Cabover Trucks -- Our Love Hate Relationship With 'Em!
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- Cabover Trucks -- Our Love Hate Relationship With ‘Em! Cabovers. A truck that stirs up great memories with some truckers or is reminiscent of a terrible nightmare! WATCH THIS VIDEO TO FIND OUT WHY CABOVERS WERE LOVED BY SOME AND HATED BY OTHERS!
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So how about those cabovers, driver? You love 'em or do you hate 'em? What's your take on cabovers?
Dave, you should run team again in a cabover? Buckle up ha ha. I still get a kick out of that story.
FedEx here in the Pacific northwest (OR, ID) is using some modern Freightliner cabovers to pull their triple trailers, AKA .......wiggle wagons.
Loved running cabovers. Would still get back into one today given the opportunity.
Nearest to a cabover I drove was before I was cdl certified. It was a 1987 mack /Renault cabover it was a one piece three axle truck I believe used for hauling small tractors on a friend of mines farm. Only drove it once an that was enough for me. I like cabovers they look sweet an I'd maybe keep one as a toy but after talking to old drivers that drove em for years I wouldn't work with one.
Dave, Yeah, I would love to have my old Powerliner back, BUT, I would upgrade the rear suspension, transmission, and put the air ride system on the cab, as well as install better insulation under and on front plate of the cab, and of course, a fancy bostrom high back captain's seat!!!
Throw a modern Kalyn-Siebert 16 axle behind her, and man! Talk about the HOT SET-UP!!!;)
I remember even in the 80's we had great ac in the winter and plenty of heat during the summer..
Yes that is so funny now. And why I changed jobs back then. Now at 50 I am looking to retire on my boat and live aboard. My mother in her 70s said a boat is to small to live in. And said why don't you go to back trucking. So in her mind my boat is to small but the 48" sleeper coffin is fine.
What's the same way in the 60"s
im just a 13 yr old truck spotter and i only love them, i wish i grew up in the 70s because of all them cool trucks! i caught a K100 on I-66 last week, really cool! :D
Over here in Europe flat floors have been part of the deal since the late 90's. we have no option because of of our length laws.
Welcome to the life of the european driver guys, we drive cabovers every day😂😂😂
Luka Leko
I love your cabovers in Europe. I enjoy watching heavy move videos that seem to show often in Europe. Why do your cabovers have lights up on the roof ?area?
Yeah I'll pass I'll stick with my Kenworth W900 or T800
Europe drivers are a bunch of wimps they don't drive real trucks lol just kidding
Cause a traditional american semi truck you can't get through the narrow streets you often have to get in over there
Cab over trucks are like straight pipes.They are nice when someone else is driving them.
The first european flat-floor cabover was the Renault Magnum (Renault AE back then)
It was a bit tricky to climb in and out of it, but the other european trucks have their steps in front of the front axle, so you climb directly in to the cab. It's actually pretty easy to climb into those modern flat-floor trucks (like the Scania S, or the Renault T-High)
If you want to know more about those trucks, I recommend a channel called Stavros969
And stuff like safety, or noise are obviously improved over time, the new trucks can cope pretty well with accidents, and even the ones with an engine tunnel are so quiet in the cab, you can have a normal conversation in there
Aesthetically I have always loved the look of the classic cabovers.
Yup, me too!
Last I knew, they still use cab over trucks in Hawaii.
I remember taking trips with my father in these, every time i see one, which isn't often, i lovingly think of him. Was a hard life with no power steering, watching him turn that wheel hand over fist, so many memories! We only got to go on trips in the summer if we were good...it was a great adventure!! Love you Dad and miss you.
The reason cabovers made such a big comeback in Australia. Was when B Doubles were introduced and new overall lengths were changed. And by running a cabover gave you an extra two pallets of payload.
I've always loved the look of the old cabovers
Lot more fun driving
I’m 54 yrs old now but my dad had a 77 Kenworth cabover and I loved that truck, had a poster of one in my bed room when I was 10 or 11 yrs old and 110 inch aerodyne and still have it in my garage today
That's pretty cool! Dave
Cabovers are starting to get rare here in the USA, but it's a real treat to see one on the road!
