British Couple Reacts to Why American and European Trucks Are So Different
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American trucker here. I am an owner operator. The roads in Europe are far smaller than here in America. That's the main reason for the difference.
Insurance professional, yep and yep. City infrastructure also in play as well as liability risk but 99% above comment spot on.
Actually our trucks "transform" more often due to a lot of Decepticon activity stateside. Europe doesn't have this issue. The Gobots claim authority there.
So does that mean you work for yourself, like a freelance trucker or do you work for one company but just own your own truck?
@@Kayodoms I can’t speak for the driver specifically but owner/operator typically means works for self and contracts out. In my opinion, contract drivers are preferable as they understand the liability risk for both tractor and trailer, as well as contents and yield better customer service for all involved.
@@hatleyhoward7193 ah I see. Thanks for the info.
I was a mechanic, worked on medium/heavy duty trucks, heavy equipment, and, buses. I can say, another major difference is down to maintanence. Cabovers are generally a pain-in-the-arse to work on, and, require longer periods of downtime. Every minute a truck spends in the shop, not moving, is a minute it is COSTING someone money, instead of MAKING money.
So would you say that the American Truck nowadays are easier and cost less?
I was a truck driver here in the states for 31 years. Our bridges are made to certain weight standards. These standards need the wheelbases to be spread apart as much as possible. the longer nose trucks are more aero dynamic for fuel savings. Only trucks with sleeper sections have all the extra stuff like fridges and toilets. Our around town delivery trucks are shorts in height and length..
Actually it depends on the state your in also. I'm in Massachusetts, A typical New England spect truck can weigh alot more than you think. You standard heavy factor pulling A short 28' trailer,we can gross up to 104,000 lbs. Like for instance, The TH-camr the Boston Trucker,he runs your typical New England truck.
@@erikthorstensen5185 105,500lb in the PNW. My daycab is as long as a W900 sleeper truck to keep all that weight of the steers
I would imagine though, that the European trucks still end up being more fuel efficient due to their much lighter weights.
@@charlie7mason Lots of factors go into fuel efficiency. weight , terrain, aerodynamics, maintenance, tires, air pressure, wind direction. and how much you have to shift through the gears. Plus more weight & bigger trailers means you need less trips to haul the same amount of freight.
While they mentioned that some of these Tractor-Trailer trucks can be equipped with a toilet in the sleeper area, they'd neglected to mention that sometimes it can be a toilet and shower combination
Since there are so many contractor truck drivers that own their truck in the states mixed with our huge custom car culture, you will often see some amazing semi-trucks driving around. Custom paint jobs, interiors, led lights, huge loud smokestack exhausts, custom wheels, grilles, and trim....ect.
Props and respect to all the truck drivers out there, they really are the backbone of the US and make the country operate...and respect++ to the New England truck drivers, It's amazing how they navigate these huge trucks around the tiny Boston area roads.
The "truck stop culture" in the US is very unique.
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@@heywoodjablowme8120 Not nearly as much as you think these days. Lol
@@Skinfaxi Trucking used to be pretty big now they're struggling to hire just like mining companies. I think people are just turning away from jobs like that because of grueling shifts and night shifts or how long they have to work.
Truck stops no longer exists
@@truckr74, there's plenty of truck stops out there! You just have to know where they are. For instance, the junction of I-280 & I-80/90 has one od the biggest concentration of truck stops in the country! At last count, I think there were at least 6 full-service truck stops there.
My son is an over the road truck driver here in the U.S. and I spent 5 years with him living in the truck. We had "most" of the comforts of home. Had to use truck stops for toilets, showers & laundry. Otherwise, we had a fridge, microwave, and several different cookers like crockpot, Instanpot, and grill. Was the best 5 years of my life and got to see all of the U.S.and my son got paid for it. Most people don't get that opportunity without great expense.
I've been an over the road truck driver for 33 years, and this was a cool reaction. You guys should check out some super sleeper truck videos. They have stand-up showers and bathrooms inside. Thanks for the video, and you two enjoy the rest of your week.
Thanks for supplying the country!
My grandfather was a long haul truck driver and owned his own small trucking company. Rules were very different when he drove regarding hours behind the wheel, etc. and he paid the price sometimes with his health, but he did what he had to do to provide for his family. One of the many things I have always admired about my grandpa.
