A cab-over garbage truck

A cab-over dump truck

Cab-over is a body style of a truck that has a vertical front or "flat face," with the cab of the truck siting on top of the engine. The truck design is currently common among European and Japanese truck manufacturers, although it was also popular among United States heavy truckers and trucking companies during the 1970s because of strict length laws in many states. It is still very popular in the light and medium truck segment, especially as the Isuzu NPR series. Image File history File links Wastemanagementfrontloader. ... Image File history File links Wastemanagementfrontloader. ... Scania front loader WCV A waste collection vehicle (WCV)/ refuse collection vehicle (RCV), garbage truck (in North America), rubbish truck (in Australia), or dustcart, or sometimes dustbin wagon (in Britain and other Commonwealth countries), is a truck specially designed to pick up smaller quantities of waste and haul it to... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1600x1067, 291 KB) Truck with motion blur achieved by panning camera at a slow shutter speed File links The following pages link to this file: Shutter speed Motion blur Dump truck ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1600x1067, 291 KB) Truck with motion blur achieved by panning camera at a slow shutter speed File links The following pages link to this file: Shutter speed Motion blur Dump truck ... The driver of this DAF tractor with an auto-transport semi-trailer truck prepares to offload Å koda Octavia cars in Cardiff, Wales For other articles with similar names, see Lorry (disambiguation) and Truck (disambiguation). ... Cabin may refer to: Cabin (housing), A small, roughly built house usually with a wood exterior and typically found in rural areas. ... An engine is something that produces an effect from a given input. ... This article is 150 kilobytes or more in size. ... Isuzu Motors Ltd. ...

The cab-over design made the wheelbase shorter than the regular conventional model with the long horizontal hood and engine placed in front of the cab. This shorter wheel base allows the semi trucks to have an overall shorter length allowing for longer trailers to be used. This design is somewhat less desirable (especially in the United States) than conventional models. Drivers have complained the truck was harder to ride in. The driver seat is above the front axle which causes the driver to experience a rougher ride than in a conventional cab and the cabin is somewhat noisier due to the fact that the engine is directly below the cabin. When the engine needs service or repair the entire cab is tilted forward, causing unsecured items in the cab and sleeper (if equipped) to fall onto the windshield, though this feature does make the engine more accessible. This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Early 70s Spanish Pegaso 2080 tractor and semi-trailer Semi-trailer truck with sleeper behind the cab. ... A custom made camper trailer A boat on a trailer The same trailer empty A Trailer is an unpowered vehicle pulled by a powered vehicle. ... An axle is a central shaft for a rotating wheel or gear. ...