It represents the days of trucking we all long for, in today’s world of trucking, that is so muddled up and complex with it’s mounds of unnecessary rules, regs and guidelines. Many truckers and retired truck drivers alike, lament about the classic cabover truck models, that once ruled the highways of North America. Many memories are attached to the old cabover trucks models. It’s great to know so many truckers still appreciate these trucks. They are also becoming wildly popular at truck shows. This retro truck style is rising to the surface once again for particular working applications.
I’ve seen a number of really nice ones, rebuilt and re-finished and restored back to new condition. However, I’ve noticed a resurgence of interest in cabover trucks recently. But now a sighting of a working cabover truck on the road is more rare. These rigs were once quite commonly seen rolling down the highways. They are truly ‘special trucks’, and I think we’re going to see many more of them on the road, as truckers restore them to drive, to relive some of the past. There’s something very nostalgic about seeing these rigs on the road today. The driver would grab the outer rail and swing out and down! It was easy for the younger drivers, but not quite so easy for the older truckers! Old School Nostalgia Drivers had to be careful of ‘foot placement’, or else they’d end up falling on the ground! The Tarzan Exit To get out, the trucker had to more or less, ‘back out of the cab door’, while hanging onto a railing on the door. They were tough to get out of after a long day of driving, and the ride in them was pretty firm. The overall length of truck and trailer, back then, could only be a maximum of 65′, from 1956 to 1976. Placement of the truck cab over the motor saved some length. The cabover style of truck took full advantage of the trucking industry length laws, in effect at the time. The nose of the semi is flat and the truck cab sits on top of the diesel engine and steering axle.īecause of the regulations for length, this style of rig was very popular in it’s day. Cabover trucks, COE (cab over engine), are essentially a style of big rig truck without a hood.
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