I still operate the oldest Fleet on the road today. I have 16 T600's from 1985 to 1990. All running REAL Diesel Engines and NO DEF. My Drivers are always complimented on the trucks. All over a Million Miles, 6 with over 2 Million miles. You couldn't pay me to climb into one of those Snowflake Auto Cruisers they have today.
@knucklemodding
5 жыл бұрын
Who here loves classics more than modern trucks
@Aviationgeek21
5 жыл бұрын
I dont see hoe those old things look good to you guys it might work better but the look is so awful
@knucklemodding
5 жыл бұрын
American Builds/U.S Army there are some trucks that look awful but than there are good classic ones, there’s the peterbilt 379,freightliner classic XL,kenworth W900A there’s so much classic trucks that I like
@tomorriaaustin9662
4 жыл бұрын
I love the old truck cabover
@polecatfan1627
4 жыл бұрын
Depends
@AnthonyHill77
4 жыл бұрын
I'd take a older truck over these new sensor auto shift trucks any day! The comfort on new trucks is better but I absolutely hate that distance sensor where if not careful it will slam the brakes on.
@bernardsingleton9032
5 жыл бұрын
From the mechanic view point, ill take the coe all day. Less down time an less electronic garbage to fail. An who the hell want a auto tractor??
@daver.9971
5 жыл бұрын
I drove a frieghtliner cabover identical to that truck! It was awesome in town and tight spots. I loved that truck!
@punker4Real
5 жыл бұрын
those are the scary trucks
@carnellbaker3970
9 ай бұрын
That was my frist truck as an OO BEST TRUCK I EVER DRIVEN
@davidbrennan5
5 жыл бұрын
The old one don't have 16 k Dollar DEF system that screws up every other week.
@BulletBoyGaming
5 жыл бұрын
davidbrennan5 it also doesn’t have nearly enough safety to keep your stupid ass alive
@TheDarkLordLink
5 жыл бұрын
@@BulletBoyGaming I'll take that old truck over the new one any day. Those new ones aren't worth it.
@SirXyloid
5 жыл бұрын
PTBullet BoyGaming safety lol drivers now are dying way more than drivers back then, y’all don’t know how to drive anymore because of all your stupid safety features
@paulrichards4888
5 жыл бұрын
@@BulletBoyGaming if you drive careless yes you will kill yourself especially cheat the log book and fall asleep behind the wheel.. oooohhh wait those long nose trucks kill the drivers too .. I like cabover trucks over these long nose trucks in Europe and Africa and Brazil these cabover trucks are the state of the art
@ricochetey
5 жыл бұрын
@@SirXyloid and automatics transmissions are ruining it and makes it so any idiot with flip flops and pajamas can get their cdl 🤔
@MarkPalmer1000
4 жыл бұрын
Those Freightliner COE models were the tractors I drove at my CDL school in 1998. They were fun to learn in, but definitely a physical workout compared to modern conventionals. Drivers had to be tough to endure those things over the road.
@kw900lkevin
5 жыл бұрын
The old Freightliner has more character than the Kenworth 660/680 Ever will,
@BulletBoyGaming
5 жыл бұрын
kw900lkevin and I’m sure it has more body count (fatality caused by accidents) than the new ones... character or higher chance of walking away from a crash?
@gabrielpichardo1492
5 жыл бұрын
It doesn't matter how many hooplas and ringadings they put on new trucks, those old school cabovers are just bad ass. Hands down the best looking trucks. Old Optimus prime is also cooler than the new one
@gabrielpichardo1492
5 жыл бұрын
@@BulletBoyGaming half of that is because truck drivers drive too damn fast on the interstates . So many irresponsible truck drivers on the road nowadays. On the cell phones , on the Snapchat, Facebook etc... Alot more distractions for the drivers in these newer trucks with all the electronic doohickies. And these automatic transmissions in my opinion help drivers to possibly fall asleep because of less physical activity
@cjjaxxon
5 жыл бұрын
@@gabrielpichardo1492 hold on a second! If they put an automatic in that old cabover (which I drove one for an Arkansas outfit back in 1994) I'D DRIVE IT. Lol.
@curtekstrom6600
4 жыл бұрын
@@cjjaxxon what not man enough to know how to use a Clutch?
