that explains why the movie sucks.
@TheSaneHatter
Жыл бұрын
I'll always think of the cab-over design as the "Optimus Prime" truck, and I think most people my age would, too. For that reason alone, I'll always have a soft spot for the design.
@StreetFighter2010
Жыл бұрын
Well, Teletran-1 only saw cab-overs when it scouted the area in 1984. Had they crash landed today, things would have been different. 🤣
@ilikelampshades6
Жыл бұрын
Maybe in USA. In the rest of thr world they're just the normal lorries
@edidiongmoses2889
Жыл бұрын
optimus prime is a long nose
@MobileTech296
Жыл бұрын
@@edidiongmoses2889 the original Optimus back in the 80’s wasn’t.
@TheSaneHatter
Жыл бұрын
@@MobileTech296 Indeed: if it ain't Transfromers G1, it ain't "Transformers!" "The boss" should be quoting, if he doesn't now that.
@johnps65
Жыл бұрын
I drive a cab over artic/semi here in the UK. On a recent trip to the US I was surprised by how few there are on the roads over there. True, we drive much shorter distances, and are away from home a lot less, but the modern European cab overs are extremely quiet and comfortable to drive. Almost all are automatics now, and come with as many driver aids and safety features as a modern car, and are extremely efficient and clean. They are ideally suited to our roads system where a long nose would be almost impossible to drive safely.
@EricB90
Жыл бұрын
The UK sucks dude.
@EngineerLewis
Жыл бұрын
Well said @Johnps65 and indeed long nose trucks could not navigate many of our old and small UK streets!
@richardpeel6056
Жыл бұрын
@@EngineerLewis America appears to have redesigned it's cities to make way for bigger vehicles, there's no room for pedestrians or cyclists or children.
@tr3ynag4ta
Жыл бұрын
Because we are a big country 🤦🏿♂️ it makes sense
@macejoe612
Жыл бұрын
@@richardpeel6056It's not that big of a problem since the children don't normally play on the highways
@kennethbode2017
Жыл бұрын
we had one driver who stuck with our last cabover until it wore out. He did alot of short haul city deliveries and liked the visibility and shorter design. The other 50 guys all love their conventionals.
@angelbaaldepeor3688
Жыл бұрын
O course they were pussies the same kind that you find today don't want to work for a living. I I'm 55 years old an still drive a cab over best thing that could have happen in my life.
@D71219ONE
Жыл бұрын
My grandpa was a trucker. He used to do regular runs from Indiana to New York. I remember one time he let my brother and me ride with him on a run. We slept on his bunk in his cab. Fun memory. If you’re doing a long haul like that regularly, you want the extra space.
@GetDougDimmadomed
Жыл бұрын
The saddest part is that the cabovers still exist, but you never see them on the road. The old men that loved the things refuse to sell them, and they slowly sink into the ground behind their house or in their field.
@piotrcholewa3382
Жыл бұрын
Come to europe then
@handthing9709
Жыл бұрын
@@piotrcholewa3382 ew no
@aaronsavage8018
Жыл бұрын
@Piotr Cholewa I like my guns how they are
@theonewhogetsu
Жыл бұрын
@Aaron Savage Have you ever considered trying viagra instead?
@fortheloveofnoise
Жыл бұрын
Just have one that is over 25 years old imported from Europe.
@johncundiss9098
Жыл бұрын
My dad drove for Schneider. He had a cabover. Us kids went to school wearing orange coats and orange hats that said Pumpkin Power. Back when I was teen, my first job was servicing trucks. It was a mix back then, late 80's and early 90's. One big thing I remember is that you have to jack the cab to tilt it to get to the engine. If the truck in good shape all is well but some trucks so messed up just the tilting of the cab was a chore. Let alone climbing under the cab to work on said engine.
@marshallcollins8634
Жыл бұрын
So your dad was one of the many many CAUTION CONES That I have passed. The saying was if you see an orange box ( As far as you were able to see) get over as soon as you can. Them and JB Hunt were in a war of fuel mileage and who could run slower. I don’t know how the drivers did it. My hats off to them. I worked for D.M. Bowman for about a month and could not take it. (They ran TRIP MASTER 54mph. They had the rail pressure turned down so bad it took us 56 minutes to climb Fancy Gap pulling 21000 Lbs (it is 6 miles) I love the visibility and maneuverability of a cab over, but at 63 with 2 fake knees Back& neck surgeries ( some of it from cab over SPRING RIDE ) trucks. I now like the hoods for comfort.. Air ride technology has come a long way sense 1976 when I started driving.
@johncundiss9098
Жыл бұрын
@@marshallcollins8634 My dad never complained about that with Pumpkin Power. His Tractor did ok with them. I do recall a company he worked for later on where they put a governor on his truck. Jay-Don I think the name was. He bitched about that truck so much. lol When I serviced trucks at Yoder oil they had an area for conventional due to wider turning circle. Me myself I have arthritis in my lower back and hips from turning wrench all my life. They do not make lifts for tall people.
@Low760
Жыл бұрын
@@marshallcollins8634 European cab overs are more comfortable than American style bonneted trucks I find, but we have limited chassis length in Australia.
@bobhunnicutt6952
Жыл бұрын
lol.."said engine"
@thisolesignguy2733
Жыл бұрын
Love it! When I drove truck we used to have a code word for road construction barrels. We would holler over the CB "you got some Schneider eggs coming up a mile ahead" 😁
@AFmedic
Жыл бұрын
This video is spot on about the pros & cons of Cab-Overs. Back in my younger days (I'm almost 73 now) I drove cross-country for several years. I loved their maneuverability but hated the noise and bouncing around. The absolute worse though was having to virtually empty the cab of your gear if you had an engine problem and then having to put EVERYTHING back in. What time waster.
@davidjames990
Жыл бұрын
"AF medic6871, no that video wasn't spot on it was so basis towards long nose trucks it was unbelievable, read my comments at the top, because some of what was said in the video about cabovers was complete BS.
@henkackermann9986
Жыл бұрын
I drove a Scania cabover and it were a smooth ride . The Scania cab are mounted on airbags . Here in South Africa we prefer cabovers because of space and we call some trailers superlinks , it's a 6/12 meter trailer . Overall length 22meters .
@grahamlive
Жыл бұрын
Cabovers are a lot quieter nowadays with quieter engines much better insulation than was the case in the 70s and 80s. I’m in the UK and drive them all the time. They’re streets ahead now compared to the past.
@SCARFACE69247
Жыл бұрын
Imagine if truck builders were smart enough to put the engine behind the cab. You wouldn't even have to tilt the cab. You could put it in-between the frame rails all the way back by the 5th wheel and you would never even have to hear it.
@grahamlive
Жыл бұрын
@@SCARFACE69247 How would you hook up your air lines with a bloody great engine in the way? Also it’d be in the turning area of the front of the trailer. Back to the drawing board I think. 😀
@gpa6344
8 ай бұрын
I started driving in a cab-over. I used to joke that, in a cab-over, you're the first one at the accident scene. But, it was really good for a new driver since it was more maneuverable and backed easier. I delivered at a chocolate factory in Pa. and the warehouse was so close to the building across from it, every inch mattered. My first time in a conventional, I was shifting like a rookie. I hadn't had to move the shifter more than a couple inches before,,, now I had to move my whole arm... not just my wrist. Once I paid my dues, and didn't spend all my time on the east coast, the conventional was only way to go. I've been retired for 7 years now... and my last year, the last truck I drove was an 'automatic'. Things have really changed...
@Dat-Mudkip
5 ай бұрын
"Automatic"? As in a conventional fully automatic?
@PatrickKQ4HBD
4 ай бұрын
@@Dat-Mudkip Yes. You can get automated manuals or conventional "slushbox" automatics now.
@kathyyoung1774
2 ай бұрын
In a conventional, a head on collusion can put the engine in your lap anyhow. Head on collisions will hurt you in either.
@AFmedic
2 ай бұрын
Automatic Transmissions in trucks, busses, U-Hauls, etc seems logical. You have to accommodate the "Wussie Generations" [said in a whiny childish voice] "But learning to shift is soooo haaaard!" So you make everything automatic just to shut them up!
@kathyyoung1774
2 ай бұрын
@@AFmedic TRUE. Only 10% of US population can drive a stick, so I have a theft proof car --- a 2003 Toyota Corolla standard transmission, one hub cap (which says nothing in here is worth stealing) and 267.000 actual miles, and a check-engine light that's been on for 8 years. Best car I've ever owned! Still gets 38 mpg. (But I was a long haul driver, so I know how to drive conservatively.) Best wishes!