That generation was way tough. Cheers to your grandpa. 🍺👍
Keep in mind that we have long haul truckers that may pick up in Southern Ca the deliver in New York, that’s 2,903 mi or 4671 km. Saves the company on hotel rooms or fines for drivers going over their drive times since they can pull over at any truck stop or rest stop and get a good nights sleep. If they had the flat nose cab they’d have to make sure they ended up near a town at the end of their drive time or sleep very uncomfortably for the night.
I drove trucks for almost 27 years here in the U.S. Because the U.S. is so large, our Interstate system allows for larger trucks with more room inside. I drove a few of those luxury trucks during my career, and it’s a lot easier to live in them as opposed to cabovers, which is what I started my career in.
"This intro was pointless because we don't know what we're talking about." AWESOME! There actually is some integrity in this old world! hehehe
You’ll be surprised to see that there’s a ton of cab overs here but they’re usually used for local deliveries. Not for long distances…
My truck has a 3.3 cubic foot fridge, a microwave, spot for a tv, plenty of shelf/cabinet space for about 3 weeks of clothing and everything else.
Some trucks will run two or 3 trailers behind it even.
I agree. This was a well balanced, positive comparison video.
The cab over design was very popular in the US back in the 70s. They aren't common now but you can still see them from time to time.
Y'all should totally check out a couple episodes of the old show Trick my Truck. It allowed people to nominate a deserving owner/driver for a truck makeover AND MAN did they make those trucks AWESOME.
I loved that show! The finished work was so beautiful and awesome!!!!
My dad was cross-country mover for a few years during the 1990's and I went on the road with him and my stepmom a couple of times. He was an owner-operator (meaning he owned the truck he drove) first for Mayflower Van Lines and then United Van Lines. There is a lot more to being a truck driver than one might think. There are regulations that need to be followed and there are times where you will be away from home for weeks at a time.
I've been driving trucks for 30 years. I started driving the cab over trucks and am now driving a conventional. The conventional trucks are so much more comfortable to drive and live in.
I’m assuming size would be the biggest difference. Most places in the USA have more room to maneuver, so the trucks in the USA are larger.
I just started my trucking career in the USA at 21 years old this week… I’ve been reacting to yalls stuff for a while now & this one made me feel back at home while I’m over 1000 miles away from home… It reminds me of watching my favorite TH-camrs at home…
My dad was a trucker as was my uncle...my dad was a great trucker...he used to haul doubles and triple all the time. ( a double is 2 trailers triple is 3 trailers) at th same time. He used to make bets with other truckers, that if there was construction on the highways, that he could hit a construction cone with the rear wheels of his latest trailer, flip it up and over and make it land upright in the next lane...which he constantly did.
I was stationed in the UK in the 70’s. The fuel truckers loved American trucker scene.
The extended sleeper on some trucks, a minority, that include items like a shower and toilet are almost always owner/operators because of the expense. These sleepers are sometimes referred to as “ California condo “ Since they have a wheel base that is longer than usual, the difficulty factor for backing into some docks is significantly higher.
I'm a retired Truck Driver, I've driven both Cab over and owned conventional (long nose) trucks.. I loved getting paid to travel the country and as a owner set my own hours, destination etc... aside from that. Love you you two and enjoy your videos!!!
One bad thing about the cab overs. Is you have to take everything out of the cab, to work on the engine.
7:05. Yes Millie, great point about non boasting, just adaptive to Each's own.
We have cab-over trucks here, but they're usually called day trucks. They typically do local or regional deliveries. OTR (over the road) trucks are the big ones with sleeper cabs because those drivers are usually gone days, weeks or months at a time. My husband used to be a truck driver. He was a fleet driver, not an owner, and they tried to get him home every three weeks, but that didn't always happen. And not all roads are wide, or straight, and mountain roads are quite the challenge
Spot on observation Millie and James! Each truck serves it’s purpose for where they are needed. One is no better than the other.
Spot on!
I've got a fridge, microwave, and a 43" flat-screen TV in my truck. Pretty comfortable in here actually.
Insurance cost beside changes in regulations also played a role in the demise of the cab over because they had a higher fatality rate because the driver is more exposed in a collision.
Max truck length without permits in otr trucks is 80 ft , Max trailer length without permits is 53ft. You can only legally drive 11hrs straight in a 14hr period with 10hrs off duty time must stop for 30 minutes after 8 consecutive hrs on duty.
