COE vs. conventional

North America has been lacking COE's at least since 2000 when J.B. Hunt started Switching the fleet from COE's to Conventional Internationals and Freightliners.

Trivia: the Last JBHT Cab-Over was struck from the fleet on March 21, 2003 in Houston TX.

 

Hey guys:

Some of you old timer's dig back in your treasure chest of memories and tell me which of the COE's have flat floors?

I know the Arogsy does but that's a newer one.

Doesn't one of the older Freightliners or Internationals have a flat floor to?

What would be the model numbers or letters on that one?

Thanks for the help.

t.

 

I would rather have a conventional only because of the ride. Used to drive a '86 KW K100, that sucker had some balls but last gear would pop out, anyone ever had that problem?

 

The mid to late 90's International 9800 series had a flat floor. JB Hunt had a lot of the set back axle raised roof models, and I think WalMart had some too, except I think theirs was a standard axle flat top.

The 9800 came mostly in the set back axle configuration, making them look like a bus, but some were made with a regular axle configuration.

I know of no older COEs with a flat floor. Many had a dog house so large you could hardly get into the sleeper.

Anyone who drove an F model Mack or a GMC Astro can tell you about that. The International CO4000 and Transtar 4070A was a little tight also.

Now the 60's model 7400 White like the one in my avitar had a dog house, but it was level with both seats and the instruments were set forward. This made the dog house wider than the sleeper.

I spent many a hot night sleeping on that dog house with the windows down to get a breeze.

It was a little safer to do that then than now.

 

Could anyone tell me what would be the best truck for turning radius?

I've read on another forum that the Volvo had a short truning radius as a KW T600 for the conventionals.

But what about a COE? Wouldn't that have a tighter turn than a conventional? (given the same wheelbase.)

 

im not sure exactly who has the shortest radius but i know freightliner been advertising 60 degree wheel turn for tight turns but im not sure
i drive an 03 columbia and it turns good but it seams like i could use some more turn.

first truck i ever drove was a 92 freighliner Fl120 LWB (cant remember exact measurement) but it seamed like a zero turn lawn mower

 

Thronapple: The raised cone ceilings were the OTR trucks, there were also flat-tops, but those were mainly day-cabbers and Flatbedders (back when we had an actual Flatbed Division)

BTW, in case some of you never knew, I did drive right out of high school. Went to CRE only because they'd offer decent training. Stayed for a year until I decided enough was enough.

 

Does anyone remember the model number for the airodinamic COE built by Peterbilt?

 

Yup!
That's the one.
I found it also and already forgot the number
It's 365 or 362 or 382 ???
Don't see many of them anymore.
Thanks for checking.
t.

 

I have always wanted to drive one, I road in them all the time when i was a kid, with my dad, you can not beat the view. When i was driving for my dad, i blew a turbo in WI. and had the tow truck take the truck to the KW dealer( the one with the yellow t2000 on the poll), i was tired and did not want to waite for a cab, so one of the guys told me to go ahead and sleep in one of the trade in trucks, He told me to find a lush cabover, i thought he was joking. man, he was not it was the best sleep i have ever had in a truck. the bed had a real mattress, and no dog house.