@joewright2304
Жыл бұрын
I've driven both at one time or another. For long distance over the road, the conventional is definitely superior. However, for local route delivery in urban and suburban settings, the cabovers' inherent advantages make it more competitive.
@PD-yd3fr
Жыл бұрын
With the convex mirror in front of the passenger side windshield, I could see my bumper, got into many extremely tight spots a conventional would never get into
@FHollis-gw4cc
Жыл бұрын
Except for having to climb up the side of the thing instead of stepping into it! 😆
@ahsayamisaya7844
9 ай бұрын
Exactly, they're both good but have different use cases.
@leneanderthalien
9 ай бұрын
@@PD-yd3frlong noses are simply unadapted in Europe...
@LostCylon
9 ай бұрын
Here in Australia it's often long haul, or shorter inner city haulage. I see both on the roads, but going on more than a days ride, like sparser states are like, the Cabover seems to rule. TBH though, the 5 ton trucks outnumber them a *LOT* for closer city to city stuff.
@teamground0229
Жыл бұрын
Tip of the hat to all you truckers! Thanks for all you put up with so we can get the things that keep us going!
@lawrencebergeron6164
Жыл бұрын
Excellent comment thanks for saying that 😊
@richardmoon7713
Жыл бұрын
You said it all with that comment! My hats off to you. Truckers move America, therefore they help move the world. A dangerous job that never gets the appreciation that it deserves. Anybody can 'drive' a truck, but it takes real experience,skill, focus, and a steady hand to be a TRUCK DRIVER.
@poppycock6572
Жыл бұрын
Thank you for the kind words. : )
@artrucking4142
Жыл бұрын
It ain't easy... But we appreciate your comment
@SpaceG95
Жыл бұрын
Thank you Nice to be appreciated 😊
@FHollis-gw4cc
Жыл бұрын
here's my two cents: I've been driving trucks for just about 60 years - mostly US but a lot of Canada. Yes, I'm in my 80's and still at it. Back in the bad old days, when the length rules limited the overall length, we had no choice. 55 feet max left only 10 feet for the tractor. Now it's limited by the trailer with no consideration for the tractor. A conventional tractor with a 230 inch wheelbase will ride so much better than a cab over with 150 inch wheelbase. The biggest plus for the conventional tractor is just pure physics: In a cabover, when you run over a bump, you get the up and down movement with the front wheels, but then the rear wheels hit the bump and, because you are sitting right over the front wheels, you are subjected to a fore and aft movement, as the rear wheels cross the bump, rather than vertical. It's called back slap. Our bodies simply do not absorb back slap as well as vertical movement so it is noticeably more tiring. Especially to the neck! With a conventional tractor, you are sitting much further back and lower, so back slap is very much reduced. Another thing is leg room. In a cab over, it's quite limited because the front of the cab is right there. In a conventional, there is much more leg room. The shift lever in a cab over is a long complicated mess where as in a conventional it's right into the transmission (Don't even get me started on automatic transmissions). When you are driving 400 miles without stopping, get out to eat and do other things, then get back in for another 300 miles, day after day, these things add up! Yes, a cab over is more maneuverable, but mainly because of the wheel base. You can, and quickly will, learn exactly where the ends of your bumper are. Bottom line, I'd much rather drive a conventional.
@smgdfcmfah
Жыл бұрын
Nice info. Glad you're not allowed to drive for 14 hours hopped up on god-knows-what anymore!
@stevek8829
Жыл бұрын
You are the only one here with a clue. It's amazing all the "experts" blowing smoke on here. You also said "conventional," which is the word used in the industry. That shorter limit of 55' didn't apply in all states. I think OK for one was only 53. The 45' box was the long one then. Now 53' is common. Nice hot engine under that Transtar as well.
@stevek8829
Жыл бұрын
@@smgdfcmfahtruck drivers get random drug screens. That should apply to all.
@smgdfcmfah
Жыл бұрын
@@stevek8829 It does. Police setup RIDE programs all the time and often give DUI roadside tests when they suspect people. If you're talking about staying clean all the time even when not driving, that's a different issue all together. I'm referring to the old days when truckers, long haul truckers, were so hopped up on various forms of speed - often over the counter stuff - it'd make your head spin (literally and figuratively).
@JosephDillman
Жыл бұрын
Thank you for your story and your service. You folks keep our world running! 🚚
@bonnitaclaus2286
Жыл бұрын
As a retire, truck, driver, doing long-haul’s, it makes a much more comfortable day and more enjoyable. If your truck is running 24/7 with two drivers, it takes a lot getting used to sleeping in a cab over. Also…. Because I’m a woman, 5’4” , 125# and my partner/husband 6’1”, 185#, I I could go under an access to the motor, fuel filters, etc. without lifting the cab. It was my job to make sure all the bolts were tight, hoses were not developing holes, and changing the fuel filter. In those days there was so much vibration bolts with loosen. Also, we did not have wiring harnesses. I would use tape to make my own and try to keep them out of the way from rubbing. I would not give up my long nose for a cab over on long halls. Mind you, this was my place of work, and my home. After a long day of work, I could not leave. In a marriage, you can’t go to another room, you’re always close and together. When you’re off duty, in a cab over, you cannot stretch your legs unless you’re prone. In a conventional you can stand up and stretch your legs. This makes a difference. In Chicago, New York, San Francisco, and a number of other very large old cities, the Cabover makes a great deal of sense. Also, they’re not long-haul. It is true they’re more maneuverable, and also you can see so much more. In fact, if I would have absolutely no problem with a truck, such as a cab over for city, delivery, and short halls, where when you’re off duty, after your 8-10 hours you go to a house/apartment rather than having to stay right there. Not 24 hours every day for 10 to 30 days… or even longer when it is just you and your life mate, and the home base is empty. The only time we were out of the truck is when we took time off in a motel, usually for 32 hours and because we both ran out of hours.
@kaka3661able
5 ай бұрын
Wow I'm in awe of truckers. Love and respect ❤
@jjones9395
Жыл бұрын
Back in the 80’s, my then boyfriend had a coworker die in a cab over incident. Either the lock failed or it wasn’t properly secured after a recent engine check that same day. He was out driving, making city deliveries, and the thing popped and flipped over, killing him. My boyfriend had just had lunch with the poor guy and was nearby when it happened. Traumatized him and he couldn’t drive those trucks again. Switched to representative and drove a company car after that.
@jeffb3487
Жыл бұрын
liar
@jjones9395
Жыл бұрын
@@jeffb3487 lol….What a comment. If that’s what you want to think, that’s on you.
@jeffb3487
Жыл бұрын
@@jjones9395 you are a liar. your statement that you made it never happened.
@SuperFIFTHGEAR
Жыл бұрын
@@jjones9395 I live in the UK where we have cabovers, on the new trucks there is a sensor with a light that comes on the dashboard if the cab tilt lock isn't locked. Basically stops the cab from coming up when you would brake, for example.
@jjones9395
Жыл бұрын
@@jeffb3487 Anheuser-Busch beer delivery truck. Accident in Dallas, Texas. Mid to late 1980’s. To the best of my memory. By the way, you have absolutely no way of knowing whether or not I’m lying. So the reason for your comments is suspicious, at best. At worst, you’re a bored, angry a##hole looking for a fight. I’m not interested.
@MrShadow1617
Жыл бұрын
One thing you forgot to mention is that European COE trucks have been implementing and installing extra suspension systems just for the cabins, so those are pretty comfortable for international long haul deliveries too, not just short hops inbetween cities.
@TruckTropia
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing
@57thorns
Жыл бұрын
It is a good example of innovation driven by need. In the end you get the best of booth worlds: Better visibility and agility, and the same comfort.
@Kolonol1
Жыл бұрын
Ummm...guess you don't know much about trucks then. ALL cabs have their own suspension now. I just replaced a set of shocks and bags on a 2015. Kenworth on Friday.
@samssa7813
Жыл бұрын
@@57thorns still not as aerodynamic though
@KG-sy2vs
Жыл бұрын
US trucks absolutely do have cab suspension
@bryanmaxwell7332
Жыл бұрын
I learned to drive in a cab over in the mid 90’s with CRST , Cedar Rapids, Iowa. A year later I left and bought a 1986 KW Cabover K100E…put 1,700,000 miles on it …I got it parked in my barn out back. I caught my teen age son getting lucky in it the other day with his high school girlfriend….❤❤❤
@roughcut3652
Жыл бұрын
The cabover truck in America was really never phased out instead we just stopped using them less for commercial transportation and started using them more in construction and First Response due to the fact that they were more maneuverable in urban areas and they would rarely be put in situations where they would be put on the highway often
@shrimpflea
8 ай бұрын
He basically mentioned that in the video
@longiusaescius2537
5 ай бұрын
CAFE standards actually
@austinknowlton1783
Жыл бұрын
J.B. Hunt had cabovers in their fleet until the late 1990s at least. The last ones were the "flat floor" Internationals, which had the engine very low so as to have a very minimal doghouse. You could pivot your seat 45 degrees and walk through the curtain into the sleeper, not have to crawl. They also had a set back front axle that made the suspension less harsh than being directly on top of it. I prefer a conventional but those were pretty decent trucks as far as cabovers go.