The love hate relationship with the cabover is spot on . I can still remember the cabover I ran ,it was a CL 9000 Ford and I hauled logs and lumber for a guy and as part of the job the drivers had to do the PM service work on the trucks, this is where the hate part comes into play, I thought they were a total pain in the A$$ to do any kind of work on , you couldn't fit in places you need to fit , you couldn't reach places you needed to reach, I spent more time trying to figure ways in and out and contorting myself into positions to perform the task at hand , when Pm service time rolled around ,thats when I wished I was driving a conventional tractor instead of a very unconventional cabover tractor. Other than the fact that you would be the first one to arrive at the accident scene and you about froze in cold weather I thought the cabover was a sweet ride 3406 cat ,13 speed it ran good and pulled good also it looked good doing it, looked similar to the ford cabover at the end of the vid it was painted hugger orange and a bright silver color, a super nice truck just could not stand working on it. And that would be my love hate relationship with the cabovers.
*Scania has entered the chat*
I enjoyed driving my Emeryville and later the White- Freight liner
I saw a guy thrown out the windshield during a layover on I-40 near Santa Rosa, NM in 1975 and survive since he was only doing about 40 mph, what a miracle!
You take me back to a time when I kept two log books, and seemed to live to drive; what a great memory!! Thanks
My pleasure! I gotta admit, I enjoyed those days myself!
I started my mechanic career working for a refrigerated trucking company in the early 80s, all they had was cab overs, I couldn't agree more, working on them was challenging especially changing radiators. I began jacking the cab up once only to find the driver asleep in his bunk, he wasn't happy when I rolled him out of bed!
I bet!!
When I had my Fmodel Mack cabover I was owner operator driving for North and South that was reefer work
Those trucks still turn heads! At least mine. You see one every now and again out here.
Apparently some farmer here has one still to run around, you still see it from time to time hauling stuff.
I loved driving CabOver's! Even when I was freezing my lower legs and feet in winter time or driving thru frozen fog. It was so easy pulling and backing into tight places with an 96" wide 40ft long trailer! I have no problem backing an 53ft 102" trailer, but it takes up to much space. Downtown city driving was designed for 40 ft trlr's that are 96" wide, even today. I started driving in 1975. Those were the days.
I'm retired now.
Im 24 And I bought one, been in the process of restoring it for a little over a year now, soon it will be back in service. I really like them.
In Louisiana I drove through a swarm of mosquito's that was so thick it was like driving through a light rain. When I got to the next truck stop people stopped to look a the million-plus mosquito's flattened on the front of my truck. Loved the payback!
Scania R620, V8 power, cant even compare it to an old US cab over, easy to get into, comfortable , quiet, heaps of room , used to run old k100 back in the days difference like night and day. Yep KW Australia still making K200 model, Freightliner Argosy still available to.
I’m not a even a trucker but I love the design of these cab overs
Learnt how to drive in a GMC Astro. Talk about lots of glass! You couldn’t adjust yourself without the world knowing it, LOL. Later on I drove a Mack cruise liner with a 20,000 pound front axle…’bout shook itself and me to pieces! Ahhh , The good old days!!
I miss them!
Never liked the GMC Asto that huge window Big cab
I love the old cabovers from the 60's and 70's the most. Growing up in that era on the east coast they were everywhere. A little window 359 or a W900A would still turn my head, but the cabovers were just so cool looking. In my opinion, you can't beat the looks of a K100 108" flat top with a Salem paint scheme.
First semi I ever rode in was a Freightliner cabover. Changed my life forever.
Same
I always had good luck and liked my co. Freight Shakers
Dad drove a red Transtar. I went with him for months in the spring and summer. Time of my life. Miss ya Daddy.
My dad drove one,I would go with him in the 70's during the summer. He drove for burger chef.
