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Sleeper cabs are popular in Europe too. But sleeper part is rather tiny. Yet trucker still sleep in them for weeks.
by mantas 5y ago
Sleeper cabs are popular in Europe too. But sleeper part is rather tiny. Yet trucker still sleep in them for weeks.
- ska 5y agoFair enough, that was sloppy terminology of me!
- buildsjets 5y agoAnd that is the difference between a hired employee and an owner-operator.
- mantas 5y agoI doubt euro trucks had different chassis designs if trucks were owned by truckers. But trucking in Europe is a mess with massive companies squeezing truckers and importing cheaper workers from wherever to keep salaries low and conditions shitty. At least one sector where Europe out-big-corps US?
- dghlsakjg 5y agoRest assured: the American trucking industry abuses workers too.
- VBprogrammer 5y agoI mean, I'm sure European truckers would love a full kitchen, a shower and a double bed if they could get it. But the length limits would still be a problem and it would be hard enough to stay competitive without having to refuse the standard length trailers.
- AshleyGrant 5y agoYou're not going to see a full kitchen and shower in a standard sleeper cab. You'll get one or two beds, maybe a dinette, a microwave, and a fridge. To get the kitchen and shower, you're going to have to go custom. Going custom, you're only limited by money, space, and regulations.
- Aloha 5y agoAnd the 'dinette' is literally a fold down table in front of the bunk. Cabovers had all of those things too.
- futharkshill 5y agoMost truckers in Denmark own their own trucks?
- brnt 5y agoIn NL plenty of truckers own their own truck.
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- scraptor 5y agoBecause US truck drivers are well known for their amazing working conditions and financial independence?
- taneq 5y agoI imagine the truckers in Europe are also smaller than their American counterparts.