@juankoopz3839
Жыл бұрын
Ive seen a electric cabover not long agoo 😊
@mattgoodmangoodmanlawnmowi2454
Жыл бұрын
JB Hunt. Decade in Richmond. Ran with a Hunt in our crew. Always seemed like a top notch trucking company. Had a pretty solid review in a town that believes common is the opposite of extraordinary and that excellence is a minimum standard often. No names but he knows me as Danger. Earned it from my late night 3-on-me incident at the VCU convenience store on a stormy Friday night. Copa. Lol. Don’t F with me. Maggie & me didn’t make it. But finally went with my previously shut out competition. But I’m even happier. My soulmate changed me for life.
@Perich29
Жыл бұрын
Garbage trucks in America are still cabover.
@fireboltaz
Жыл бұрын
The longer trucks that accommodate living space pretty much destroyed the highway lodging that they would stay at, which brought jobs to the area.
@OddBall1958
Жыл бұрын
Yup I drove a cab over from '91 to '93 when the company went to Freightshakers. It was an International Eagle.
@ryanbuitron4592
Жыл бұрын
Work at a international dealer. And one company has 5 COE each with over 3 million miles on them. But has kept them in such nice condition you would think they were new trucks. He since retired the trucks. But isn't selling them. Just keeps them under an awning. And now only takes them out for truck shows. Beautiful trucks.
@kaybee5150
Жыл бұрын
I'm 68 now, and a Brit. Ever since I was a kid I always preferred the long nose to a cab over. They always looked like a real truck to my young eyes. And still do, to my old eyes
@Pushing_Pixels
Жыл бұрын
In Australia both are common. You see the bigger cabovers in the cities, but the road trains in the outback are all conventional (at least all the ones I've seen). When I was a kid, my favourite truck was the Kenworth Cabover Aerodyne. I thought it looked so cool, I wanted to get one and live in it. If I wasn't so bad at spatial awareness I'd be a truckie, but knowing me I'd be bumping into things all the time.
@rikaardyyz3039
Жыл бұрын
No one does BIG like Australia 🇦🇺, if people think Trucks & loads are Big in the USA, Go to Australia. A place where once you've left Perth it's 2500 km to the next CITY sized habitat. Land trains good name, just like the USA Trains but on the road 👍✌️
@Pushing_Pixels
Жыл бұрын
Lol, as soon as I watched another video about road trains I saw a bunch of cabovers pulling them. So disregard my comment about all road trains being conventional.
@thedude3934
Жыл бұрын
I liked the twin stick Mack from Mad Max 2. The best vehicle was definitely Max’s interceptor from the first movie.
@michaellinner7772
Жыл бұрын
I was a kid in the 60s and remember that most trucks back then were cabovers. They got phased out so gradually that I don't think too many people even noticed. It was a time when not all big trucks had power steering and you could tell which ones didn't by the size of the driver's forearms.
@jason19twofour
Жыл бұрын
I tried out a few truck driving lessons and was disappointed when it wasn't a huge steering wheel like I remembered, it was just like a regular size wheel attached to a giant truck.
@markpospichal1309
Жыл бұрын
@@jason19twofour Over the years I had several instances of loosing my power steering while driving due to blown hoses. As difficult as it was to keep the trucks on the road around corners, I can't imagine how one could possibly wrestle the steering without the leverage of the big steering wheels; unless of course the steering ratio is lower (on the trucks with car sized steering wheels) to compensate, but that would make the steering slow and unresponsive???
@michaellinner7772
Жыл бұрын
@@jason19twofour We can thank power steering for that
@joemamaluc312
Жыл бұрын
@@markpospichal1309 Thats how it worked. A truck with power steering is half the ratio of a truck with manual steering. It took over two complete turns from straight wheels to either right or left. When you let the wheel go and accelerated if you had a spinner you had to be careful. The steering wheel was moving back fast and you could could break a knuckle if it hit you.
@ericschneider8524
Жыл бұрын
Was Popeye a truck driver or were his arms so big from the can opener ?
@martinherrington9499
Жыл бұрын
Ever since I moved to America, I always wondered why truck designs here are so different from Europe and Asia. This video explains this very well.
@wildestcowboy2668
Жыл бұрын
Because Americans are becoming bloody soft.
@scythelord
Жыл бұрын
Main reasons: driver comfort, ease of maintenance, and fuel economy. Cab over trucks cannot be as fuel efficient due to aerodynamic losses vs long nose. It's just not possible. Like for like equipment will always be more efficient with a long nose configuration.
@anylvaccineskillbabies8120
Жыл бұрын
I have Mercedes CabOver, drive in Europe, cca 20-22l/100km.
@joemamaluc312
Жыл бұрын
Everything is better here.
@banhof2223
Жыл бұрын
@@scythelord You must missunderstand everything.
@ldotmurray
Жыл бұрын
As a teenager in 1990, I spent the summer in a Volvo White cabover. I worked as a mover with my mom's boyfriend. We did coast to coast runs that summer. I will always love cabovers.
@poplaurentiu4148
Жыл бұрын
Cab-overs have the ability to drive anywhere short & long distance in cities on highways in EU or US because trucks are owned by companies but drivers sleep on motels, conventional long nose struggle in EU that is why we don't see long nose in EU only on US or Australia because some are owned by drivers and on longer distances they have comfort inside the bigger cabin ..
@jan_777
Жыл бұрын
@@poplaurentiu4148Drivers sleep in motels? At least in Germany parking spaces around the Autobahn are stuffed at night with drivers sleeping in their cabs.
@poplaurentiu4148
Жыл бұрын
@@jan_777 Ok but that is only in some emergency cases and only in safe places not in all countries of EU.. Usually the international truck drivers those that transit Europe from East to West somewhere they eventually get robbed, threat, beaten, smuggled by thefts or even killed in the parking spaces (Italy, France..) So a motel/hotel is a bit more nicer & safer choice at least than sleeping inside the truck cabin in the middle of no-where waiting to get robbed don't you think ? Specially if the company who owns the truck pays truckers for sleeping hours at motels/hotels..
@jan_777
Жыл бұрын
@@poplaurentiu4148 That’s why I said „at least in Germany“. Italy and especially the sieht south of France are very dangerous places for all travelers. Just check the camper vlogs that have been burgled.
@uptownsamcv
9 ай бұрын
my neighbor's uncle got into an accident in a cab over and the cab tilted forward when he had the accident. left him paralyzed from mid chest down. one thing I like about cabovers is that they turn real nice...
@casedistorted
8 ай бұрын
Yes cabovers for school buses are much better, I drive one and so much easier to fit the bus on smaller roads and pick up kids, I wouldn’t want a long nose but we have some. For an American semi truck then maybe long nose over cab over because
@BucketListBadass
Жыл бұрын
I'm a forklift driver and deal with loading-unloading, locking & unlocking trucks and wondered why I never see cabovers anymore. This video gave me the answer. Thanks!
@christopheredale
Жыл бұрын
SAME HERE
@stntmn99
Жыл бұрын
They SHOULD bring back the COE tractors. Many drivers still appreciate the extra maneuverability of a short wheelbase Cab over. The ability to scale loads and aerodynamics of a conventional style are a big benefit. They BOTH could still work well in the US! A company I drove for had both, the coe for local delivery, and the conventional for the out of town runs. Sometimes a road truck would bring a load into the yard to be delivered by the local truck and vise versa! Was a win win for all of us drivers!
@BoondockMercantile
Жыл бұрын
It would work well also with Walmart's new 60-foot trailers.
@Ray-ho8dw
Жыл бұрын
Have you ever been in one let alone live in one
@dannyrichardson6319
Жыл бұрын
@@Ray-ho8dw yes ma'am I have driven the 4070 b ( international) k-100 (Kenworth) 352 (Peterbilt) I own a 379 ( Peterbilt ) I would rather drive a coe. I am old school not one of y'all side walk sissies that lives in a truck
@Ray-ho8dw
Жыл бұрын
@@dannyrichardson6319 old school right I have driven can overs hell my first truck was a b model mack then a 74 cl 9000 ford then a77 international and then a 81 ford 9000 old hell I was in trucks when you were still shiten yellow old school my ass go park buy crub at a truck stop old school
@Byron_Thomas
Жыл бұрын
Us daycab guys would love a cab over for parking lot deliveries. OTR doesn’t make any sense, but the foodservice and retail final LTL could benefit from them.