@larrysnyderthecandorealtor
4 жыл бұрын
That was when trucks were trucks..I loved my cab overs. Drove frightliners, like that Pete's and kws
@donotneed2250
3 жыл бұрын
My first over-the-road truck was a White/GMC cab-over. It had the best riding seat I've ever had and it had a spring ride suspension.
@kelvintorrence5994
5 жыл бұрын
Miss my cabover I could get into anywhere with that old dog. She was my 1st truck as a o.o
@I_like_turtles_67
5 жыл бұрын
We had a screamin eagle with a 18spd. Thing hauled ass back in the day.
@WINCHELLLOCKLEAR
4 жыл бұрын
I started out in cabovers with Ard trucking in 1986 .. another cool thing about the freighterliner double bunk an the Kenworth double bunk is that you could stand up behind the seats an have privacy putting on your clothes 😁
@kinglouis9298
5 жыл бұрын
Now thats a truck! Some light custom wiring and that cab could be just as nice as a newer truck.
@christoffervandyke8523
4 жыл бұрын
I hope California is happy for what they done to the trucking industry
@kelvintorrence5994
4 жыл бұрын
I lived out there in the 90s and that state sucks by what they did to trucking I would not haul out there to save my life.
@franciscogerald41
4 жыл бұрын
For me, I still love that old school truck..❤️😍 like my old frieghtliner💪👍✊
@Dunkaroos248
5 жыл бұрын
That old cabover is a sweetheart no matter how short she is on options
@darrylrichardson1997
5 жыл бұрын
No what is sweet is your Camaro
@Dunkaroos248
5 жыл бұрын
me thanks man, it’s a fun car
@thekingsservant1104
5 жыл бұрын
I'd take that Freightliner over that new garbage any day for the simple fact that once the new truck has been scapped,after a few yrs of use...that old Freightliner will still be rolling down the road. Back then,trucks were built to last.
@KingKonamiLive
5 жыл бұрын
Indeed, just like cars which now are made of aluminum, not metal...so they can barely survive a nudge. I miss the old trucks, my personal favorite being the w900L which is being replaced by the ugly w990. Anyway have a good day.
@thekingsservant1104
5 жыл бұрын
W900 for me as well. A family friend just had to buy a new Kenworth because the 2016 was costing him thousands in repairs. Head, transmission and that stupid government crap manufacturers are forced to put on these days were killing his bottom line. So now he has a new $160k truck with the most coverage warranty he could get. $160k for something he will be lucky to get 3 years out of....yeah no way! Good day to you as well👍
@KingKonamiLive
5 жыл бұрын
@@thekingsservant1104 Yeah it's becoming worse, I'm only 14, hopefully by the time I get older trucking will be a good industry still.
@UnNamedTrucker
5 жыл бұрын
The King's Servant yeah, because you’re an idiot. You can keep that smelly old piece of shot and it’s doghouse and clunky shifter. Keep dreaming about junkyard trucks, rookie.
@thekingsservant1104
5 жыл бұрын
Rookie? Try that bs on someone who doesn't have 20 yrs and 4 million miles under his belt😂
@semiretired6033
5 жыл бұрын
That COE was awesome. Was really surprised to see how filthy it was inside, it was so nice and clean on the outside!! I have driven COE’s back in the 80’s and aside from the feeling I got from being high up there and the ease of getting out of tight situations, I preferred hood trucks. Hated having to crawl in the sleeper!! Try putting on a pair of pants!!!! And of course the ride was not always comfortable!!! They are awesome to look at that’s for sure.
@cindytepper8878
5 жыл бұрын
Back then people didn't have to live in a truck to make a living. The sleeper was for when you were tired
@donotneed2250
3 жыл бұрын
Back then most companies kept drivers out 4-8 weeks at a time and when you went home it was only for 2-3 days. I saw a lot of drivers on the pay phone talking to their wife or girlfriend crying because they couldn't be there. I started in 1991 when most companies had cab-overs.
@williamwilson8062
4 жыл бұрын
Knight: so u want to lease a truck? Me: yes Knight : we have a...... Me: I'll take the cab over in the parking lot
@dustingriffis6774
4 жыл бұрын
Probably has more guts to.
@jeremysawyer2020
4 жыл бұрын
That would be my response too. No eld, no emissions crap.
