Brand New Cabover

Drove many kinds of cabovers and never had a problem with the cab cylinders causing a twist and never seen one twist. Never had a problem with no heat on floor either. That's my experience. By 1991, the cabovers rode nicely and I would take a cabover any day over a conventional.

 

Loved the K100 Aerodyne, still do. They were sleek and classy.

 

Cabovers I drove always had a secondary heater core vented to bunk as well as behind drivers seat. Never a shortage of heat
Cab over was more versatile. More than once I backed a trailer in at a customers when a conventional with extended wheelbase physically could not get backed in without moving the warehouse
Last COE I drove was Freightliner with setback front axle. I really liked them cuz generally hauling newsprint to 1 horse towns in US where the print shop still in its original location for 150 years so access limited
Kids with me ‘92 in Omaha

 

My last one in '97 I believe was an IH with the flat floor, double bunks, series 60, 10 speed eaton. Trained maybe 10 guys with it for Schneider.

Real nice having the extra space in the cab with 2 guys.

Like this one:

 

I’ve never driven a cab over, but heard they have a major blind spot on the passenger side. Is that true?

 

If you are used to driving one of these new wide cab curb sniffers were you cannot reach over to open the passenger door without getting up out of the driver seat you will not have anymore of a blind spot problem. You sit up higher so you can’t easily see your drives in the mirrors with a short wheelbase and you can’t see anything in front of your windshield within a car length. A car will get lost in front easy. It’s like looking out a widow in a two story building. You can’t see straight down unless you lean out the window. Just got to remember that the front bumper is at your feet and the actual front corners of the truck are straight down from the windshield A-pillar. I good set of extra tall bumper guides aka “rookie rods” will help with that. Lol.

 

Done 15000km in an Argosy already in 2026

 

One thing I remember is the feeling I was sitting/driving on the centerline. Conventional felt more like driving in the center of the lane. Took my road test in a brand new 92 Freightliner double bunk cabover. The bunk had stand up room behind passengers seat. That was a big deal for putting your jeans on. Top of the line. Then I drove a mid 80’s Ford 9000. I liked it. Rode good. First company road Truck I had. Guess I would have been proud of anything at the time. Also drove an International with an eagle bunk for 5 mos. in 1996. First conventional was an Fld with a 48” bunk. Drove it for a month. No room for storage. Regardless, it was like getting a new Cadillac to me. Never missed the cabovers. They’re an all around PITA.