Overall weight of trucks is limited to 80 thousand pounds in the US unless you get a special permit. The more that your truck weighs the less cargo you can carry legally. You see really long sleepers for household carriers since the heaviest item in a household is usually the piano and there is usually only one of those. Cars and vehicles are shipped or transported separately. The rest of it is relatively light compared to other kinds of cargo. With certain kinds of freight you get paid more to haul more weight. I carried a cooler for simple meals like cold cuts bread and cheese. I had to stop once a day for fuel so I went inside for Coffee Sodas showers and Meals. Most fuel stops offer a free shower for buying more than 100 gallons of fuel. Sometimes it is nice to be able to sit and eat when your entire house isnt vibrating
American Trucker here loved the video.
I’ve really enjoyed this video been an over the road Truck driver since 1991. I pride myself of about 6 million miles accident free, seen alot of beautiful states and dread myself of the idiots in cars
I have been driving since 1989. I don't run necessarily legal and just hit 4.1 million. There is absolutely no way you can be a 6 million. Nice try though.
There is some trucks that have sleeper cabs that are big enough to hold a small family.
We have cabovers in the U.S. but they are usually for shourter hauls.
Actually, the are no more class 8 American manufacturers building Cabovers anymore for the north American market. the cabovers that are here are all imported truck like Izuzu and Toyots Hino.A few years ago you could get a Freightliner Argosy glider kit.
I am a retired long haul driver and appreciate you checking out the trucks of our nations. I didn’t run as long as some but have about 2.5 million miles in my career. My cab was set up to cook and I would use a crockpot so warm meals were ready when I was done for the day. Like your videos so keep up the good work.
In regards to the aerodynamics of cab over engine trucks that old the American trucks had, the conventional models are a lot more maneuverable since the turning wheels are place forward of the cab as opposed to underneath the cab, which also required the seats for the driver and passenger to be spring loaded to reduce to jarring of the occupants when driving over particularly bumpy roads
Trucker here and yes American Semis are tricked out, TV, Microwave, Fridge, just to name a few.
Check out the Alaskan truckers that is insane
I drove truck for 28 years. In 1992, when I started my first over the road gig (48 states), the average truck had a steering wheel, a seat and a bed. If you were lucky, you had a small refrigerator.
I worked local jobs for years before returning to "long haul." The experience is totally different today. There are far more creature comforts that companies are willing to pay for to attract an ever shrinking workforce.
In reply to the video, there is a huge difference in ride and comfort between the conventional and cabover.
The further back you sit from the front tires, the smoother the ride.
Good comparison video... there still are cabovers on the road here, and we have trucks without a sleeper berth called daycabs, usually used for short hauls and city driving.
And we pronounce it "sim-eye" 😁
20+ year trucker here from Tennessee. I actually started in a cab over. 😂 They’re cool but can be a massive pain in the ass. I trained my wife to truck with me a few years ago once our kids were grown and I honestly enjoy it these days. I’ve always seen a good (what we call) sleeper trucks literally as a small efficiency apartment on wheels. You can cook almost anything you’d cook at home, in a good sleeper truck. These days me and my wife go home every day. But I use to keep a little gas stove, electric rotisserie, 2 different types of grills and a crockpot/slow cooker. I would load up my crockpot l, strap it down so it wouldn’t move. And it would cook white drove. I’d do as many miles as possible while it’s cooking, eat and have several days of home cooking leftovers that I’d toss in my fridge
The name for that American truck is a tractor-trailer truck, eighteen-wheeler, or semi truck. Some Western states allow multiple trailers pulled at once. When we were little kids traveling with our parents on the highways, we would bend our arms at the elbow, make a fist and pump our arms up and down to get the truck drivers to pull the cord that engaged their ultra-loud air-horns.
My youngest brother was a long-haul trucker travelling all over the country for many years and yes, he did sleep in his sleeper cab. He drives a tree hauler nowadays. He pulls his truck as close as he can into the forest where the loggers are cutting the trees. They load the trees on to the trailer and he hauls them to one of around 20 different mills depending on what kind of timber he is hauling. That way he gets to be with the family on his off time, evenings and weekends.
I believe the American sleeper cab allows for a second driver, and the hours on the vehicle can be extended. I also believe this is often a husband / wife team.