@inkslinger6156
4 жыл бұрын
Thank you for sharing this video. I started out driving one of these for Werner Enterprises. My truck number was 19195. I started there in 1998. I had good times. Thank you for the memories
@truckersforumowneroperator6729
4 жыл бұрын
Bet you that cab over will out last the new trucks 😁👍
@JaykAnderson
5 жыл бұрын
Like a Christmas tree except when all the lights come on, it's the stealership that gets the presents.
@MrJodyh54
9 ай бұрын
I drove these trucks when they were new.They had air ride cabs and chassis and rode nicely. They were easy to handle, easy to work on, easy to maneuver around and could get in places conventionals could not. I love them and had no problems with them.
@kevinrichards3288
5 жыл бұрын
I don't see too many of those cabovers in service anymore like I use to back in the day.
@TESSY369
4 жыл бұрын
The cabover is the best truck for port work.
@jasonwilliamson5464
4 жыл бұрын
I grew up sleeping on the great big box you have to climb over but in a 1979 international transtar 2
@doug9066
4 жыл бұрын
Amazing difference of these two trucks, great comparison of old & new. Thank you for sharing.
@FullMetalGoat
5 жыл бұрын
I'd take the old truck any day. My current truck is a t800 with the 38inch sleeper. Same as the old, no space for anything other then clothes and a cooler and that's all I need on the road but I understand some like having more. The whole fleet runs the 680s and get all of the modern comforts while I have the bare minimum. Ive been offered a new truck over and over but not having any of the systems that the new trucks have is the best plus the truck is short and nimble while having all the power I need.
@rickyaustin5757
5 жыл бұрын
You’re basically saying this apple is nothing like that orange
@sidneysummers8791
5 жыл бұрын
grew up riding with my dad in a c.o.e. during the 70s. ill keep my 379
@gtboss281
5 жыл бұрын
back then drivers weren't 400 pounds
@rags-fv6ko
5 жыл бұрын
So true..and now they’re wearing beards and slippers
@dan_6915
4 жыл бұрын
lol
@powderriver2424
5 жыл бұрын
I drove those in the early 90’s I can tell you that those trucks were comfortable the set back axle design and the cab air ride in conjunction with the suspension gave a “floating ride” I was raised around trucking I learned to drive a truck when I was 10 just tall enough to touch the pedals that was a 1970 KW logging truck. The old school trucks that were still on the road when that cabover was new was an improvement in driver comfort and productivity.
@PacificDark
5 жыл бұрын
He pointed out the cassette player. He's a man of culture. Gotta keep them tunes bumpin'.
@chloesamclutch
5 жыл бұрын
@Andy Helms I believe wheels a spinnin is the term you meant:)
@curtekstrom6600
5 жыл бұрын
He would use the Cassette deck for holding hi iPhone.
@Gabriel-he6ih
4 жыл бұрын
Not only does the ole iron look good, but for me the interior looks far more conftorble than the one in the new Kenny
@JAAB9296
Жыл бұрын
Yep, and were trouble free for the most part. New tractors will break an owner operator.
@aprilann7510
5 жыл бұрын
Wow! frieghtliner is a beauty
@gl9248
4 жыл бұрын
My first truck was an 86 Freightliner with a 310 Cat, 9 speed on spring ride. I bought it in '93 for 8k. Sold it a year later and bought a '90 Freightliner cabover with 110" bunk, Serious 60 Detroit 430hp, 13 speed. My brother bought a '94 cabover just like the one in this video with the SB axle. I thought we were truckin in luxury!
@RA-ws7it
5 жыл бұрын
I drove several cab overs through the years including a condo like that. Old school to me means no ac or power steering. That puts me back 42yrs
@robertr8197
5 жыл бұрын
I can't imagine a big rig with no power steering...
@RA-ws7it
5 жыл бұрын
I learned how to drive in a long nosed Mack without power at 21yrs old. I spent several years driving things like a White Road Boss, GMC, Mack and Freightliners none of which had power. This was LTL equipment for Roadway, Briggs, CF,PIE etc. I learned how to back those trailers into a dock before I ever took to the street. During my first road test at 21 I had never driven a rig on the street and never around a corner. About an hour later I had a stack of bills to deliver and found myself driving through alleys barely wide enough for the mirrors to clear.