Cooool
Learned to drive in '64 on a B-61 Mack with a 10-speed duplex. No air ride seat, cab, or air conditioning. No CB so we used hand signals. First cabover was a 1969 Japanese Freightliner (White 7400). Ran 48 states and Canada. Legal weight was 73,280 and length was 55'. Truckstops where truckstops with gravel parking lots, home cooking and driver's tables. Now they've become a fast food stop with a large parking lot. Drivers took pride in their appearance. Shirts tucked in, boots polished and hair combed. Pure and Skelly were the two big franchise truck stops. When Pure became Union 76, it became an Auto-Truck Stop, and then the word TRUCK was dropped altogether. There are still some Mom and Pop truck stops around, but you have to hunt for them. Some that come to mind were; Bill and Effie's in Verdi Nevada, Dixie Trucker's Home in McLean, Il, Mass 10 on the Mass. Turnpike, Iowa 80 in Walcott, Iowa, the Cabover in Fort Meyers, Fl, and several others. Wow, this has been fun, but I better quit here or this will turn into a book.
Love cabovers. See some every now and again passing through.
I drove for werner Enterprises my first truck with them was a flat top cab over Freightliner with huge bunk and about 8 inches of clearance between the mattress and the roof with 70 gallon tanks a little small for O T R .It had 310 Cat .and a supper ten transmission. In the winter time I fueled at every second fuel stop on my trip it took a lot of planning and there was a few times I ran out of fuel right at the fuel pumps . I really like the fack that there was a pump that you turned the knob on the fuel pump and could pump fuel to filter .my back up plan was 1 gallon fuel can that I seam to be found of I remember in the beginning me and my gas can went on many hikes looking for the nearest diesel pump .Good times
Friggin Werner. 70 gallon tanks!
Baby tanks for weight
Love your tribute to my, beloved cabovers. Thank you. I pushed a 1981 Peterbilt, she had a 400 Caterpillar, and was a dualwide sleeper, 220" wheelbase, quad tanks, " Budd " chrome, etc.
Watching you, takes me back to the days when a man could feed his family, and brokers, companies, and others didn't screw the drivers over. Glad I'm not out there today.
Truckin is how I paid for grad school, and was able to feed my family. It used to feel good, being out there.
Thanks again. You got a new sub.
Peace and Love
loved riding in my dads Kenworth cabover back in the early 80's when i was just a kid. thought i was sitting on top of the world. those naps on the dog house were great!
I've loved cabovers as long as I can remember.
owned quite a few always wanted the BJ and the Bear truck
Me tooo
Started my driving career in an old Werner cabover. I was so glad when we finally got rid of that truck and went to an FLD 120
They are so good looking. When I was a young kid I was in awe of those. But today as an OLDER man I'm still in awe of many of the trucks. Thanks for the look back
Awesome to come across this video! Boy does it bring back memories! I remember my dad running a cabover International Transtar for Carolina Motor-Freight when I was a real little kid. A few years later his first rig as an owner-operator was with a Kenworth K100. It had engine issues and he eventually traded it in as part of a deal for a Marmon conventional. I can still hear him going up through the gears on that 13 speed Eaton just like it was yesterday!
Love the videos. Grew up with cabovers since dad was a "Bed Bugger" starting in the mid 60's. Dad refused to drive a hood until the T600s came out resulting in much better fuel mileage. My first driving experience was at 16 in dad's 1981 K100 Aerodyne
I was an owner operator for 2 years has Atlas Van lines I was a bedbugger you're also lol hated it
I loved the cabovers , The main disadvantage for me was trying to climb the steps with a fountain soda ,lol.
That's how I fell out of mine, except it was a coffee.
You had to put the drink on the floor board before mounting the truck once i git my left foot in, i had to swing my right leg over the seat . And too many times i kicked my big soda over anyhow.
As a younger driver I love seeing them older cabovers and would love to drive one. My first over night trip in a truck was in an old Freightliner FLB with my dad when I was 7 years old from Buffalo NY to Montreal Canada and back
I used to hate cabovers but all the latest Kenworth K200 in Australia are really quite nice to drive now.