Yes, DOT does allow time extensions and exemptions if there's a sleeper bed and a licensed passenger. I've seen some husband and wife team drivers, and I know some drivers whose marriages would fail in a week if they had to be team drivers. Lol
Companies will also send drivers from the same hometown on tandem runs. When they return home, they check in at the depot, then drive the tractor section home and park it at the truck stop to have it serviced while the wives pick them up for a few days at home.
Stockpiling the refrigerator and microwave meals gave options in case the weather stopped them from arriving at stops or depots. Most experienced drivers took advantage of the refrigerated trailers instead of equipping a freezer in the cab.
Bathrooms are rare.
I worked on one that was a stretched out peterbilt with a extended sleeper 2 1/2 the size of a normal one and the guy had a wood burning fireplace in it.
There are many short-drive commercial trucks in the USA. The short drive trucks haul concrete, building materials, food, etc. so they are NOT these larger Over-The-Road trucks. The Over-The-Road trucks are designed to move cargo across the USA. There are still many cab-over style trucks in the USA, but truck mechanics find it easier to make repairs or perform maintenance with the newer style trucks, as the engine is NOT under the passenger compartment.
I used to be a long-haul truck driver in the US. I traveled all 48 contiguous States and several Canadian provinces. I was unmarried, and had neither a home nor no car. I lived in my truck for 6-8 weeks at a time and only went "home" to visit my parents or my siblings' families. (You should look up "apartment sleepers" for semi trucks in the US. For certain types of hauling, the drivers don't need as much maneuverability and have *really* long power units that truly are like recreational camper vans on the inside, sometimes including toilets and showers.)
Also, our trailers alone can be up to 53' (16.15m) long, 8.5 ft (2.6m) wide and, and 13.5' (4.11m) tall from the road surface without requiring any special permits. The longer wheel bases and triple axles of the power units allow standard US tractor-trailer combinations to have gross weights of 40t (36,287 kg) for hauling heavier loads. Of course, there are specialized haulers who use equipment designed to move much larger and heavier loads with special permits.
Driving a truck for a living was brutally hard at times, always dangerous, didn't pay well, and could be a very uncertain living. Most of us were paid *by the mile.* Anything that held us up, whether that be traffic, weather, or complications of the loading/unloading processes was literally money out of our pockets.
I've been driving tractor trailer for 19 years. The hours you are aloud is 11 hours driving 14 hours on duty.
I’ve never been to Australia, but I have watched Outback Truckers on Netflix. It would be interesting to include Australia’s trucks in the comparison.
love that show
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Didn't Australia just mix them? Have European ones in populated area and have American ones for the longer trips.
Some of the over the road drivers in both the US and Canada can be gone months at a time so they need the big sleeper cabs. There are short cab trucks that we call "day cab" but they're used for local deliveries
We call passenger/private owned Trucks. Commercial trucks are called Semi’s (Lorries).
There is no such thing as a passenger truck. (By definition, a truck is any vehicle designed to primarily move cargo rather than passengers.)
The thing commonly referred to as a "semi" (or "big rig" or "18-wheeler") by lay-people in the US is actually (technically and legally) called a tractor-trailer.
The unit with the engine (power unit) is the "tractor" and the thing it tows behind it is the "semi-trailer."
The reason it's called a semi-trailer because the word "semi" means "half," and a semi-trailer is a trailer designed to have half its total (loaded or unloaded) weight resting on its own wheels (in the back) and the remaining half of its weight resting on the rear wheels of the tractor (at the front).
Some semi-trailers have the ability to allow for the movement of the trailer's wheels forward and backward to an extent in order to compensate for an imperfectly loaded trailer and allow for changes in the weight distribution over the length of the trailer to equalize the load over the wheels at the front and rear of the trailer.
I'm a retired truck driver of 22 years drove Midwest and East Coast.
Big trucks take a lot more time to slow down and speed up. Getting popcorn would take a lot longer then 3 minutes especially if there were no good places to pull over.