@robertr8197
5 жыл бұрын
@@RA-ws7it different times that's for sure. I deliver for US Foods and they're just running 10 and 13 speed automatics now. Which is disappointing because I learned on a 10 speed in school. I miss shifting.
@jbanuelos7388
4 жыл бұрын
Exactly! Old school was no Ac, just little vent window and another one by the driver’s side feet That freightliner was cool trucks , better smooth ride then the 2019 conventional Peterbil I drive now But yep you can tell rookies apart from old school drivers!👌🏻
@curtekstrom9531
Жыл бұрын
@@robertr8197No driver new to the Truck Industry since 2000. Would last a Half hour in a No Power Steering truck.
@Jesse_Jessie_James
5 жыл бұрын
Still have my KW cabover. Been driving it for 19 years. It was my dad's truck. It was rebuilt in 1992. And it still runs and drives good. I driving other trucks to test out for the company or to train new people. The Automatics are better liked driving it. Trust b me being in Oklahoma City Oklahoma and Dallas Texas. During rush hour. Was easy driving the Automatic. Plus backing up was easy. No thinking is the clutch hot. I was like maybe I'll do this to mine. Swap from a standard transmission to an automatic transmission. I did and it drives easy. When I teach new students it's the 13 speed. Allot have failed others quit. And others walk out when managers tells them who's the trainer. I been offered money to just pass them. I take the money then kick them out.
@paulrichards4888
5 жыл бұрын
I must admit those cabover trucks seems they was built to last forever... Not like these new scrap metal trucks they make these days
@cjjaxxon
5 жыл бұрын
So you put an automatic in an older cabover? How did they do it and what did they do?
@donotneed2250
3 жыл бұрын
You're not trucking if you're not sticking. Drove an automatic in 2013 and I was glad get back to a stick.
@Jesse_Jessie_James
3 жыл бұрын
@@paulrichards4888 they last a long time if u take care of them.
@Jesse_Jessie_James
3 жыл бұрын
@@cjjaxxon stupid auto correct. It still has the stickshift. I have driving other truck's with Automatic transmission. And there better in really heavy traffic.
@zetrix6277
9 ай бұрын
That FreightLiner was the best looking truck I've ever seen.
@KenworthofRichfield
5 жыл бұрын
It's interesting to see the comparison on this. We just re-did one of the first trucks that we sold back in 1961.....creature comforts have definitely changed over the years. :D
@adamscott5175
5 жыл бұрын
There’s no storage ...... there isn’t any because all you needed was a few tinned goods, a couple gallons of water, some bread and clothing.... back then you could afford to eat twice a day in the truck stops. Mind you, this ol girl was rolling when there were truck stops. Not this crap we get the “privilege “ of stopping at now
@ricochetey
5 жыл бұрын
10/4 good buddy I just started driving truck and I realized that too the days of cheap meals and mom and pop stops are all gone and done for. I feel cheated but what can you do.
@jessicascottsmith7809
5 жыл бұрын
I’ve missed you so much sweetheart
@clay-r15
5 жыл бұрын
Don't forget about the meth
@Iggy1219
4 жыл бұрын
ricochetey you don’t need to tell anyone you just started driving, we could tell by saying a gay trucker pickup line right off the rip.
@kirkbrown2147
3 жыл бұрын
I'll take the new truck
@cl3344
4 жыл бұрын
He did mention the triangles for a reason on the KW going to be using them a lot with these new trucks, meanwhile the "old truck" will be driving on by.
@jamesgardner578
5 жыл бұрын
I’ll take that truck for real I love me some cab overs
@Is..4110
5 жыл бұрын
I would take that old freightliner over that kenworth any friggin day... and I'd be just about willing to bet my next months salary that you wouldn't even be able to figure out why....
@baraktownsley2569
5 жыл бұрын
Manual transmission and pre-dpf/def engine. Plus, no computer=no aobr/elogs.
@welmermartinez1269
5 жыл бұрын
I prefer the dog house 100 percent more reliable and better to back up
@BulletBoyGaming
5 жыл бұрын
Welmer Martinez how’s it survivability after a crash? Compared to the new trucks?
@Powerfullpepper
5 жыл бұрын
Yes indeed. I learned how to back and drive in a cab over.
@henerymag
5 жыл бұрын
When I started with Reimer Express way back, cabovers were all they used. Then came the Ford LTL 9000. When it became mostly lease or o/o a lot of Volvo's showed up.
