Cab Over Trucks?

Don't think anybody makes cabovers anymore. Not sure they can get parts for them anymore.

 

Bobbyt yes COE's are still produced,but the demand for them is low. N172 unless a company has a specific need for a COE they will run a Conventional. There are two main reasons. The first it's easier to work on the engine. The second is the majority drivers DO NOT like COE's. Conventionals are more comfortable and ride better than COEs especially over rough roads.

 

2012 Kenworth K200- SWEEEEEET
And I loved my Cab Over
Just Sayin'

 

Here's a picture of the 2012 KW K200 round2 posted on another thread.

 

I have driven a few COE's that rode just as good as a conventional. This is just my opion but the dislike for COE's is a supertrucker complex.

 

I see a real nice cabover yesterday.Looked brand new.I prefer the conventional.

 

It is also (at times) a safety issue, for the driver. Do you wanna climb a ladder each time you wanna get in and out of that POS??

DO you wanna slip and fall when the hand rails get wet/icy in the winter time??

do you wanna feel every stinking bump in the road as you sit on top of the steer axle??

Not me bro, my first time in a "hood", made me decide right there and then, that was the truck for me to drive. Every job I had ever applied to, one of my questions (high on my list) was, "do you people have hoods or cabovers"??

If they said, "cabover", I would slam down the phone and move on.

Once you go "hood", you never go back.

Just saying, you want comfort or a beaten up body at the end of the day??

And in MANY situations, a "hood" can get into the same docks as a cabover, might take a little more time, but it gets done. I know, I deliver to downtown Boston every night, and that area is just as tight (if NOT tighter) as NYC, and I also pull a 53' trailer as well.