@leonielson7138
Жыл бұрын
My experience with cab=over trucks was that on either side of the Rocky Mountains trailers would be transferred from long-nose to cab-over because the mountain passes might require a tighter turning radius, which the cab-over had over the long-nose. As road systems improved, it became less of an issue.
@rhl2macwan
Жыл бұрын
I love the looks of the long nose trucks instead of the flat nose ones cause it’s like dogs having normal faces instead those ugly flat faced ones
@edwardwong654
8 ай бұрын
It's a tradeoff but other than manoeuvrability, visibility and cost, long noses are superior to cab overs.
@gradyneal
Жыл бұрын
In the 70's my dad had 2 cab overs. One was a 73 GMC and the other was a 77 Peterbuilt which he bought brand new in 77. It was an absolutely beautiful truck and had every option available at the time. I'd so love to have it now. I think there is a realistic chance day cab cabovers could make a come back. They are perfect for city deliveries, because of the visibility.
@darkone9572
Жыл бұрын
Love Peterbuilt anything, always good lookin trucks !
@mattgoodmangoodmanlawnmowi2454
Жыл бұрын
@@darkone9572 old truckers never die. They just get a new… Got a pocket knife with pearl inlay handles held by a metal frame. On its side it says the above mine. -Matt’s dad
@fljetgator1833
Жыл бұрын
Peterbilt...
@mattgoodmangoodmanlawnmowi2454
Жыл бұрын
@@fljetgator1833 probably their autoDissect bit them.
@michaelkeogh8454
Жыл бұрын
I could see beverage trucks employing cabovers. Some already use coe box trucks.
@geekhillbilly2636
Жыл бұрын
I drove over the road for many years as a owner-operator and I prefer a Cabover to the long nose. The Noise can be reduced with proper insulation and My old Mack was very comfortable. It had a sleeper so I seldom used a motel, just stopping for fuel and food. BTW I wore out 6 DC powered coffee pots. SAfety wise, my cabover was a lot safer try due to my installing reinforcements I did to the truck. I Easily ran it over 4 million miles, using 6 engines. I sold it to settle down and raise a family. The truck is current STILL on the road as a coal hauler.
@amish733
Жыл бұрын
I own both here in the states. My conventional is far more comfortable to drive long distances. I am however, one of those rare breeds who absolutely loves his cabover and prefers to drive it over my conventional.
@rajeshN97421
Жыл бұрын
😢 Gimme truck driver job in USA. Me from india 🇮🇳
@henrykirk4457
Жыл бұрын
Here in America we say PLEASE
@SternDrive
6 ай бұрын
I'm a 48 year veteran long haul driver who started out on cabovers. You don't want to drive these evil beasts. They are rough riding, noisy, boxy, hard to work on, and dangerous. If you hit something, you loose your legs, or worse. I am deaf today from sitting on top of a screaming Cummins engine 24/7. We aren't living in cramped surroundings like Europe, so there is absolutely no reason to have boxy cabovers.
@ATSFVentaSpurNscaler
Жыл бұрын
Correction: Cab over engine (COE) tractors, or "Cabovers" for short, were NOT phased out in USA in 1960s and 1970s for semi tractor-trailers as your video's opening segment states. In the late 1990s, I worked for J.B. Hunt, one of America's biggest commercial truck carriers. J.B. Hunt's long-haul, over-the-road fleet was known for exclusively operating cabovers until around 1997, still taking delivery of new cabovers until around that time. Between 1997 and 2000, the company gradually switched over its long-haul fleet to "hoods" - the long-nose conventional tractors that we see pulling freight across America's highways today. - from Thomas Lincoln Pilling
@mr.d8214
Жыл бұрын
True that. I worked for Freightliner and we sold a lot of trucks to J.B. Hunt. Still do.
@richardreid6377
Жыл бұрын
CRST was also exclusively (at least as far as I saw) until at least 2000.
@robertleo9744
Жыл бұрын
very true, I was a owner operator in the 1990s and only drove cabovers until I changed occupations Jan,1 2000
@scythelord
Жыл бұрын
Yeah they still made plenty of cabovers. Freightliner Argosy was the common one I remember seeing last. But they were extremely rare aside from a few companies. Fuel efficiency needs largely drove them out as the alternative trucks like the Freightliner Century which is basically the same truck in long nose form had better gas mileage. I've seen fuel tracking websites that track fuel mileage of users of their truck model and the Freightliner Argosy users were between 3.6-4.4 MPG whereas the Century users were between 5.4-6.7 MPG. Granted it tells nothing of the loads or whether they operate in more hilly terrain, but none of the long noses lose out to cab overs for MPG.
@hia5235
Жыл бұрын
yes it was the 90s you started seeing less cabover
@williammurray1341
Жыл бұрын
My parents did 1 million miles in a GMC cabover. It was a great view of the road.
@hazmathauler4536
Жыл бұрын
First one at the accident too lol.
@shhs6127
Жыл бұрын
@@hazmathauler4536 Check ✔️ Volvo truck ... Renault... From Europe 🌍... Safety is excellent... USA don't know how to make things.. all production is in Chinese hands know.. ( innovations) ... 😂. Don't say bad things to you fired .. help him and enjoy his part off history.. and make bether in future 🎉❤
@harryjohnson9215
Жыл бұрын
@@shhs6127 you are right Americans don't know how to build things
@rickastleysrevenge3258
Жыл бұрын
@@shhs6127 wow typical European arrogance. Can’t even spell properly.
@Messerschmitt512S
Жыл бұрын
There is an example of these American COE trucks in my country. International 9800. It is very old. And a large number entered Iran. These trucks are still loading on the roads. Every time I look at it, I enjoy it, it is very heartwarming. Even if I want to say about American trucks with a nose that is in Iran, it is the Mack R series. (R600) This truck was imported during the Pahlavi period before the revolution and had a factory in the country itself. People still love these trucks and they rule the roads. Despite the passage of 50 years, they still have the symbol of authenticity and grandeur. Even different nicknames have been given to the R series here. Thanks for your great content 👍
@BloodyHeck
Жыл бұрын
I started in a 9700 and loved it when the 9800 came out.
@mickangio16
Жыл бұрын
I drove 5 spd R Models for one company that I worked for. They were rough & crude, but reliable work horses. They were rough riding, heavy, no air suspension to assist getting under a low-dropped trailer, and the rear axles couldn't be locked the way other trucks that I drove so it was very easy to get stuck in winter snow. It was surprising to me the broad power range of the engine could pull heavy loads with only the five gears. Funny thing about them- if you lugged the motor hard enough it would start running backwards! The exhaust would start blowing out of the air cleaner and STINK! HAHA. I seen a couple guys do it and freak out not knowing what in heck was going on! Oh, that was funny.
@brianeisenga882
Жыл бұрын
My father in law still drives a cab over. He is 80 years old. Been driving truck since he was 18. Has owned his trucking company for 40 years now. Stay safe out there.
@YabblerDabblerDo
Жыл бұрын
What's the name of the company?
@brianeisenga882
Жыл бұрын
@@YabblerDabblerDo Brinks and Son trucking. McBain Michigan. I just figured out the other day that he is 85. Not 80. Still drives 3 days a week.
@ni1469
Жыл бұрын
There’s still a federal tractor maximum length in the US but it’s measured separately from the trailer. Ive done work with “stretching” semi frames and we set them 1/2” under the legal limit. It actually helps maneuvering because it allows the semi to turn farther backing up before hitting the trailer
@grandpa7278
Жыл бұрын
Ever ask yourself who's making all the rules, their motivations? If you think it's for the public's safety, well, sadly, you're wrong. The Controller's don't give two shit's about your safety! ...best guess, extortion of money.
@AFMountaineer2000
Жыл бұрын
The best truck I ever drove was a cab over truck when I was stationed in England. They were Man trucks and absolutely impossible to grind gears in them. And despite being 6'3" I was able to stand in them without any difficulty.
@harryjohnson9215
Жыл бұрын
The Europe ones are considered better than the American ones For some reason
@johnjay9404
Жыл бұрын
"Man trucks" I like that. You're right. I missed the time when man trucks had two shifters. One for the high/low, and the other for the 10 gears where you double clutched every gear.