@nertz4579
5 жыл бұрын
Great big box is called a doghouse
@MrLordwrecker
5 жыл бұрын
Yeah I think this is one of knights safety guys and not someone who has ever driven a truck.
@kyledrywallpuncherpro135
4 жыл бұрын
That new kenworth is gorgeous...WOW
@flatbedhaulingwithscottn6111
2 жыл бұрын
My first truck was a 1989 kenworth k100. I no it’s seems weird but when I hear old school, I think hell it was just yesterday for me. But I must admit it seems both a long time ago and just yesterday. Hard to explain. I’m sure there’s guys out there that feel the same has I do. The cabover didn’t seem small to me. It was fine. But that was a long time ago and we knew no better. It’s simple what we had. I hauled dedicated lowes out of villa rica,ga for southwestern dedicated. It was great!.
@cowboybigz
5 жыл бұрын
Well... we know who learned to drive on an automatic....
@jamesz7488
4 жыл бұрын
I bought a 1999 freightliner classic with $5000 and the truck is working just fine, actually more than just fine, it work like Champaign, better than my 2015 auto emoticon and my 2013 volvo .
@josephdeffendoll3056
5 жыл бұрын
I started in the oldest truck in the fleet. And had to fix it to run it. Tires, oil, air,lights, engine, lube, 1980
@jamesreid3336
5 жыл бұрын
Apples and oranges... If you going to compare a 680 to an older truck compare it to an old t600.
@highjix
5 жыл бұрын
Yea, I like those old cab over trucks, but I sure wouldn't want to drive one. They had one at my cdl school (non functioning) and I remember standing there looking at it trying to figure out how I would actually manage to climb up into it with killing myself. I hadn't even considered what I would do if I had managed to get up into it and had to climb back down.
@rolaidbrown3413
4 жыл бұрын
I used to drive a flat top COE Freightliner for awhile then moved up to the condo style like this one, except mine had a set forward steer axle. Drove them both all over. When I moved into the similar truck shown on this video, I bought a microwave stand to put my TV on and put it in the hole behind the passenger side seat. Bought it at Lowes in Terre Haute, IN that I was delivering at. You should have seen the looks the Lowes employees were giving me while I put it together at picinic table they had by the docks. They were puzzled trying to figure out WTH this driver was going to do with a microwave stand in a big truck. I C-clamped it to the matress bulkhead and bungied the TV to the stand. Fit and worked perfectly.
@aaronbays4
5 жыл бұрын
I can see why drivers hated those old cab-overs. No room in the cab, hard to get in/out of(imagine those steps iced over in the winter), fucking loud ass engine riding about 6-12" right next to you. Still though that truck does have character, that body style Freightliner will forever be etched into my memory from the chase scene in Terminator 2.
@freewillfarms2059
5 жыл бұрын
Cab overs would eliminate a shit ton of drivers these days faster than automation......half couldnt even climb up and half would break a ankle coming out.
@silveriomonterroso798
4 жыл бұрын
FREEWILL Farms ok boomer
@1973Washu
4 жыл бұрын
Automation is coming to trucking , level 4 driver supervised automation is being certified at the moment, and level 5 fully driver-less automation is in late stage prototype testing.
@kungfubeezy2526
4 жыл бұрын
No time soon...
@rodsbigadventures8150
3 жыл бұрын
Just seen this video, Reminds me when i took my CDL ROAD TEST IN A OLD BURLINGTON MOTOR CARRIER TRUCK JUST LIKE THIS CAB OVER, MISS THOSE OLD TRUCKS CLIMB OVER THE DOG HOUSE
@MichaelJones1527
4 жыл бұрын
I put a many of a mile on some just like them. I betcha that it could run further without a breakdown. No regen or sensor problems on the cab over. I went coast to coast on trucks just like that without worry. Also without a cell phone. LOL
@JT-sz7xc
4 жыл бұрын
As nice as the new modern trucks are, I’d take the cab over every time, the interior may be outdated, but that can be easily fixed, and you’d be driving something that doesn’t look like all the other trucks on the road!
@chrisdasher7116
5 жыл бұрын
That cab over nice!
@genairegreen
5 жыл бұрын
Slap some new tires on that cab over and I'll take that over this new trash any day.
@spook5756
5 жыл бұрын
You'll change your mind after driving through Indiana.
