...who in the US truck game. I know Volvo have a presence but US truckers are famously patriotic and tend to prefer all-American product. About ten years ago I briefly drove an American cabover truck- an International- and safety standards in the cab were very poor compared to eu standards of the time- all of the sharp edges, pressed steel and other potential maiming hardware of the type...

In article <1762415b-6639-4c7d-9b44-dcb32f9bbd37 @s13g2000prd.googlegroups.com>, Boltar says... But with cabover trucks I assume if you have to access the engine you have to clear the cab out first otherwise all your stuff is going to end up in the footwell when the cab is tipped over. Must be a PITA I'd have thought. Through the windscreen seems to be the favourite. Usually ...

"Boltar" <boltar2003@yahoo.co.uk> wrote But with cabover trucks I assume if you have to access the engine you have to clear the cab out first otherwise all your stuff is going to end up in the footwell when the cab is tipped over. A bottle of red wine accidentally left on the top bunk is ideally positioned to smash your windscreen when the cab goes over, as I have witnessed in ...

... makes for a shorter and more manoeuverable vehicle so they disappeared under the cab. But with cabover trucks I assume if you have to access the engine you have to clear the cab out ... us, so this wasn't really an issue for them and additionally they traditionally regard "cabovers" as dangerous and less comfortable to drive due to the shorter wheelbase. Well theres certainly more ...

... a shorter and more manoeuverable vehicle so they disappeared under the cab. The Yanks have far more road space than us, so this wasn't really an issue for them and additionally they traditionally regard "cabovers" as dangerous and less comfortable to drive due to the shorter wheelbase. -- Regards, Vince. Snowdonia trucking POV- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t_qusgJlk3M