Nice looking truck too!
Loved this video, my first truck was a Peterbilt cabover, a 1975 , 13 speed, 433 rears 65 mph, at 2100 , no power steering, a great big steering wheel, that truck didnt wander all over the road like some do , thanks for this video..
Thank you! Dave
Hydro one of them cab Pete's for a couple years for a company I loved it
flat floors are standard for long distance trucks in europe :)
i loved seeing all the cabovers on the road in the day.i never was a truck driver.i used to build model trucks,you still see a freightliner once in a great while.a small piece of trucking history gone but not forgotten.god bless all the truckers on the road.
Thanks Bill!
Im seeing cabovers alot more now the last couple of years out here in Alberta...never had the chance to drive one myself but I will admitt they are cool old trucks to see and bring a smile to my face every time I see one rolling by.
I have a '85 KW K100E 90" Aerodyne cabover. THEE only time I had to tilt the cab was for major engine service. I could check my oil, CHANGE my engine oil, check the power steering, change the fuel filters, check the radiator, check the batteries without tilting the cab. Plus wash the windshield standing on the ground. With a conventional, check the radiator-up comes the hood, check the oil-up comes the hood, check the power steering-up comes the hood, change the oil-up comes the hood, change the fuel filters-up comes the hood. Plus-a cabover can tilt the cab almost 90 degrees so the entire engine AND transmission is exposed. On a conventional, crawl underneath for transmission access. Granted conventionals are safer, but cabovers have much better visibility. I like mine so much, I'm turning it into a 40ft motorhome.
Should make for one beauty of a motorhome Tom! Dave
Nice truck
8:13 - basically any European cabover with a high cabin has its engine under and outside the cab (no doghouse) since the 80's. Some have flat floor inside while others have a slight bump.
In the same way the Auto industry has remade old cars (such as: Challengers, Camaros, Mustangs etc.) the trucking industry should bring back old cabovers. Im 41 years old now and when I see a cabover it makes me feel like a kid again. I never had the pleasure to drive one however my older brother and my godfather both had cabover in which I got to ride in. Thanks for these videos buddy. Makes me happy to see and reminisce on good old times.
Thank you Prev! A lot of guys here now are restoring them just to have and play with. Some of them even still work for a living!
Just found this randomly and I'm no trucker but I used to LOVE seeing cabovers as a kid. I wanted to own one and drive so bad lol. I would always ask my dad could we get one and go on the road. He had a CDL for his job but didn't drive. Thanks for this trip back to childhood. You tell these stories so well. Brightened my day while suffering from covid.
"Cab over phone booths", ha. That old Ford at the end had me just watch the scene from the movie Armed and Dangerous where the tanker truck pushed the cars out of the way, one of my favorite scenes from any movie.
My first Drive was a square nose Pete and KW with my Uncle in the summer break
I started driving in 69 in a 47 Mack with a 190 Cummins with a 5x3 and a 2 speed duplex hauling lumber with T&T. After I got my class A the company put me in a 46 White Mustang Gas pot with a 5&4 That was almost as strong as the 190. But on a 6% pull you had to do a two stick split down to First and first from 2nd and 3rd while you still had some momentum, you had to catch the first half of the main box and drop the brownie into first while holding the main stick hard against the the shifting fork until you built enough RPM back up to slip it the rest the way into gear. Then you got out and stood on the running board the rest the way up the Grapevine so you didn't melt down in that Hot SOB. Then you usually had some guy with cabover whites and a 335 walk on by you and salute you with a cup of coffee. Eventually I did end up driving a cab over and hated it. Years later I did drive two Cab overs that I actually liked one was a Mack with a pumped up 3406 with a 13 speed double over and the other one was a 110 inch Pete with a 1693 and 5x4. Cab overs beat the crap out of you, I switched back to long hoods, and if I come out of retirement you couldn't give me another Cabover my broken up old body couldn't take the abuse for very long. Thanks for your channel it should help out some of these new guys, Keep 'er between the ditches and the bears off your britches . CB
Thanks for writing in Braun! Laughed right out loud when you talked about having to hold the main stick hard while you shifted the brownie! I'd forgotten that the one old Mack I drove needed that to! All good memories for me, but like you, it did take its toll on my body. I had actually broken my back [ in a non truck related accident ] and had just thought it was real sore, kept driving that old Mack a couple months like that before I finally went to the doctor. I'm sure those couple months didn't do me any good and I'm paying for it now. I still love to look at the big cabovers but I don't think my back could handle them anymore. Take care!