@genairegreen
5 жыл бұрын
@@spook5756 I'm thinking repair cost these cheap aluminum engineers don't hold up like the older trucks. I'll deal with the winds 11 years of driving I'll get it done.
@BC-iz8gt
5 жыл бұрын
He sounds like hes still in school on a lunch break
@Highgear145
5 жыл бұрын
My dad drove a 77 International Transtar cabover 13 spd Cummins he hauled Blue Ribbon beer mostly driving up North from Missouri to Milwaukee, WI
@joerobinson3878
5 жыл бұрын
Hardcore, old school truckers built this country. Bandit who? God bless him.
@eerieencountersandexplorat6001
5 жыл бұрын
man i remember tose transtars daddy had 77 had a spice 9 speed and 6v71 i wish i could find that old truck again
@alexanderwright6335
5 жыл бұрын
I started driving in 1993 this was the truck I learn how to drive a truck driving school a truck is a truck to make money new truck drivers are spoiled that
@te4bag_k1ngp1n
Жыл бұрын
I swear JB hunt ran nothing but these in the 90’s & early 2000’s Big bright orange cabovers. I always liked them.
@robertosborne9873
5 жыл бұрын
I guess I am old. I drove one of those coe just like that one except that it didn't have a tilt steering wheel had only a seven speed transmission only 6 or 7 gauges and spring ride suspension. Also where the fire extinguisher was is actually a holder for your coffee thermos. And I never worried about falling out of the truck. I'm getting old and grumpy. New trucks are becoming a pain in the ass. Started otr in 1991.
@ispep1162
5 жыл бұрын
Omg that cab over had three pedals what's the third pedal for is that the emergency brake lol.noticed that new kenworth didn't have a third pedal or a shifter
@chloesamclutch
5 жыл бұрын
First thing that jumped out at me too. Must be an automatic transmission. Lots of plastic in the interior.
@MrLordwrecker
5 жыл бұрын
Yup Eaton automatic. Very nice in traffic like Atlanta for example. Still makes as much money as the cabover
@splittinnstuff6571
5 жыл бұрын
I always thought a cabover with extended bunk would make the ultimate o/o rig. If you think about it you could extend the bunk the whole length of the hood of a normal tractor, without increasing wheelbase. Probably could build a little apartment with that kinda space
@Its_Me_Wheelz
3 жыл бұрын
Check out the cabovers they use in Europe. The engines lay flat and the inside is like a small apartment. We missing out over here.
@k.lamareyev4418
4 жыл бұрын
Knight will replace you and that new truck in a heartbeat but that old truck is there to stay.
@ChrisMcCarroll
4 жыл бұрын
K. lamar eye v I am replaceable. No doubt. But that old truck sits in a garage collecting dust. It ain’t going anywhere. I’d argue it was the first thing that was replaced.
@johnmyers6802
3 жыл бұрын
Best truck I ever drove was a flat top Fld 120. I was 22 and loved every day of it
@waynemarley697
4 жыл бұрын
This guy praises the new pampered trucks. I prefer the old school cab over myself more style and character
@mariomejia1701
2 жыл бұрын
Cab over is sweet 👍🏼
@poodn4559
5 жыл бұрын
I'm not a trucker by any means, but if I was, I know enough about the auto industry to make the informed choice to take one older than the 'old' one you showed in this video
@mclovin__8875
3 жыл бұрын
I would still like to drive long tours through the USA with the truck
@steffanwolf94
2 жыл бұрын
I’ve always loved those classic cabover trucks. I always dreamed of driving that one. Even when my dad was a truck driver back in the day this was one of the first trucks that he drove.
@tyquanmoyd567
5 жыл бұрын
My dad has a 94 peterbilt 377 and never had any big problems with it people he knew had got rid of their old trucks for new trucks they realized that they had made mistake cuz while my dad was rolling down the road they were all on the side of the road waiting for the wrecker man, older trucks is the best truck to really invest in💯
@BlohmandBlohmer
5 жыл бұрын
:49 those tiny steps would pack with snow in the winter. When you would try to get out of the truck after a 300 mile trip in a snow storm there was no place for your shoes to go so you would have to jump out of the cab. Not fun. Just imagine running teams in that cab over. Crazy right?
