WHy are cabover so expensive?

We just sold the only two Argosy's we had in the fleet for $34,000 each and they werent as nice as that one.

 

you guys are wrong you can run old trucks in california just not in the ports at long beach and oakland . I still run a cabover all over the United states and canada leased to mercer

 

California HAD a length law until 2005. Anything over 105' overall had to have a police escort. 2003 was the last year Peterbilt built the 362, they knew the last of the length laws was coming to an end.
As an example, I had to build a couple of cabovers in '03 ( didnt know Ca was ditching the law) because the loads I was hauling were 80' long and I needed sleepers to show on logs. If I built 379's I would be over-axle, so I built 362's.

Teresi Trucking in Northern California had the same issues, as did hey haulers... Thats all out the window now because California allows 125' overall without police escorts. 60' (standard finished steel length) is no problem with a 290" EXHD 379.

 

city work and immagrants prefer them shorter wheel base

 

Actually that is a very nice truck you posted up. If I were you, I'd lean heavily towards maybe buying it. The price isn't much for a nice truck. And if you look at the picture in the add, it looks to have been pulling some kind of a custom trailer and has probably had a pampered life.

 

It wasn't that long ago that you could have purchased a Walmart cabover for about $8,000.

 

bought my w.m intl coe over 12 years ago. still driving it. No regrets. been one of the best financial decisions made.

 

Here's one I know the answer to.
Used cab overs are sought over for the export market.
If you could supply 200 of those a month at that price you would have no problem getting rid of them in just the southern African market.
They are better suited to the market here than conventional so they can command a premium because they are scarce.
In my country we are not allowed to import used trucks as they have a number of manufactures/assemblers.
A similar used truck here costs about double.