I learned to drive on a 73 White Frightliner 350 big cam cumminings, with a 13 speed fuller.Loved that fuller whine.
Yeah, me too!
Definitely love the nostalgia of the old cabovers. Learned how to drive in a F model Mack with the 300+ and a 5 speed and the mack camel back suspension.
@ Smart Trucking loved your comment about the (luxury of) power steering. The trick with manual steering was keep it rolling no Matter how slow. Manual steering actually gave much more feedback as the driver.
That is so true when I started driving trucks they didn't have power steering air Rider air conditioner believe it or not if you knew how to drive a truck without power steering they really are not bad you got to know when to turn
I’m a huge fan of the cab overs just seeing one coming with big old stacks rolling coal is a cool site to see
When I was a teen back in the mid seventies,I had a whole shelf of every above semi-tractor that AMT made.I've never been a trucker,but I still remember that shelf full of Kenworths,Peterbuilts and Astros.I loved building those rigs.
I started out driving new cabover Freightliner in 1980! Luved it!
Ever since I was a kid I thought cabovers were cool my step dad told me about an old KW he used to drive with a big cam 400 Cummins motor. He always said if you got on it would send a flame out the stacks. Said he hated the truck for the cold and the bad ride but as a kid I thought it the coolest story
400 was a great motor
A canoe full of room!! Love it
I love the cab over trucks! They just gave you a sense of freedom on the open road. Its kinda hard to explain, but if you drive one you know!
I love old cabover's they are the coolest design ever. I have a 1/18ths model of a GMC cabover
I remember when trucking was fun, It was hard work still, but a lot less B.S.
and more money
Still a semblance of the old times in places tho, up the ice roads is almost like it was back in the day.....at least that's what the old timers tell me. Everyone yapp'n on the VHF radio's having a good ol time, stopping and helping anyone who breaks down. Just gotta hunt for it.
Hauling Gas tanker in a International Cabover never had problems PS no blue water in this RIG I would do it over again
You guys are so right and I have more experience than most of these guys and I can agree with you
I’m a young guy. I’m 26 and been driving for a little over a year. I currently drive a 2008 Kenworth T660 with a 10-speed manual transmission. I would love to drive a cabover KW or Peterbilt. I would also love to drive those trucks with dual stick shifts. Hell, like you, I would love to drive a Scania. I like both American long-hood Petes and KW, but also European trucks and their Cabovers.
Even though I’m young, I hate automatics and think all trucks should be manual. I’m a minority among my generation, but that’s just what I think.
automatic are women truck
You will someday duplexes just like having a splitter try a triplex old B model Mack gas engines had them a lot to my first truck
Found your channel recently. It’s great, I drove from 1976 until January 2020. I drove mostly local except for a few trips to North Dakota, only when the weather was bad because I was the fool that would venture out there. I actually loved to drive in crappy weather, I packed for it and took my time. Keep up the good work!
Thanks for watching!
Miss my cabover. My first cabover was a haze. 1969 Hayes cabover Pin deck suspension. You felt every Rock. 10 miles away you still feeling that same Rock, LOL. I enjoy my calves always do miss him. I also miss my 379 Pete I retired now. So, there you go.
I freakin love them! They look so bad ass now that they are so rare to see on the roads these days!
Well I learned to drive in a 1976 Ford 1000. 318 10spd rattle trap. My last one was a 1987 Kenworth 110 in. 400 Cat with a 13spd. If I had the money and time I'd resurrect one like that because I loved it.