@AFMountaineer2000
Жыл бұрын
@John Jay MAN in this case is an acronym for Maschinenfabrik Augsburg-Nürnberg AG, which is the company that makes them. And you didn't double clutch these trucks, there was a button on the shifter you pressed to bypass the clutch to shift gears. The only time you pressed the clutch was when you were beginning to drive
@johnjay9404
Жыл бұрын
@@AFMountaineer2000 that's awesomely different
@jenshoefer7944
Жыл бұрын
@@AFMountaineer2000 yes, MAN together with Scania is considered premium in truck world
@pvtparts90
Жыл бұрын
The greatest aspect of cab over driving is that you have such insane visibility and spatial awareness. Its basically impossible to not know / see what you're doing.
@thefrenchbastard1646
Жыл бұрын
sounds like a downside they say the same thing about SUV's but as it turns out having a bigger dead zone in front and to the side of the vehicul is a bigger risk than being able to see further ahead tought i guess it's not as big of an issue for trucs since unlike regular cars the are awfull in thet departement by default
@alanstephenson4
Жыл бұрын
Just won't get around in the UK with a conventional cab, scania do a T CAB, or a conventional, though they look smart, they are just not practical on our small roads, all though given the chance, we would love to have a large sleeper cab.
@johpfit760
Жыл бұрын
@@thefrenchbastard1646 cab over trucks have a lot shorter blind spot in front than conventional ones.
@Hillers62
Жыл бұрын
My Dad was a truck driver for over 20 years...I often rode on trips with him, and saw how it was not easy being a truck driver...long roads, boring, staying awake...watching out for smokeys...But my Dad always drove a long nose truck...he didn't like cabovers...he never told me why...Edwin Hillers, Truck Driver from Fort Worth, Texas...may he rest in peace...
@troystallard6895
Жыл бұрын
It was my long-haul experience in the early seventies that cabover beat the drivers half to death, because you were sitting directly on top of the front wheels. I was so relieved the first time I drove a long-nosed semi... I can see them being more practical in local driving, because of the better maneuverability.
@flilguy
Жыл бұрын
I think the cabovers would be easier to drive in downtown traffic. Although I know of someone that died in an accident driving one of those back in the 1970s. Another vehicle ran a stop sign. He hit them traveling around 50mph. Somehow it all caught on fire and exploded before he got out. He was the father of my sister's best friend. In the 1970s he left behind a wife and three young children.
@lypsohgameing2859
Жыл бұрын
From my under standing (feom family and freind who have been driving from a range of 20-45 years cab overs are much harder to drive i dont rember the reasoning but theu have all told me they are just way harder to drive
@999pr1
Жыл бұрын
@@lypsohgameing2859 Several factors: 1. you sit high, so every bump that is parallel to the axles causes the cab to pitch forward and back. 2. More complex shift linkage that can wear and need adjustment to keep it precise..3. Climbing in and out if you are on short runs gets old very quickly. Add that to the maintenance issues because of limited access to the engine and accessories means the European drivers can have them. I drove GMC Astro 95's and ford C types for many years, later drove Pete and KW long nose types and would never go back to a COE.
@Jamestfarrell
Жыл бұрын
I worked on the assembly lines at both Mack (Hayward,CA) and Freightliner (Portland, OR). The Mack cabovers were "F" models while the conventional cabs were "R" models. The relative ease of maintenance of the R models is an important factor, but keep in mind that the system required for jacking the F model cab up and tipping it forward HAS to be maintained as well. I watched a brand new, custom-ordered Mack F model cab fail to be restrained just as it went over center during the tipping process on the assembly line in Hayward. Custom paint, tricked out interior-beautiful cab completely destroyed as it crashed all the way over into the shop floor in the Mack factory. Had to build the customer a new one.
@Markus-bg4sg
8 ай бұрын
Because these American tractors, with the engine in front of the cab, saved not one or two drivers’ lives... but hundreds - thousands. In the event of an impact: the radiator, the engine (1-tone) and then the cabin take the impact. European: 0.8 mm tin and that’s it, all that remains is the photograph on the driver’s license, nothing more.
@Hamsteak
Жыл бұрын
Cab over was and still is my favourite truck. I used to and still do call them "flat engine"
@rustysawyers5109
Жыл бұрын
I was a trucker for 20 years, long haul. My favorite truck was a Freightliner cab over. A little rougher riding but could get into tight spaces and your view was better. Never cared much for a long nose although I drove many of those too.
@stevenvanheel3932
Жыл бұрын
It’s amazing the difference a longer wheelbase makes on ride quality. The truck I have the most experience in is a kenworth t660 with a fairly long wheelbase (unsure of exact specs) and it rides phenomenal compared to our shorter wheelbase international 9200i and Volvo (unsure of model). The kenworth also has a different suspension design which probably helps too. I am really impressed with the quality of trucks that kenworth makes.
@averyw.3939
Жыл бұрын
I drive a T800 with a 210 inch wheelbase and it rides like a dream. Wheelbase does make a difference, but AG400 is the smoothest riding suspension I’ve experienced. That T800 rides better than our long wheelbase W900 with 4 bag air
@adirondacker007
Жыл бұрын
I remember riding in cabovers when I was a kid. I still remember the bumpy ride.
@zacharywallace2243
Жыл бұрын
What engine?
@codybertram6122
Жыл бұрын
They ride great on the interstate but if you get on an old northern state road that has freeze cracks it can be pretty rough. Depending on how close the freeze cracks are it can really get rough.
@codybertram6122
Жыл бұрын
They ride great on the interstate but if you get on an old northern state road that has freeze cracks it can be pretty rough. Depending on how close the freeze cracks are it can really get rough.
@Aluze
9 ай бұрын
For short, local road routes, the cabover makes it so much easier to get around and being able to SEE so much more of your frontal area is very helpful. So for smaller box trucks on local/back roads and such I feel the cabover is superior
@casedistorted
8 ай бұрын
For a school bus a cab over is far superior too, easier to see kids if they get in front of the bus or taking right corners with cars everywhere
@scottrayhons2537
Жыл бұрын
I had an Isuzu 1 tonner cabover pickup truck. I could flip the cab up wash it all down, change oil easy, work on the engine standing next to it. Bad part was if you ever got into a head-on crash, you would be the 1st one there dead. It finally wore out.
@Perich29
Жыл бұрын
Its just like driving a 40 ft bus your sitting over the steering axle.
@druegillis1744
Жыл бұрын
We recently went on a road trip to Scotland and immediately saw the most important reasons for employing cab overs: #1 was that the streets and alleyways are narrow and hard to maneuver, some having been constructed 100’s of years ago. #2 was to scare the hell out of drivers coming the other direction, making them move as far to the left as possible, especially when they are not used to driving on the left. Those suckers look really big and scary when they are coming at you!
@josephhorvath2562
Жыл бұрын
In the U.S our roads are much wider and way less older. We also have huge interstate systems that can require hours and hours of travel. The conventional truck does best in these conditions compared to cabover, where as in europe, such as you said, streets are much more narrow and older. Not to mention the longevity of comfort isn't as necessary.
@UzumakiNaruto_
Жыл бұрын
@@josephhorvath2562 Are cab overs really less uncomfortable? Seems like its the superior design with better visibility and making it safer for everyone around these trucks especially pedestrians.
@josephhorvath2562
Жыл бұрын
@@UzumakiNaruto_ My father has been driving 18 wheelers for about 33 years now and he can attest that the long-nose conventional trucks are more comfortable due to their engine location. Having to drive 8 hours across a region/state with an engine sitting right below your ass is less comfortable over the long-term.
@Rroff2
Жыл бұрын
@@UzumakiNaruto_ Some of the latest ones we have here in the UK anyhow have incredibly comfortable air suspension seats and considerable improvements to isolating the engine from the cab - a completely different experience to the older ones. I don't really have any experience of long nosed trucks to compare to.
@davidjames990
Жыл бұрын
@@josephhorvath2562, a European truck would eat up the miles in the US, they are far more technically advanced and a lot more fuel efficient than their US counterparts, you guys just want a load of space behind you, which I understand if you are away from home months at a time, but in reality, US built trucks are dinosaurs compared to European built trucks.
