The Cabover Truck

Yes, I drove a cabover condo for CRST back in the day and the ride could be brutal if you were on a not so smooth road... your seat is located pretty much directly over top the front axle of the cab.

Do you remember those old "walking beam" suspension systems Yellow Freight and Roadway had on their company trucks? No springs whatsoever on the drive axles!! I can only imagine how bad that ride would have been!!

I would imagine another reason you don't see them much anymore is fuel efficiency. Not much aerodynamic effectiveness on the old flatnose.

I still see cab-overs, but not a lot of them. I saw a Swift cab-over recently that was pulling a set of double trailers hauling cars. There are still some new cab-overs sold in America, but for the most part they are used predominately in Europe where the laws are such that they are extremely limited on their total length.

For the "young whipper snappers among us like Daniel B" who probably don't even know what we are talking about, here's a few photos for your entertainment.

I still see cab-overs, but not a lot of them. I saw a Swift cab-over recently that was pulling a set of double trailers hauling cars. There are still some new cab-overs sold in America, but for the most part they are used predominately in Europe where the laws are such that they are extremely limited on their total length.

For the "young whipper snappers among us like Daniel B" who probably don't even know what we are talking about, here's a few photos for your entertainment.

Don't forget old school, I'm one of those whipper snappers and I know what a cab-over is. Hint: the whole lorry comment. For reason I've always found them to be cool looking. My favorite is a peterbilt 282.

I see quite a few cabovers in California, mostly pulling produce or hay from the fields. And of course there are a few die-hard lunatics who enjoy having the cream cheese beat out of them by their equipment and run them OTR.

Sandman, I thought the "lorry" joke was funny. I laughed so hard I almost had to run to the loo!

Sandman, I thought the "lorry" joke was funny. I laughed so hard I almost had to run to the loo!

Haha. It was one of those moments my mind was working in over drive.

This was always my personal favorite. I got the pleasure of working on and driving quiet a few of them when I was turn wrenches. The really nifty part was that the steps folded out when you opened the door. Also btw if any of you seasoned drivers were ever broken down in a freightshaker in Jackson mississippi we probably crossed paths if your truck was at empire truck sales.

Sandman, I thought the "lorry" joke was funny. I laughed so hard I almost had to run to the loo!

Haha. It was one of those moments my mind was working in over drive.

Here's one for yah old school. Two good ole boys from the south were driving a truck through the back roads of West Virginia when they came to an overpass with a sign which read, "Clearance:11'3." They got out and measured their rig, which was 12 feet 4 inches tall. "What do you think?" said one as they climbed back into the cab of the truck. The driver looked to his left then to his right, checked the rear view mirrors, then shifted into first gear."Not a cop in sight. Let's take a chance," he said.

That's funny!