I've been driving for several years. One important thing to remember-one which people who are considering becoming a truck driver often fail to realise-is that being an Over The Road truck driver
is not so much a job as it is a lifestyle. The truck is your mobile office and home. I started my career as a driver 5 years ago. It seems a lot better nowadays than when some of the other drivers who posted here began their careers. With social media, smart phones, and wifi, living in the truck is not as difficult as it once was. It's a less lonely existence than what one might think. Plus, if I didn't have so much alone time out here on the road, I'd have never had a reason to seek out TH-cam reaction videos😉
It’s cheaper for trucking companies to have those rooms on then to rent a motel room when they have a layover which is a lot they can cook their own meals and not be out as much money anymore and they can be gone for days and weeks at a time and it’s just like a small little home on the inside some of them are way bigger than others
My grandma was a long whole truck driver for 9 years when I was little. I got to go on the truck with her and her ex husband. We would go from the west coast to the east coast and back to the west coast in about a week to a week and a half depending on where we were going from and to. When I started school (kindergarten) at 5 years old I thought everybody traveled by a semi-truck like I did when I was 2 years old to 6 years old.
I drive a 4x4 small pickup truck as my mine vehicle and love it!
In the US we have a lot of different names for trucks here's a few examples...semi, road tractor, big truck, large car, and the ones that haul chickens are called rooster cruzers. On long hauls on the open road the trucks ride a lot smoother when you stretch them out as long as you can the part of the cab with the bed in it is called the sleeper and some of our trucks have a sleeper almost long enough to consider it a mobile home
Here in the U.S. we have to be able to lift the hood or Bonnet by ourselves to check the fluids an other wear and tear parts before we can drive, We have to show our logs to prove everything has been serviced also up to date, cab over you have lift the entire cab to check the fluids. Not sure if M.O.T. requires the same or not. 11 hours driving 14 hour shift, trying to get to place in time especially in traffic can be difficult.
Some older trucks here with the long nose look so good.
US trucker for NY, Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut and Maine. I have a sleeper but normally can make it back so don't have to always us it.
I drive truck and yes there are differences, mostly Europe trucks are smaller due to smaller roads.
You should check out the Texas Bushman videos. They are fun to watch. He dresses as a potted plant in public and jumps at those that walk by. Their reactions are great.
Necessity is the mother of invention.
35 years as a truck driver and the last 20 doing oversized loads. You should definitely do a reaction to oversized loads.
Leave my wife out of this.
Owner operator, and it’s hard but love it
Hey James there are kits out even on Amazon where you can outfit your automobile with a microwave and a tea pot ( water kettle )
I'm an over-the-road truck driver. One thing they got wrong, we drive 11 hours total per shift, not 12. We are allowed to work 14 hours total per shift. That work includes a pre trip inspection, fueling, getting loaded and unloaded, and a few other on duty items. We work a total of 70 hours a week and have the option of taking a 34 hour break to reset our 70 hour work week. We are a hard working bunch.
You are. With also, a data recorder now recording your every move for telemetrics down to every acceleration and braking movement. It’s a tough job….and never explains why you are braking hard because some ass hat cut you off without realizing your weight load. Flip side , bad actors who mow down or are aggressive to normal acting traffic. Mostly though, dumbasses who don’t recognize the stopping and turning needs of heavy equipment operators. Let them over when blinkers are on and hold back for double turn lanes…. Respect and always give right of way… I wish people gave grace to working individuals that bring us shit…
Yes
Traveling through Arizona I passed a tractor pulling 3 trailers. Wow
One of the funny and ironic things about American trucks is that we have European manufacturers. Like Volvo is one of the major popular brands. I'm not sure, but I think Mercedes also makes an American semi truck cab as well.
In American trucking sometime there will be two drivers just to get around the 12-hour rule. they will switch off.
I'm not a truck driver and I've only drove them around a few times in the yard but I have probably climbed in and out of them thousands of times doing repairs on the electronics we had to put them in them. Those cab over trucks are not the easiest things to get in and out of. We only had one in the yard and I hated having to climb in and out of that thing.
Pull over to make popcorn? You're never going to get anywhere.
I have all the modern conveniences in my truck. I just need a beautiful Goddess like Millie.
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jokes.
Ya'll should check out the extra long cab Semi's. Pretty cool
American driver here, I drive a peterbuilt like in the video, I'm in my truck for weeks at a time, it's actually quite nice in here, TV, microwave, fridge an satellite TV, nice luxuries, but unlike the video I actually don't have trouble seeing traffic over my hood, because of cab design I actually have more trouble seeing behind me when backing, but I just open my door or adjust my mirror a little an I'm good, and my truck is longer than usual because I pull flatbed so I'm even longer than the European trucks
I've been driving truck for over 25 years. Driven in all 48 and Canada. In the US you can drive 11 hours. Not 12. I have a refrigerator built in. I also have a portable freezer, a microwave and an instapot to cook my meals. I'm a type 2 diabetic and control it thru my strict diet. I do have a 24 inch flat screen to watch at the end of my day. I live 3/4 of my life OTR. Roads/interstates are not all straight. Then the pick ups and delivery can be quite challenging because most places are not built for my rig being over 71 feet long from tip to end of trailer. Nice reaction though.
