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With the limiting factor of lorries ("trucks") in most jurisdictions being length, one would think the cab-over design lets you put a bigger sleeping cabin behi
by CRConrad 5y ago
With the limiting factor of lorries ("trucks") in most jurisdictions being length, one would think the cab-over design lets you put a bigger sleeping cabin behind the driving space than the long-nose one.
Also, it's hard to see why you'd need much more than https://www.moodyinternational.co.uk/truck/scania-r580-topline-streamline-6x2-midlift-16/ https://www.moodyinternational.co.uk/truck/scania-r580-topli... or https://www.ropasign.nl/Projecten/versteijnen-trucks-volvo-globetrotter-xxl/ https://www.ropasign.nl/Projecten/versteijnen-trucks-volvo-g... for a truck to do urban distribution work with. I mean, this https://www.smart-trucking.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/Custom-Kenworth-W900-Big-Sleeper-Rig.webp https://www.smart-trucking.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/Cu... monstrosity (from https://www.smart-trucking.com/big-truck-sleepers/ https://www.smart-trucking.com/big-truck-sleepers/ ), one of the few pics where you see the trailer, seems to have about one yard of engine + driver's cabin + sleeper for every two yards of trailer. Humongously inefficient. Not to mention these: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ct4fm__9HDg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ct4fm__9HDg . Tell us, what's the use of clogging up inner-city streets with ten yards of truck-driver's McMansion for every truckload of stuff being delivered to downtown shops?
- rascul 5y agoThose big sleepers can do a lot for the quality of life for the long haul drivers. Part of the reason the trucks with big sleepers are in town is because it's not often cost or time effective to drop the trailer at the edge and let a day cab bring it to the final destination. I imagine this could potentially change, though.