@jaboajump5271
5 жыл бұрын
oh ya recall them days the late 80s and early 90s i had one with a 425 cat and a 13 speed nice.
@JamesPhieffer
5 жыл бұрын
I remember International, I believe, added motorized steps that swung out when you opened the doors. Back in the early 90s, I think. No idea how reliable they were, but they were less steep. Still had the standard steps as well, I'm guessing for when the motor broke.
@cjjaxxon
5 жыл бұрын
We did!
@Gcal1956
5 жыл бұрын
I didn’t realize they still owned their first truck. I bet it’s been repainted and rebuilt a bunch of times. It’s looks great for the year.
@shawnbossler2565
5 жыл бұрын
Spoken like a true newby.
@Truckster_Metfan91
3 жыл бұрын
Lmao my thoughts exactly
@roballen8431
Жыл бұрын
Yeah sure bub.
@roballen8431
Жыл бұрын
Yeah sure bub.
@westernsharpie
3 жыл бұрын
Nice thorough tour
@rogerlewis1361
5 жыл бұрын
Man I would take that old Freightliner and wear you out with that KW!....especially for the work I do.
@ChrisMcCarroll
5 жыл бұрын
Roger Lewis You want to wear me out?, Sorry. Not into dudes
@rogerlewis1361
5 жыл бұрын
What the hell are you talking about....I’m talking about the COE against that KW....get your mind out the gutter man!
@ChrisMcCarroll
5 жыл бұрын
Roger Lewis First, I run 4K a month. 2nd. I don’t drive a kw
@rogerlewis1361
5 жыл бұрын
Ok, you don’t drive a KW...in this video you showed a freightliner cabover and a conventional kw my comments was about the two trucks
@bomguy999999
5 жыл бұрын
LOL! If it were “old school” it’d have a 5x4.
@armk1825
4 жыл бұрын
I worked at Knight body shop when that cabover got painted, it was in 2007 when It got painted, A buddy of mine named Paul painted that truck.
@ChrisMcCarroll
4 жыл бұрын
Caleb very cool
@johnniewelbornjr.8940
4 жыл бұрын
Drove several of those old Freightshaker cabovers with and without the set-back steer axle. You think that's not a lot of space? Pfffft... We thought we had it made back then when we didn't have to get dressed on our backs (something that's even more fun when you suddenly realize that dinner didn't digest so nicely and you have to get dressed fast to make a hasty retreat back inside! lol) I can hear my joints popping these days just thinking about climbing over a doghouse. As for safety, we were safer drivers with a bit more common sense back in those days (we didn't ride on each other's bumpers, watched mirrors instead of cell phones and videos, etc.). We actually drove the trucks instead of the trucks driving us. While I like seeing these pulled out of the weeds these days, I'll stick with my old pre-def 379. Kind of cool to see that they saved this old cabover, though.
@chrisgriffin5179
5 жыл бұрын
That Freightliner Coe, is better quality built, than that KW.. Pull alot more weight, and did the job.. And I guarantee there was alot less falling out of the Coe, than the KW, cause people actually had a brain, and they used it back then..
@JVPTH3MVP
5 жыл бұрын
'Quality built Frightliner,' last time I checked Freighliners had earned the nickname of freightshakers for having poor construction quality
@JamesPhieffer
5 жыл бұрын
@@JVPTH3MVP Those old Freightliners were built strong. I used to service them back in the 80s.
@brownh2orat211
5 жыл бұрын
Well I used to drive those old Freightliners and International Cab overs and you can have them, they were miserable to drive, sleep in and live in, that big box is the doghouse and it's hot as hell all the time with that engine setting under it, noisy as hell and every time you want to do a "real" pretrip you have to jack up the cab and then all your junk in side the cab falls to the windshield, more then once seen guys knock a windshield out all over the parking lot. No thanks, there's a reason those miserable trucks went away.
@dinkchow
5 жыл бұрын
It was from the Freightliner's spring suspension of the '70's dumbass, not the quality of the truck. I drove a '66 w/a 270 Cummins and a Spicer 4x4 and I would take a beating to have that truck today. Epic117Man is a trucker troll.
@jdrancho1864
5 жыл бұрын
@@brownh2orat211 Thing I remember from those Freightliners is the low=air warning was loud enough to wake the dead.