I've loved big trucks all my life especially cabovers with extended sleepers with lots of lights!! You don't see them anymore but when you do they're beautiful!
Had a 78 Pete cabover that was cool that I was really proud of and drove about an 80s frt liner cab-over that I liked a lot. These were pulling bull-wagons out of Texas & Oklahoma. Those were fun days.
Loved them , even Carroll Joe Hummer's old jalopy THE BLUE MULE is fondly remembered.
I like the Freightliner Argosy. It had a set pf stairs that could pivot out making it real easy to hold your coffee when getting in. Also the dog house was only 3 inches high making the walk to the sleeper easy.
I got my class A cdl in a 1985 cabover freightliner, I drove that truck for a good while and really liked it.
I’m only 27 and I believe my grandpa drove a Cabover and I’m thinking about getting into trucking and man do I just love the look of cabovers.
😍The K100 was a true classic!😍
I started driving in 1980 in a Freightliner cab over, everything you said was 100% true! I think one thing you left off was dead heading or terror or terror.... bobtailing in the rain or snow, since all the weight was on the steering tires and none on the drive tires, combined with no power steering... those beasts would swap ends on you in a heart beat.
In the winter, I had a technique of holding on to the out side rail and jumping out of the truck breaking the full impact at the last second, rather than risking icy steps and ending up flat on your back with you feet pointed to the heavens 😂.
All in all nope, I don’t miss cabovers in the least.
I can remember as a kid walking to the Kenworth dealership. Back then you could just walk around the the yard. I'll never for get the first Aerodine I saw. Thanks for the memories.
Every time I watch videos about Cabovers or see one in the wild, I think of my grandpa (RIP)......every summer break, he'd take me out a couple times to the west coast in an old Peterbilt Cabover. Good memories!
I guess so! Very cool!
My 6 year old son loves cabovers. Then again, he's never rode in one.
Let him climb in and out 3 times and sleep one night and he wont love them so much.
Jeremy Morgan me and my dads 1987 cabover freightliner is pretty nice. Rides nice, even thought I’ve only rode in it for a while because it’s old and needs some work
Jeremy Morgan 6yr is smart kid, I love em too. Always have loved the look of em, kinda like a ‘real truck’......
@@marcushennings9513 how about in one of the European cabovers then? Some of them are apartments on wheels.
My sons were babies when they first went in the big truck and yes they were in when I was driving and pushing on the wheel by the way one is a truck driver today
Dad always said the reason he had kids was for us ro change his fan belts. Lol
I learned how to drive in a cabover old international, drove cross country in a Pete cabover for 4 years. I bought my 1st long nose Frightliner fld 120 with 3406-b cat. 18 speed loved it.
I learned on a cab over beck in the mid 80’s. I loved the old kenworth and freight liner. Drove a cab over Mack too, loved it. It had about a 285” wheelbase. Drove it on a dedicated run between Tacoma and kenai Alaska back in 90-92. The good old days
Love the cabovers! Learned to drive and was my first truck, was my dad's 1975 GMC Astro. Had a small cam 350 Cummins, 13 spd, 4.33 rears and Reyco suspension. All on a very long 150 inch wheelbase!!! I remember looking for the frost heaves in the road and leaning forward and holding the stick back. Cause if you didn't it would backslap you and knock it out of gear! They were still cool trucks!
Lots of glass in those Astro's I recall. Windshield damn near down to your knees!
