Posted by Fixerupper on January 19, 2013 at 17:28:54 from (100.42.82.30):
In Reply to: Truck Questions posted by bill from scotland on January 19, 2013 at 17:11:43:
It's all about maneuverability. From my observations when I was in Europe, European roads and streets are narrower. The intersections are tighter and the parking lots are smaller. A long hood, long wheelbase truck in the US would be in trouble trying to get around in Europe. Your trucks are what we call cabovers, or COE's, where the whole cab is over the engine, making a shorter wheelbase possible. Another thing I noticed in Europe was the location of the king pin on the trailers. The kingpin is farther under the front of the trailer and the saddle is farther ahead on the tractor in Europe, making a shorter turning radius. Ten wheelers in the US have the rear axles farther to the rear than the ones in Europe. In Europe the tandems on a ten wheeler are darned near centered under the box to make the wheelbase shorter. Your 'cabover' trucks look a lot more stylish than ours do. Jim
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