@sedric6153
5 жыл бұрын
Anyone else catch on at the end he said "theres a quick look at the old" and was pointed at the new truck and then turned to the older one and said "and the new"
@pecheur1951
4 жыл бұрын
I'm so tired of all the old skool tough truckers... Life wasn't better than, that's just your memory. The KW is a better truck and nostalgia isn't going to make the Freightliner better. And knowing how to shift manually doesn't make you a better driver. It's training and experience you gain working that makes you a good driver.
@champagnesimulation9407
4 жыл бұрын
I find it unfortunate that we do not see more advanced cabins in North America, sorry for my English, I'm from France
@davidharrell8890
5 жыл бұрын
I’d take the cab over any day!😁
@wozja
3 жыл бұрын
Damn that freight cab over was beastlie ! So cool lookin
@nyemt601
4 жыл бұрын
Idk when I think of old school trucking. I think of Manual Steering, Map books and twin stick transmissions were if you miss a gear in the mountains your heading for the ramp
@bigdaddytrucker8312
5 жыл бұрын
They all had them Jb , Werner , Heartland , Good video 👍
@BamaGreens
5 жыл бұрын
Bigdaddytrucker Walmart, Schneider and many others
@rzorNvme
4 жыл бұрын
Love them new kenworths
@josephdeffendoll3056
5 жыл бұрын
I use to run a one stack Mack, no ac,no power steering, 5spd single axle 48'trailer 40 drops per night and 253 miles per night 5 nights a week. Plus each store had 6 - 55 gallon drums used for auto parts cores that had to be loaded and unload... I had a 23 channel cb. Found a am radio in the trash wired it up and listed to news about desert storm. Good old days my ass.
@idreamofdragonso5677
5 жыл бұрын
That Cab over is in the 90s its not that old. I much prefer 70s and 80s model trucks mainly because they are simple and reliable
@davidbrennan5
5 жыл бұрын
Hard to beat a Peterbilt 359 with a 3406B CAT Engine.
@idreamofdragonso5677
5 жыл бұрын
@@davidbrennan5 I agree but I like the old big cams better I'm more familiar with them
@cjjaxxon
5 жыл бұрын
Besides the air ride and slightly updated dashboard on that cabover......there wasn't much difference to me from the 1980s.
@dankinusmc1
4 жыл бұрын
Between an '89 and '93, the '88 SBA had four steps into the cab, '94 to first quarter of '99 were FLB, second quarter of '99 until December 21st 2018 was the Argosy, with three body generations in North America, but four generations in total. The first and second generation Argosy had the same body, they just redesigned the electrical system on it, and called that the gen II
@johngilbert1047
5 жыл бұрын
Drove for M.S.Carriers for 6 years...started in a similar cabover before switching to a new Century Class. I appreciated that cabover...I don’t think I was ready for a hood. Blindsiding into a building from the street in Brooklyn, NY and Philadelphia was easier in that truck, and I was glad to not have a bigger truck. By the time I got the Century, I felt ready for it. Drivers today that have never driven a cabover, or a straight 10 speed for that matter, are mere steering wheel holders.
@curtekstrom9531
Жыл бұрын
M.S. Carriers took Delivery of the First Condo Cabover from Freightliner back then.
@dant387
5 жыл бұрын
"Indestructible truck" hahahahahaha that Freightliner has nearly 800,000 miles on it & probably only has one rebuild. I wouldn't trust this new junk to make it there without costing you tens of thousands of dollars. If you threw one of these new drivers in that COE they wouldn't even know what the "ether" button does
@punker4Real
5 жыл бұрын
cold start duh
@jimmartin7881
3 жыл бұрын
Those FLAs actually rode pretty well for being COE, I almost bought one the year before last but I found a beautiful FLT with the extended sleeper, LWB and a 3406 instead, bags all around now and it rides okay
@TA_Plus_Hemi
5 жыл бұрын
Used to move furniture for a living my crew had a 96 Cab over. It was the only tractor in the fleet with working air conditioning, and working heat, most only had working Heat. It had the lowest fifth wheel height of the entire fleet and also pulled some of the heaviest loads out of any of our local trucks. Then every time dispatch would give the tractor to another driver to use for a job, sticking our crew with some crappy straight truck, we would get it back with oil coming out of that little door over the right headlight. Somehow we would always get in trouble for it too never the driver that actually did it. She was a great tractor never once failed on us
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