Why do so many Americans hate European trucks?

Oshkosh is like a URAL truck, light load, but good off road abilities

IMO, truck for army. Not for commercial use

Similar truck is made by Daimler (MB Zetros), by Kraz (with 11 L cummins).

U can see the same size and weight Foden, Tatra and many others

 

Because this is a forehead only a Brit could love lol

 

You will not see any new trucks like that. They outlawded them.

 

+1

 

is that a slipper on the top ? if yes how to get there?

 

Some Oshkosh trucks produced for normal civilian operations in South Africa up till the 80's.

 

russians prefer NA trucks because their handling characteristics didnt gone far from soviet Kraz or Ural,small noisy cabs,poor brakes and visibility,the only advantage of the NA trucks are big beds and storage space

 

not only big bad and roomier cab has N/A truck. compare to kraz and ural N/A truck has powerful engine, inside is not noise, brakes are good(same as euro trucks), it is safer in case of accident , it fuel efficient compare to kraz and ural.

 

EU wide there are rules for trucks. All trucks can have a maximum weight of 40 metric tons (= 88,000 lbs), that is more then the federal weight limitation in the US as far as I know.

The following picture shows the maximum lenghts in cm:



Some conversions to the antique imperial measurement system:
1875 cm = 61.5 ft
1650 cm = 54.1 ft
1360 cm = 44.6 ft
235 cm = 7.7 ft

Individual European countries may increase those limits for their own territory, for instance in the Netherlands the weight limit is 50 metric tons.

There are new limits for the so called Ecocombi's. (less fuel consumption, one big truck is smaller then two smaller trucks, = more ecological). They can a have a maximum length of 2525 cm (82.8 ft) and a maximum weight of 60 metric tons (132,300 lbs).

These are the five ways such a combination can be build:



These trucks are allowed only on highways, and some other roads. It is the intention to regulate these trucks EU wide, but so far only some EU countries allow them.

 

Not sure why option E would be much easier to get around or carry more?