You should now do a video on Oversize loads in the US. I drive a pilot car with Oversize Loads. I think you will enjoy it a lot.
No mention of tandems, or double and triple trailers in some states. New York State has double tandem of 53' trailers making the total length quite long but only on the NYS Thruway. At the highway exits, there are specially trained drivers who connect and disconnect all the trailers. Other states having tandems using shorter trailers. I saw triple tandems in Ohio years ago using the shorter trailers, only on certain toll highways. I imagine they all have special licensing and insurance requirements, and during some high wind weather conditions, they may be limited or prohibited.
My dad was a trucker and his vehicle had just about everything our home had
There's also huge differences in how far to drive in general. 12 hours on the road *might* get you across Texas. Maybe. my state of Illinois, it's about 350 miles from the northern border to the southern tip. Even with interstates the whole way, that's 7 or 8 hours. For a single state. And Illinois is midsize.
When the US starting pushing higher fuel efficiency the cab overs were much lower than the conventional tractor trucks, so cab overs fell out of favor.
Thank God for truck drivers! They keep the country running. 🇺🇸
I’m an owner operator sitting in the cab of my peterbilt truck watching your video on my TV with a fridge full of food and a microwave to heat my dinner tonight.
I have only one complaint on this video. That is the use of the term Semi-Truck when referring to the tractor. I know I'm talking details no one seems to care about anymore.
Truck: A vehicle used to haul a load on its own wheelbase.
Tractor: A vehicle used to pull a load on a trailer or semi-trailer.
(Full)Trailer: Used to haul a load and has a front axle.
Semi-trailer: A trailer needing to be connected to a tractor because it has no front axle.
Semi is short for "tractor semi-trailer combination". Semi refers to the trailer, not the tractor. No one drives half a truck.
On a side note. The people who hauled goods from the docks to the city were called Teamsters because they drove a team of horses. My father who was a driver from the '40s to the '70s called his tractor a horse. The logo for the Teamsters Union shows a team of horses.
Wide roads apparently never been to Pittsburgh
I see a lot of more experienced drivers in the comments, I've only been driving a semi for just under 3 years. I think the super sleepers are awesome but not every sleeper is that nice inside; they don't all have fridges and microwaves and TV's. I drive for a fleet, and 90% of our trucks are daycabs (no beds, just a flat wall behind the seat) and I'm home every night. It's a good gig. I've done some long haul stuff, it's not fun sleeping in a daycab at a truck stop but needs must- I was hauling a conestoga trailer and just slept in the back with the freight. All in all, I think it's a great job, especially for young folks, who haven't yet set up a family. The pay is good and if you have the right mindset, you can set yourself up for a comfortable life. Yes, it gets boring, but audiobooks and podcasts help keep the loneliness at bay for the most part. Those long American trucks are really not fun in the city though, times like that the European cabover design really shines. They certainly look a lot more compact. Thanks for the unbiased comparison!
I JUST LOOKED AT A TRUCK WITH A JACUZZI IN IT.
I've definitely seen both in the states.
We actually have both trucks in Tennessee
It's a bit misleading when they say cab-overs were popular in the U.S.
They were never more popular than the other option. People didn't stop buying them because they stopped making them, they stopped making them because people stopped buying them.
They were used when they had to be used, given the choice they were clearly second place.
I've driven both styles and prefer the conventional, plus with the cab over you are the first one to an accident.
I drove both cabover and long hood . Cabover will be at ya to death when your steers are right under ya. I did OTR for 24 years. I prefer a big hood if I have to be gone for 3-8 weeks at a time. My long nose Pete with a 58foot dove tail I'd be gone sometimes up to 3 months at a time.
Oh I love this video. IWrocker has made this into a whole series ❤ he’s awesome
I learned to drive truck in a cabover. That was early 90’s tho
There are still plenty of cab over trucks here in the US because not all deliveries are long distance and do a lot of city driving.