I'm retired a long time
I'm in my seventies 35 years on the road my first truck I owned as an owner operator what is a GMC cracker box first truck I ever drove was a b model Mack gas engine triplex what a workout did not know what power steering was did not know what air condition was add more holes in the cab that I had windows holes all over the truck always drove with my window open drove a lot of Macks B and R models superliner cruise liners I also owned a F model those daysI used to love my cabover swore I'd never drive a conventional then I became a company driver now I drove conventional the company I work for with an unusual company we did everything lot of hazardous material tankers gases tanks Canada Mexico California every state what's going on today with this virus reminds me of driving during the the riots I don't know how many people remember that I drove every kind of truck was on the market just about everything we did driver lease as well we leased equipment as well you own the company your driver was on vacation or sick you could call us and get a driver, anywhere in the country they would fly us. on the job if they had to I think what good company when I retired we start doing them damn food Warehouses no longer a driver knows days you were a lumper I remember when trailers for 32 foot I remember when they were going to like 40 and 42when you brought the 42 out they were not legal but they ran them anyway they paid to find cuz they made that much money the States didn't care they were making a lot of money they left us do it I have a million trucker stories one thing I did hate about trucking I'm a married man don't fool around don't believe in I literally hate lotlizards.etc. you know what I mean Q's I used to love to drive a truck and get around and meet new people meet a driver on the road or couple their do a convoy have dinner together spent all day talking on a CB and all nite I missed it a lot but I wouldn't want to be in this traffic today my son drives came out of the service want to be like me he's been driving about I don't know 15 years now starting to say things like I missed the kids now you understand what I had to do every once in awhile I drop in on your channel just to see what you old farts are doing and keep you in line you're a really cool channel there dude a lot of good information for the drivers today when I started driving truck half the fleet couldn't even read but they can't drive and Read a map real well I see these guys today they they can't drive most of themI spend time at buildings by my home watching them back up and laugh so much so much I better go thanks for your channel keep up the good work God bless you're really really are helping a lot of drivers as a lot of guys used to say I'm a professional steering wheel holder.
God Bless
My uncle had a cabover Mack with 12v71 and 6 by 4 on it (in Iran) about 30 years ago. He was considered as one of the few lucky ones to have such a beast, he was a heavy hauler. He told me that once he had to do in-frame in the middle of the desert with his co-driver. He passed away few years ago.
I was taught to drive in a cabover and still love 'em! My dad owned quite a few when I was coming up.
1969 F model Mack
[Twin turbo v8 5sp]
1977 Mack cruiseliner]
[350 Cummins/13sp]
1984 Mack cruiseliner
[400BC Cummins/10sp]
Just to name a few, but the 84 was the last one. It was a beauty! Metallic blue with a purple stripe scheme and aluminum rims & straight pipes! A rod started knocking coming into ElPaso TX. We took a bus back to SC and I never saw the old blue dog again. (Sad day) Cabovers stayed in primary use until about the late 80's - early 90's, then nearly faded out & gave way to coventionals & trucking had deregulated by then and with the passing of the new "cdl" law it all changed! Everything about trucking that made it great,fell victim to that and faded away, but I'm glad I got to experience it all before that happened. Wouldn't trade anything for the memories!
Hi there from the U.K. over here all ours are cabovers and I grew up with the Volvo f88, boy was she a sweet truck and I was only 12,13 years old. I started off driving busses, coaches, and did that for 25 ish years then went into trucking and boy I thought I was the king but now I’ve retired due to a back problem but still love them it’s what you knew as a child I think thanks markUK
Thanks for watching Mark! Kinda in the same boat as you. Semi retired with back issues but still love the trucks!
Ooh wow cabovers I owned three, the first one was 1985 Kenworth k 100 E and the second was a 1983 Peterbuilt with a 245 inch wheelbase the pete was a great truck the third one was a 1989 International it had the LOUDEST 🎺 HORN ever I would scare the bejesus out🎺of drivers on the road😂😂;btw they all had 400 cummins big cam
I to fell from the truck (International)I slipped and hit the edge with my shin bone near the knees oooo talk about pain I spent three hours lying down until the pain subsided
Then I drove my dream truck but this one isn't a cabover it was a conventional a 2003 W900L KW with 550 caterpillar engine (nice) drove it till I retired in November 2015 great video loved the memories you made me remember thank you
🌺✌PEACE✌🌺
I remember when I was like 4-6 years old being in a cabover with my dad transporting cars from LA to Las Vegas. It was badass! Lol I remember it would be HOT in there but I do miss the style ! We have a 2016 379 Peterbuilt today still hauling cars
Carrying on the family tradition!