@kevinvoyer5053
Жыл бұрын
As a retired driver who worked driving all types of trucks all through from 1978-2018, from tankers, flatbed, dump trucks and trailers, dry and refer boxes , doubles, long nose and COE, I would mostly prefer a sort nose conventional tractor, with or without a sleeper, especially with a sleeper. I’ve done long haul and daily pickup and delivery with both. The cab over does have a minimal advantage in maneuverability but that’s all. At one job I was peddling freight daily, like 10-18 stops a day, in a cab over that’s like climbing in and out of a three each stop! Then there’s the most important difference, SAFETY, with a feeling of vulnerability that comes in a cab over, where you are literally sitting no more than 3’ at the hip from the front bumper, two feet at the kneecap! Plus right over the front axle and bumps it roll over. My favorite all time tractor without a sleeper? Give me a One Stack Mack R Model with a window in the back! With a 5 speed Econodyne 300 hp Mack Engine and Transmission! Where you can drive fully loaded at 78,000 lbs, from Allentown, PA, to Providence, R.I. On the Interstate in the middle of the night with low traffic, in 4th&5th gears! Unless you need to come to a stop! No the cab over will never return in the USA! I have quit a job in the past, where the owner bought a fleet of Mack Cab Over day cabs, that had the nickname coffin box, because the entire width of the cab was the length of the front bumper, but only as deep as 30”! I quit along with half the drivers the second week!
@dew02300
Жыл бұрын
I always felt like I was gonna end up laying on the road if I stopped too fast.
@lisam4503
Жыл бұрын
I worked at Cumberland Farms and they had the old Mack twin screws. Everyone loved them. Hated driving a cab over. I did diesel repair for them and Garelicks.
@kevinvoyer5053
Жыл бұрын
@@lisam4503 yea UPS had an entire fleet of those “coffin boxes”, the only other coe I ever drove that was worst was the Ford C700-C800, that I drove quite a bit at Roadway, mostly gas powered till the mid 80’s. No power steering or meaningful defrosters, terrible heat buildup in the cab with the worst ride ever, but highly maneuverable in the city, even pulling a 53’. Buy no real power, even those with the biggest gas engines, from 401-534 ci V8’s with huge Holley 4 brl carbs, through a 5 speed with 2speed rears. Talk about mileage? I remember pulling a 48’, loaded with paper rolls at 42,000 lbs net! Only on a 10 mile trip one way, i topped off the gas tanks, 2, 55 gallon sander bag tanks before I left. Dropped off the paper and picked up a load of children’s clothing at 28,000 net going back to the barn in Lincoln. RI. Total mileage was only 28 miles, total gas used? 38 gallons! Lot of hills in RI. With pedal to the metal in every gear with the engine screaming.
@lisam4503
Жыл бұрын
@@kevinvoyer5053 I had a big 1970 F700 box truck with the conventional cab and fiberglass tilt nose. It had the little 331 with four speed and two speed rear. It wasn't fast but was a good decent truck. Fuel mileage was surprisingly good on it. The only thing I didn't like was Ford was slow to adopt the double master cylinder. Nothing worse than that whoosh when you have a full load and got little time to figure out how to stop. Then they had the parking brake in a drum on the back of the transmission. Those never worked good in an emergency for stopping.
@markoshun
5 ай бұрын
As an RVer pulling a trailer on the highway-ways, the difference between an aerodynamic long nose truck and a flat nose delivery truck is insane. I often don’t even feel the hi-way hauler trucks whereas the delivery trucks and even smaller vans/big suvs move me around a lot. Like getting slammed.
@jeffreyhusack2400
Жыл бұрын
I had a cab over 1985 Freightliner big cam 4 Cummins full 400 , I loved mine. Can't beat old school.pulled a 45' spread axle flat bed
@gregorygotsch5601
Жыл бұрын
I drove a COE 1985 Freightliner with about 230 ' wheelbase ,Cummins big cam 300 turned up to about 350 ,pulled a 45' flat . I thought it was a good riding truck, I loved it driving it everywhere.
@neilk1121
Жыл бұрын
Not a truck driver but I grew up in the 1980s where COE was in middle of the phase out. But one nostalgic reason why I loved the COE was due to the Transformers cartoon during that time, namely Optimus Prime. That's where my appreciation started, the two seemed very prefectly merged to be recognized as American symbols in that era.
@bigd7696
Жыл бұрын
I always wondered why "flat nose" (what the drivers I knew called them) trucks were not prevalent anymore. The first 10 years of my life were spent at an import export trucking yard in Niagara Falls called Freeport Transport which had many cab over and long nose trucks. My father managed the place so we lived in the apartment above the offices. Living in this trucking compound (basically farmland surrounding us) was normal for me so I really enjoyed this video.
@Alpine_Joe
9 ай бұрын
I'm not a trucker (or lorry driver as I'd prefer to call it) and I'm not American but I've asked myself this question. This explained it thoroughly so thank you ... these long nose artics look REALLY comfortable. That's basically a small hotel room on wheels ! 😊
@Alec72HD
8 ай бұрын
Ever since America saved UK from becoming a part of Germany, American English is the standard.
@HogMan2022
Жыл бұрын
I learned to drive in a '76' White Freightliner. My buddy still owns it. He rebuilt the 350 Cummins to a 400 and uses it for his own personal hay hauling every year. It is an awesome rig!
@johnjay9404
Жыл бұрын
I drove both. True. Over the road, a conventional is preferred. As a Postal Service TTO, I drove a cab over Mac. In city, my Mac had great agility, especially in backing in difficult docks. But! Sitting over the engine and steering axle produced several herniated disc's in my back. So, there's that....
@KISSFanDan1995
Жыл бұрын
I think Scania should bring their cabovers here for shorter intercity runs. Ive seen long nosed trucks struggle making turns on streets in urban or city areas.
@geraldmen1
Жыл бұрын
So can Volvo the FH & FM series would do good in North America
@JohnGeorgeBauerBuis
Жыл бұрын
Yes, cabovers make so much sense for urban haulage.
@zopEnglandzip
Жыл бұрын
Ford had some European cabs for sale in the states a while ago, called the cargo here in England, think it was just c series there. The brewery truck on final destination! looks like they went back to bonnets after ford dropped it's euro trucks. They made some pretty good looking trucks on your side, still think their aeromax is one of the best looking cabs. I had an H series toy as a kid too, that was a 60's American ford coe. Either way, it's been tried repeatedly on urban and long distance and it seems the only operator who want forward control trucks is the army as much as I agree with your thinking.
@Miwiz1
Жыл бұрын
I’ve been saying this for years. Cabovers would make life easier here, in LA. We start seeing them again, but they are electric. No so popular right now
@trucknwitayee9669
Жыл бұрын
Those things sound like a wet fart
@marcdb1412
5 ай бұрын
I've been a truck driver for many years. There are pros and cons on both type of trucks. It depends where you drive and what you carry. According to your needs, there is the right truck for you. And it is also a personal preference. Cheers.
@billmullins6833
Жыл бұрын
My dad was a long-haul trucker all my life. He did not like cabover tractors. Dad always said that with a cabover, if something bad happened, you were the "first one to arrive". I remember hearing of incidents where the latches holding the cab down failed in a collision and the driver was injured - or even KILLED - when the cab flipped forward. I suspect that safety was a big reason why cabovers as OTR trucks disappeared in the U.S.
@knote4958
Жыл бұрын
Reminds me of an AskReddit story of a gnarly wreck a wrecker crew responded to, a COE truck got clotheslined by a steel cable and it took the top off at the windshield. One of the guys went to the cab to set the brakes and the driver's torso was still there. They found his top half over in the rest of the cab with his look of surprise still froze on his face.
@tomh9807
Жыл бұрын
It does not matter if you rear end another truck with a cabover or a conventional. I have seen conventional accidents where the motor and the complete nose was pushed through the cab all the way to the rear wall and one barely could recognize that it was a truck.
@tazkforcealpha
Жыл бұрын
There are trucks in Europe with the "nose" fe. Volvos and Scanias and they are perfectly fine boarding ferries. Main reason why most brands existing in Euro reality use the cabover design is that European roads and cities are way tighter than what you can see in N.America. Deleted nose allows for greater visibility in those road conditions, also, in Europe cars are smaller (or there is way more really small cars that are occupying roads), with the nose in front of a truck, you might sometimes even not notice such small cars. But main reason is maneuverability in dense european cities and the fact that european roads are way tighter that in the US or Canada.
@edwardpate6128
Жыл бұрын
As a kid growing up in the late 60's and early 70's I just loved seeing all of the cabovers out on the road! My favorite probably the International Transtar IIs
@danstromness5165
Жыл бұрын
Ya never forget the iconic lines of the Transtar & Transtar-II's. They stood apart from Kw's & Pete's, by a wide margin. They just looked GREAT!!
@randymorris8786
Жыл бұрын
The Transtar COF4070B was beautiful out there. Peace
@jimsmith9819
Жыл бұрын
@@randymorris8786 i liked the Chevy Titan, i believe it was called
@dannyrichardson6319
Жыл бұрын
The 57 coe bullnose kw wow what a girl. The Emeryville was a hot one too
@randymorris8786
Жыл бұрын
@@jimsmith9819 Lots of folks never seen one. I did. One. And drove it a bit. Peace
@martykath4427
Жыл бұрын
i had 3 used cabover tippers in my short stint as a owner operator in Australia. I loved their compactness for maneuverability and ease of servicing. So much easier to work around the engine and gearbox. I did clutch replacements in my suburban driveway.
