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Cabovers used to be a lot more common in North America, but nowadays most new cabovers we see are on the streets of Europe and Asia. The reason cabovers are used differently in Europe actually has a few causes.
The reason isn’t just looks. It seems that people in North America generally think cabover semi trucks, particularly custom cabover semis like the freightliner, peterbilt, kenworth cabovers we’ve featured here a few times. People basically seem to like the looks.
Safety is a big reason. Cabovers are notorious for causing drivers to be “first one at the scene” of an accident. There is no hood to protect drivers.
But in Europe cabovers are still popular for transport – more popular than in North America – in other parts of the world, partially because there are different length regulations for vehicles, and cabovers make more economic sense to owner operators and transport companies.
You can find more cabover stuff in our vehicle directory, where we’ve indexed them and a bunch of other customizers, builders, companies, dealers, and you name it. For more cabover trucks, click here.
The amazing long cab COE featured here is the photography work of Michael Cereghino.