That's so cooooool
Hell yes, I miss em! I've been on the did since 2 months of age, 53 now, so I drove a couple. I spent HOURS drawing that KW 108 Aerodyne, MANY pictures around both of my bedrooms, at Mom's and my grandparents.
I'd have one if I could, like you said, just to drive it once in a bit. Probably get a custom 5th wheel trailer and live on the road, seeing this whole continent, instead of passing through .
Great little video, lots of good memories, THANKS MUCH!!
I am one of those new guys and I would love to drive a cabover one day. I wish I could have been around for the good ole days
I love cabover i drove one for 1.600.000 miles with no problems
BJ and the Bear! I’ve always loved the cabovers. They were everywhere when I was a kid! It’s nice to see them still out on the road every now and again. Pure nostalgia!!! Check out the Australian Kenworth K200. It’s a modern built factory cabover. Pretty good looking too!
They also have the stairs come out from the cab to, for ease of entry, sort of like the freightliner argosy, but in a different way
The one thing I always heard about Cabovers , "If u ever had a wreck, u were the first one there!"
I worked for a KW dealer in the late 90's, I flew to OKC and picked up a KW W1 Condo, raised roof! This was after the T5 "Anteater" with the lowered, setback motor, completely flat floor, the driver and passenger seats swiveled 180 degrees, they were like recliners! The lower bunk was a flip sofa, actually very comfortable! It was like driving a small apartment!
I think Wal-Mart and JB Hunt kept them "in fashion", LOL!, for a long time......
Enjoyed ur post!
Love 'em! Learned to drive tractor trailer in a '90 set back axle COE binder. Great manuverability for the tight/narrow driveways we had to get through to get loaded. Thanks for a very interesting Smart Trucking episode!
I`m a new trucker that happens to be in his 60`s, I would love to drive one.
The Scania with the v8 engine sounds so awesome! And have great power too. I have driven a few of those...
I'd love to try one of those!
@@SmartTrucking I hope you get the opportunity to test drive the modern Volvo FH16. I believe a softer ride than a typical American truck. I understand that you have in the United States truck cabs are attached to the frame directly without suspension?
European semi-trailer trucks obviously can't be brought to your country, they have too much steering axle mass .. (8000..10000 kg (17637..22046 lbs). I guess.
@@SmartTrucking I own a Volvo FL220 box truck, it is also a cabover model. There is a dog house on the floor, but the cab is quiet and really warm, even if it is -30C (-22F) outside. Volvo is a 2001 model year, with a total weight of just 11,000kg (24,250 lbs), 4x2.
My favourite American was ( and still is ), White Road Commander 2. I had one in the 80's with a 400 big cam Cummins and 13 speed. Loved it. Love to get another.
I bet they'd be hard to find! Nice truck though!
Went to night class at coastal truck driving school in Hammond, LA. In the late 80's, learn to back up & over the road with cabover.Out of thirty students I was the only graduated, when to do the rode test I had to drive a long nose for the first time in my life. Was different but had confidence from my old school trainer, the bond of the cabover & love of trucking. You have to really like & have the determination to secede what you set out to do.To compared when I saved my money to buy the red stingray bike when the first came out as a teenage, it's a bond thing.
I think there awesome! When I was delivering in Chicago with some tight spots I used to dream about using a cab over
Just stumbled onto your channel. Love it . In England it’s very rare to see a long nose truck. All forward control. Started my driving in 87 in a foden 6x4 tractor trailer ( artic as we call them ) 350cummins owned then by paccar, hauling timber . Drove a 143 scania low loader for a while (450 V8 sounded great! ) now in a xt series 8x4 scania tipper . You wouldn’t get those long wheelbase long nose monsters out on the road over here . Look good though. Keep it coming. 👍
Thanks, will do! Dave
Im glad to say, the first time I ever rode in a big truck, was in a cab over at 10 years old. It had the short throw shifter on probably a 15 speed, and an air starter. My uncle was a carnie and it was one he used to pull his rides. I will always love cab over trucks!