@9Xavier1
Жыл бұрын
My dad was an owner-operator of his cab-over in the 70’s-80’s for North American Van Lines. I remember thinking it was so huge sitting in it as a kid. Now look at how much larger the modern American semi is!
@scrunchymacscruff1244
Жыл бұрын
What 8-tracks did you listen to?
@Obamaistoast2012
Жыл бұрын
I just bought my third cab over international cargostar, we rebuild them and put them back into service for our tow company, some of our trucks are over 50 years old and still work regularly.
@TruckTropia
Жыл бұрын
nice work man
@marshallcollins8634
Жыл бұрын
@obamaistoast Good for you Dude👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻 Thanks for keeping them alive. With the right suspension, I think they have their place. I love them If I win the lottery I will have a fleet of them and every Kawasaki KZ I CAN BUY. Although I do also like the KW 680 . Been retired for 8 years so I don’t know how the new stuff rides. I would love to do a RESTO MOD Chicken truck on an old cabover.
@white-dragon4424
Жыл бұрын
Also, the cab overs are vital for manoeuvring into a lot of our delivery areas in the UK, many of which are situated in areas that were designed and built 100+ years ago. As a teenager I used to work in a town centre supermarket that had its delivery area at the back of the store in an old Victorian industrial area. Not only was the area for backing into the delivery area extremely limited, but the truck had to traverse some tiny winding Victorian backstreets in order to get there. Suffice to say, even with the cab over design, they just about made it into the delivery area. All of our out of town superstores were designed for late 20th early 21st century vehicles, which makes getting into delivering to them very easy, but they still have to deliver to the much older areas in old historical towns and cities.
@verandi3882
Жыл бұрын
I have never been to the UK, but this is one of the things I really love and respect about it, how they preserved all the historical beauty of their cities. I always fantasied that walking there is like going back in time to a medieval world, even some pubs and restaurants look antique . Quite lovely. I really hope it will remain that way .
@white-dragon4424
Жыл бұрын
@@verandi3882 Most of our town and city centres were planned and built in medieval times, with some parts going back even further to Roman times, hence why a lot of the streets aren't really suitable for modern large vehicles, especially semi-trucks. As I said previously, it makes for some really tight and awkward manoeuvring when trucks need to deliver to the shops there, sometimes with literally only inches to spare. Where I live now we've got a city centre that's a mixture of 20th and 21st Century buildings (partly because the city was bombed during WWII), Tudor buildings, medieval buildings (we've got a Norman castle that sits on top of a long extinct volcano!), and Roman. We've even got a 21st Century shopping centre with a Roman wall running straight through the centre!
@verandi3882
Жыл бұрын
@@white-dragon4424 truly magnificent. The UK then must be the gem of europe. A friend of mine who visited Scotland, from poland, backed up what you said , he had said that it looks nothing like cities from this century. It is so fascinating to think of cities planned out from roman and medieval times still the same today bustling with life. Preserving such a unique heritage is a priority over consumerism . Especially those new ugly shiny glass buildings . I hope it will stay intact .
@presterjohn71
Жыл бұрын
@@verandi3882, my local pub The Cardinal's Hat in the UK has been around since the 14th century. Another pub nearby, The King Charles ll was named after the king who hid inside it during the English Civil War. That was in 1651.
@kyleatherton88
Жыл бұрын
Yep, totally agree...i used to deliver for the co op and i can tell ya....some of them stores where damn tight to get in and out of 😬...good fun though 😂
@jscottupton
Жыл бұрын
I'm not a trucker. But the advantage is clear to me. COMFORT. It's why I don't like riding lawnmowers. Walk-behind mowers are more comfortable in that they don't "bounce you around".
@joelharris3389
Жыл бұрын
Cab Overs are AWESOME! the engine is easy to work on, they are much easier to manuver. The reason they went out was that driving over the rockies really limited their usability. Long Nose gives them haul-ability, comfort and live-ability and safety!
@douglassellers7528
Жыл бұрын
What did the mountains have to do with it? I drove a cabovers across the Rockies more than once. Same engines, same transmissions.
@dand5593
Жыл бұрын
Haul ability? I do not think so, cab overs that are produced now are having much powerful engines also the loads that can carry are bigger than a brand new long nose.
@dethray1000
Жыл бұрын
not true==the only reason the cab over was used was length laws--no other reason--50 years in the business and owned many trucks--had my own company--ran out of salt lake city with my tanker trucks-cab overs suck
@exilemike
Жыл бұрын
Cabovers suck, I'll take a conventional any day.
@big_rig_resto
Жыл бұрын
Cab overs are the worst thing ever. I passed my test in a cab over, horrible ride, warm inside, terrible to work on....
@brucestrickland8561
Жыл бұрын
When I got my first motorcycle I quickly learned to brace myself when a cabover was coming the other way. They generate a massive wake.
@spitfirepam
Жыл бұрын
I drove both. Had a flat top Freightliner conventional, and a White GMC cabover. For over-the-road, the conventional was the way to go, for sure. The cabover was great for around town hauling. They do still make cabovers though. You can get a special order Argosy, and those are a nice ride.
@HAMASSPIGS
Жыл бұрын
Yes Drove one for many years in South Africa
@shawnmartin1306
Жыл бұрын
The long nose is better to put the lot lizards in though 🎉
@HAMASSPIGS
Жыл бұрын
@@shawnmartin1306 You wouldn't touch them with a barge pole in SA🤣
@shawnmartin1306
Жыл бұрын
@@HAMASSPIGS yeah in SA that’s a death sentence. US and UK most things they can give you are curable. In SA I would pass too 🙃
@HAMASSPIGS
Жыл бұрын
@@shawnmartin1306 sounds like you are speaking from experience 🤣
@guilhermetavares4705
Жыл бұрын
Here in Brazil we used to have long nose trucks, but regulation started to prevent this and we only have cab-overs now. Since Brazil has factories of European brands such as Mercedes, VW, DAF, Volvo and Iveco, I believe that these companies put pressure for the European model to be adopted here. This is why the Brazilian market has no American trucks, unlike other countries in Latin America.
@fruitycoconut
Жыл бұрын
Yeah fk Renault trucks.
@_Kizagan_33
8 ай бұрын
Pity
@kenwelch198
Жыл бұрын
I drove a cab-over International back in the late 70s. I loved mine. So much more maneuverable in the tight yards around the juice plants I hauled to.
@corneliuscrewe677
8 ай бұрын
My dad was a long haul truck driver for decades, he always said a cabover would beat you to death and he never felt safe in one.
@loveforthegame3
Жыл бұрын
as a diesel mechanic cabovers are a joy to work on. My company employs volvo FE with D series diesels. They are so nice to work on you can do a complete inframe in under 8 hours
@dannysdailys
Жыл бұрын
I have about 750,000 miles over the road in both cab overs and long nose trucks. The long nose trucks were much more comfortable to drive, but when you have to drop a trailer in a tight yard, the cab over was by far the better ride. I dropped trailers with my cab over Peterbilt I could never had dropped with the long nose Pete. Overall, for long haul irregular routes, the cab over was far superior. I had cities I had to navigate through like Boston or NYC where triple parking by cars made it impossible with a long nose. Frankly? I don't know how they do it today. And yes, with a cab over you're the first one to the accident and many, many drivers were killed because of them. I don't see them ever coming back.
@henrykirk4457
Жыл бұрын
I drive cabover here in Australia. Without the "nose" you can have longer trailers, pull more freight and ultimately make more money!
@carultch
Жыл бұрын
Do big rig trucks get to make the Melbourne hook turns? Or would you have to make 3 left turns instead of a right turn, at those intersections?
@TheDragonRider6422
Жыл бұрын
I was just about to say. Kenworth in australia is still making cabovers over there iirc from their website
@azxff1
Жыл бұрын
We can pull the maximum allowed length trailer or trailers here in America with a long nosed truck because as mentioned in the video... The truck length doesn't count here anymore. You can well exceed 300 inches in wheelbase and that is not uncommon. More than that is impractical for turning.
@Davidofthelost
Жыл бұрын
I can see cabovers being kept more in large cities or to close towns. Needing the maneuverability in especially small roads and streets. With long nose being for more longhaul jobs, cross state and interstate jobs, where you know you’ll need a comfortable ride and possibly a place to rest up after driving for 24hrs straight to get it done fast.
