The REAL Reason Why America Stopped Making Cab-Over Trucks
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- Опубліковано 8 лип 2024
- The REAL Reason Why America Stopped Making Cab-Over Trucks
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In this video, we'll delve into why most American manufacturers no longer assemble the famous cab-over trucks, which were highly iconic in the past and remain popular in other parts of the world. We'll explore the issues surrounding this shift and compare them to long-nose trucks. Despite their past prominence and current global popularity, what has prompted this change in the American industry?
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Timeline
00:00 Intro
00:08 The American Trucks
01:07 The Popularity of Cab-Over Trucks
02:11 Change = Opportunities
03:08 A New Standard
04:38 Are They Still Useful?
05:41 The Present
06:40 Outro - Наука та технологія
I longhauled for 16 years the first 2 were in cabovers , at 6ft 2in with long legs I was cramped for leg room, Insulation was poor and short wheel based tractors bounced all over the poor highways of the mid 60s making for uncomfortable rides. I much preferred my long hooded tractors with the front axel out in front instead of underneath. Being able to put my pants on standing up instead of laying down was a blessing. Doing anything to the engine meant jacking the cab up and having all your stuff flying out of where you had it packed. Loading and uploading your clothes, Bedding and supplies was a pain. Nothing in front of you to absorb any of that energy whenever there was an accident.
As an American petro tanker yanker, I’d love to see cab-overs make a comeback in American modern society. I’d love to drive one.
Cabover trucks aren't coming back because there is no market for them. They are very nostalgic but they definitely had their drawbacks. Safety is a big factor as old truck drivers said when you drive a cabover you were the first one at the scene of the accident
Small trucks do have cabovers just not big ones built anew. I believe that you can still find one in yards
@@SteveCarras true. Yard dogs. Like the ones at tank washes, and like u said yards.
@@russvoight1167 you're comparing 40 year old trucks with moden ones, of cource they are less safe. However, modern European cabovers are actually safer than American conventionals.
@@russvoight1167 "Safety is a big factor " - laughing in European
If an American trucker tried negotiating most of the jobs we have in the UK with a long nose they would be begging for a cabover, we do have a few bonneted trucks over here but you would not choose one for general haulage use, I have had jobs in the 70's where it was a struggle to get a 40 footer in even with a day cab Ford D series or Bedford KM and they don't come much shorter than that.
Die Trucks werden immer so bleiben, da sie an die jeweiligen Bedürfnisse der Länder angepasst sind.
In Nordamerika ist oft sehr viel mehr Platz, weshalb es für solche Trucks kein Problem darstellt dort zu fahren. Zudem ist das Fahren bequemer (wobei die europäischen Trucks/Cabovers nicht unbequem sind) und man hat mehr Knautschzone. Zudem kann ich mir vorstellen, dass Wartungen am Motor einfacher sind, da man nicht die ganze Kabine 'umklappen' muss.
In Europa macht es Sinn auf Cabovers zu setzen, da man allein durch die 'fehlende' Motorhaube knapp 2 Meter an Gesamtlänge gut machen kann. Wenn man sich die engen Straßen in Europa ansieht, möchte man darauf nicht verzichten, denke ich. Zudem ist die Sicht nach vorne auch besser.
Am Ende haben sie alle ihre vor und Nachteile.
I'm fortunate to catch just one
cabover in a week now days.
With the right kind of air ride, oscillating driver's seat. I never had a problem sitting on the front axle. The best part was I could see over traffic. Also, it was a hell of a lot easier negotiating the Kansas City caves.
even without air ride a Scania for example is driving amazing.
Nice video does Simeone know the outro music ?
Just give me my cabover. it's pleasant to drive, sit nice and high. see everything! Besides, the American cabovers look badass!
Wooooooow ❤ pronounce and fantastic accent Thank you brother
I use to love america cab over truck s then and still do now
Cab overs make the most sense for short haul. Which is probably the most shipping that is done. If I ran a short haul truck company I'd probably go with a cab over.
GearTechHd❤
US and power? if you want a truck with power, Take a EU Scania or Volvo. (Scania 770 v8 or volvo 750 Horsepower)
I miss america cab over truck
I might come out of retirement and start driving again if cabovers were still around. Conventionals are a minus in every way.
Rode in a few cabovers back in the day and being constantly slapped in the back from the drive axles hitting bumps was not comfortable.
In my 20years of driving all I drove was Cabovers no AC or Power steering .
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日本では、キャブオバーは走って居ません。道路が狭いのもありますが、何より前方の死界が全然違います。バワーならターボもあるから引けはとらないと思いますが、ドイツ、スゥエーデンに比べると広さがないですね、
I'd take my cab over all day
I'm going to drive one of these long nose trucks within months in Canada (i became truck driver for that)
i nearly forget : first (it's often for me on this channel)
0:19 Which truck is that?
You forget mention that unlike European cabover trucks American cabover trucks cabins were restricted to go forward the front axis. That made entering and exiting cabin difficult. So companies made that complex starring systems.
Yeah It must suck knowing that Australia's makes better American trucks then America's 😂 we have length restrictions but we still have the longest combinations in the world
What makes Australian trucks better?
@russvoight1167 for starters they look better and they are tougher
@@The_Aussie_Truckie perhaps, all in the way a truck is spec'd for the work it does. Best example are logging trucks in Michigan
@russvoight1167 I pull 4 trailers at 200 feet long and 220 ton thats I think around 400 thousand pounds and I do that every single trip it's not spec'd for anything it's just a standard kenworth from the factory in Melbourne
Australia is a different animal in every conceivable way.
Because no regulations to force them to stop making useless inefficient vehicles.
Just like airliners aren't forced by law makers to create safe airplanes, and they just pump out airplanes like 50+ years ago (different engines and electronics) but overall they are coffins with wings.
16,50m !
Broke my teeth on a 90 Freightliner C.O.E.. Not sure I would want a California condo to drive.
Length laws. No video necessary.
....GOD BLESS CONVENTIONAL TRUCKS, WHAT ELSE CAN I SAY
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That's what happens when the truck lies...................
I thought cabovers were stopped making because many truckers fell getting inside and outside their truck and got severely injured.
In America they never learned how to build them driver friendly, in Sweden both Volvo and Scania solved that in the 70's but the US brands still hasn't come that far.
It wasn't the trucks fault, if the driver didn't know how to get in a cabover that was his fault. I drove cabovers for many years had no trouble getting in them
why do you have German surtitles when you speak in English? my translate is not active
Massive? Sure ill give you that but powerfull?
European Trucks have wayyy more power and carry way bigger loads so your Trucks are comparatively weak
We don't have the grades on the roads, like Europe, from what I can tell, so you don't need 850 hp.
I'm more a fan of how many gimmicks your lorries and their trailers have. Y'all be putting cranes on your flatbeds while we just shove a tricycle forklift up the ass, and I've even heard of some hybrid between concrete mixer and concrete pump.
Cab overs are the worst kind of trucks to drive daily
So we in Scandinavia and euro are stupid driving daily in cabover ? 😂
Old cab-overs are. New cab-overs are better than conventionals imo. Better fuel economy, better visibility, need less space for maneuvers, and with the cab itself being on air-suspension additionally to the wheel-suspension, you don't need a conventional. And if you don't need to fit into a length-regulation, you can also build a cab-over with a long cabin, which will still be a shorter wheelbase than a conventional with the same amount of space inside the cabin, so it's still gonna need less space for turns.
@@janstahl9589 That dummy never saw a modern Euro truck.
In USA it might be so yes, since the americans never managed to do what both scania and Volvo did in the 70's.
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