I guess this is more of a question FOR new drivers instead of from a new driver. Many (or most) older drivers started out with cabovers, or even worse, some of the old B or R models that weren't even as nice as some of the cabovers that we 'graduated' to.
I know there are probably some of you that have never even seen the inside of a cabover, but sometimes you would be too tired to even get in the bed. It just wasn't worth the trouble of having to try to get undressed, crawl over the doghouse, etc. Much easier to just sleep over the wheel or across the doghouse.
New drivers these days are treated like crap in a lot of cases, but are really fortunate to have some nicer equipment to start out with. Many new drivers even start out with walk-in conventionals. Granted, many of them are 'plastic' trucks, but they're still conventionals with big bedrooms that are easy to get into. In that regard, lots of new drivers are spoiled.
So, the question I have for you new guys is this:
If you were just starting out and knew that you were going to have to drive a cabover with a small sleeper for the same money that you make now, would you do it? Would you still want to be a truck driver? Or is that enough to make you look for something else to do?
Cabover - would you do it?
Discussion in 'Questions From New Drivers' started by d o g, Jun 26, 2011.
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I'd take a B any day over most any other truck on the road...and an R Model wouldn't be too bad, either...
...and of course an N model would be a neat toy to play with out in the woods...
...but If I HAD to drive a cabover, I suppose an F model would suffice...
...Then again, I drive a CH daycab and wouldn't buy any truck that didn't have a bulldog on the hood if I intended to do any actual work with it.
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Funny thing is...in the past few months, we have seen more and more cabovers out here. I, personally, would not do it again. But, then again, I have my dogs, my TV, microwave, fridge, food pantry, clothes enough for 3months for both Hubby and myself, etc.
In a cabover, any time I'd have to get work done, that stuff would have to come out. NOPE!! Wouldn't do cabover again for ANYTHING!!
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