@hoss1003
Жыл бұрын
The first cabover I drove, was a 1975 International Transtar II,. The last one was a 1992 9700 International cabover. Then we switched to conventionals in 1995. Yes, 48 and 53 foot trailers were the norm, but we also pulled trailers up to 57 feet long. We also pulled double and triple 28 footers in some areas. That was the Good Old Days of being a truck driver. They had cut government regulations and then we could really make some money. Then, As an OO with my own authority, I was making $12K a week with one truck and reefer trailer. Then huge trucking companies came in and under bid everyone and stole the freight from independent truckers, while paying their drivers less and less money, ruining the trucking industry. Now all we have are under qualified drivers running down the highways having more and more accidents than ever before. Greedy people sure can ruin a good thing..
@ferodeny
Жыл бұрын
I hate when big industries ruin good things, just to make more money.
@coltsjason
Жыл бұрын
I agree I gave up on my own authority leased on to a company now drivers have no respect out Herr for eachother
@sw01ller
Жыл бұрын
my favoured truck will always be a "cab over" (ive never heard that term before) but im from the UK where we back into incredibly tight spaces and need as much vision as possible to navigate our 200 million roundabouts. However, i am always so jealous of all the creature comforts in an American longnose and would absolutely love, one day, to drive one. I was a trucker here for 17 years and would love to move to America or Canada (or Australia) and drive long distance but ive changed professions and i now drive trains for a lot more money.
@chiarosuburekeni9325
Жыл бұрын
You haven’t heard the term cab over where you live because there’s no reason for it. You don’t have long nosed trucks so there’s no need to differentiate
@BluefootDStank
9 ай бұрын
You’re not missing out, American truckers get paid dirt and spit nowadays unless you own your truck.
@patraic5241
Жыл бұрын
The last major US trucking company to use cab overs was Schneider National. Up to a little over twenty years ago they used the International. They decided to switch to the Century for their whole fleet. I was working for Schneider at the time.
@10th_Doctor
Жыл бұрын
Schneider eggs!
@knerduno5942
9 ай бұрын
Did you used to be a Air Traffic Controller also?
@patraic5241
9 ай бұрын
@@knerduno5942 No. Never
@beepbop6697
9 ай бұрын
Since cab-overs were never banned in the USA, and they went extinct -- seriously doubt that cab-overs will ever make a comeback here.
@23ofSeptember
Жыл бұрын
I live in Japan. Every truck is a Cab over. Mainly because of the narrow roads. I'm "in the know" about this. I grew up next to a trucker. I'm "in the know" about American trucking too. Basically, I'm very knowledgeable about this topic. I should have been consulted.
@TruckTropia
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing 👍
@rollout1984
Жыл бұрын
Which is why Optimus Prime was originally a cab over.
@jimmydcap
Жыл бұрын
34 years of trucking and I drove a lot of miles in Cabovers. Miss driving them too.
@jonathanbair523
Жыл бұрын
I am not a trucker, but I do love the look of the cab over tractor. I would think they would be best for the drivers who go from warehouse to store that is home every night by 5pm or so. I can see why trucks like the long nose for the OTR/long haul truckers where they may be gone for 2 week.
@OneTequilaTwoTequila
9 ай бұрын
My dad drove a truck for a flour/feed mill for 53 years. When I was a kid I used to ride along to help unload flour bags. He used to have a Kenworth Aerodyne with a big sleeper and the windows above the cab. I loved that truck. I never had to drive it, though, so I can see how conventional would be better for the driver.
@leeplunkett-py2xe
Жыл бұрын
I worked for Kenworth for 24 years and I worked on cabovers. I hated working on them. They were falling apart structurally and I had to rebuild them often. I was glad when they stopped making them. Now I work on Pierce fire trucks and they are cabovers. They are built very sturdy. I like them.
@johnbush2811
Жыл бұрын
You probably repaired a bunch of broken dog houses and cab floors at KW. They literally shook apart. Structurally the GMC Astro was much stronger but like all makes they had their own problems in electrical and HVAC systems. Volvo eliminated them.
@hugomyllykangas8442
Жыл бұрын
Never had that problem in sweden, worket at a scania workshop and even on the really Old trucks from ta 80s i never had any problems with the cab over or had any falling apart 😅
@johnbush2811
Жыл бұрын
@@hugomyllykangas8442 How many of those trucks ran over 100,000 miles or 161,000 kilometers per year. Most US trucks do on roads that are far from perfect.
@lovestihlquality1369
Жыл бұрын
My Dad worked at International Harvester for more than 40 years as a maintenance welder. Fort Wayne was known as the Heavy Truck Capital of the World. Many changes over years. The cab over w a set back front axle was popular for some time. Maybe someone who drove these could comment. Schneider and J B Hunt had many.
@rwhclo
Жыл бұрын
I drove one for Dart Trucking, it was a dedicated fleet operation with lots of deliveries in downtown NY, Chicago, Baltimore, etc.
@angelbaaldepeor3688
Жыл бұрын
I was very fortunate to buy one for 7 gram I became a business owner in very short time it those trucks are a beauty I think that they back themselves into the warehouses in the city by themselves I don't do anything is like they know what to do.
@steveh7108
Жыл бұрын
Contrary to what the commentary on this video says. It wasn't about safety. It was a marketing ploy to recruit more drivers. Most drivers would rather have a walk-in sleeper and more room then a cabover could provide so companies that had them had plenty of drivers to recruit from. JB Hunt and Schneider were a couple of the last companies to switch over to conventional. Because they had their own driver training program which essentially made the drivers they trained Hostage to their companies so they did not have to rely on a nice fancy truck to lewer in drivers. Also jbhunt and Schneider had a mandatory dispatch that meant you had to take what they gave you. Which also meant that they did much more inner-city deliveries like Chicago and New York and other old cities that many professional drivers from other companies would turn down because of the headaches that you gain driving inside those cities. So that's another reason why JB Hunt and Schneider had a lot of cabovers with recessed axles.
@jonathanr1891
Жыл бұрын
I gave you a thumbs up cause I live in Fort Wayne.
@Draco_Alpha
Жыл бұрын
i personally love the design of modern European cab-overs, and if i were a trucker i would prefer that over the long-nose trucks we see here in the States. but, all things considered, it makes sense to have the bigger variants here simply because of the potential for significantly longer delivery times than over in Europe. driver comfort is important, and they basically need to have an apartment with them at all times so they can maximize drive time. and combine that with team driving a truck can be moving practically 24/7 with the exception of driver changes and supply stops.
@paineys3341
Жыл бұрын
I am the exact opposite of you, I am a brit but spend most of my time in the USA. I much prefer the look and style of long-nose trucks, the European short-nose versions look kinder tame ... more woke lol
@einfachabsurd3757
9 ай бұрын
@@paineys3341lol? american longnosetrucks are not better looking. there are worlds between. not only looks but also efficiency.... people say european trucks have no leg room but thats not true either.... maybe trucks like unimog, but they arent built for long routes anyways
@dubious6718
9 ай бұрын
You get bunkbeds in cabovers too.
@cgi2002
8 ай бұрын
@@paineys3341 it's one of the more amusing things between EU cabovers and US long noses. The US trucks arguably look better and more powerful because of the big engine bay but the reality is the opposite. They tend to get less power than European trucks (even EU trucks with smaller engines get more power), have worse fuel efficiency dispite their shape should make them more efficient but their engines are just so inefficient its a joke. For some reason the US just can't build a good engine (they make a nice loud one, but they can't get the same power out of them as anyone else). Oh and finally safety, US trucks should be safer, but they are far more lethal to both themselves and other road users due to the really poor US safety standards compared to the EU.
@skorpion7132
3 ай бұрын
@@paineys3341 Calling a cabover woke... I've never seen such absolute nonsense in my life and I've seen plenty...
@author
Жыл бұрын
When I was a boy growing up in the 1960's, we had three fairly busy city streets near my house. I saw lots of trucks, and personally, I liked the cab-over trucks better - I felt they were better looking. Years later, I grow up, get my drivers license, learn how to maintain my motor vehicles, and so on. After a while I noticed that cab-over trucks were disappearing. I thought about it, and I thought, "The long-nose trucks must be easier to work on - they don't have to lift that big cab to work on the truck." But after watching this video, I learned "reasons new to me" on why the cab-overs became fewer. Thank you for posting it.
@jamesfisher4326
Жыл бұрын
When I was a child our nest door neighbor drove rigs with oversize loads such as large earth moving equipment. Each load often had a different trailer to meet its needs.This meant that he frequently ran without a trailer to pick up the next load. He didn't like cab-overs when running without a trailer they were less stable and rode poorly.
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