Cabover lives!

http://www.paccar.com/paccint/Kenworth/K500_Brochure.pdf
link to current brochure

 

As of 2008 you could still order a cab over road tractor from Freightliner I'm not sure if there still doing it but they did then....


American Trucker

 

The worst of both worlds....A cabover, A Junkliner!

 

We used to call em crateliners

 

HEY! I have a cab over, & it serves me well.

 

What? That is one of the most clueless statements that you've ever made.

But you like the Junkliner FLD120?
The FLD120 was the truck that began the decline of Freightliner into the Plastic fleet monstrosity builder that it has become...It was cheaply built and was one of the first Freightliners to truely earn the title "Junkliner".

The only thing decent left is the W900?

Uhhhh.....

What about the T-660? It is one of the MOST areodynamic trucks on the road and is paractically the only areodyne truck on the road that is still a truck that is designed to last more than 5 or 10 years without falling apart like the junk coming out of Freightliner and Volvo...Those trucks are epitome of "planned obsolecense".

The KW T-2000 was a POS by anyone's definition and that's why KW redisigned it and introduced the newr version of it this year and from all appeareances they have fixed the flaws that plagued the T-2000.

I still would never consider owning a T-2000 or any other areodyne truck again because I do not like them...But that does not make them bad trucks.

KW was the FIRST company to introduce an areodyne truck to the American market and continues to lead the pack as far as quality and longevity are concerned.

To say that KW or any PACCAR company is in decline is just blatantly stupid!

If any company is in decline it would be Freightliner...Their trucks are widely regarded as "plastic crap" and Most O/O's that are looking for a solid dependable, easily serviceable truck that will last for decades instead of years won't even look at a Freightliner!

They make great container haulers and NAFTA specials though!
Runnin' down the road with their fairings flapping in the wind until they just finally fall off altogether!

 

If you really WANT a COE (shudder) check the truck paper out. There are a few Argosys for sale there.

 

Nothing wrong witrh cabovers.....we run a few here in jamaica.....mostly international 9670/9700/9800......the 9800s are especially nice with the walkthrough sleeper.....people tell me they ride rough but i dont notice that