Us European Truckers we can have more power in our engine than the US with a 780bhp Volvo V6 and a 770bhp V8 Scania. Maximum Height of a UK Bridge is 5m aka 16.5ft tall
Just a little note on the safety thing, yes EU lorries don't have much of a crumple zone, but the cabin is designed to fall off the frame to reduce impact damage. Besides, cabovers have much better visibility which makes them safer in that regard. We also have advanced emergency braking, lowering the chance for collision at all. EU lorries don't serve the living comfort US lorries do, but I've been told driving comfort of cabovers is much better.
I can tell you first hand that cabovers are the single worst riding trucks ever produced. They are called kidney killers for a reason. I don't know where you heard that from, but it is patently false. The Euro trucks are nice though, they are built for the little roads they have. US trucks are probably safer for the driver, but the accident rate is probably not compatible for a host of reasons.
You talking from a US point of view where 99.9% of US truck drivers have never left America. I can give both sides of the coin as I am familiar with both. The upside of US trucks large interior space of US brands, Downside not as refined from driving point for example noise and less driver refinement. The positive of European trucks is near silent interior noise and unrivalled refinement and engineering excellence. Downside less interior space. The only reason US brands have survived today is takeovers from European truck manufacturers, Mercedes benz freightliner, GMC/ volvo, Mack/ Renault now volvo International/ Scania/ now vw group. The opposite of Paccar they purchased DAF of Holland which enabled them to become a truck manufacturer rather than a truck builder as all US brands where till takeovers classed as kit trucks. The Last kit truck manufacturers died in early nineties in European, in US the death was slower. Kit truck makers like US truck relied on 3rd party companies to supply there products, of which slowed development to a crawl. European truck manufacturers design a supply there own components. Drivelines, cabs ect ect, and tend to be Engineered to a higher standard as there products are sold worldwide, US brands were confined to North America only, which exception of Mexico where both were sold side by side. Flags don't get the job done, people do.
@GoodFella-xw8yx And I know your not talking from experience, because if you were you could not truthly say that. Travel broadens the mind, rather than fermenting it.
@hawkdsl Disagree, when we order a Pepsi it's 500ml not a gallon, good things come small. Do you want your wife taking one seat on a plane or two when you fly.
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Us European Truckers we can have more power in our engine than the US with a 780bhp Volvo V6 and a 770bhp V8 Scania. Maximum Height of a UK Bridge is 5m aka 16.5ft tall
Just a little note on the safety thing, yes EU lorries don't have much of a crumple zone, but the cabin is designed to fall off the frame to reduce impact damage. Besides, cabovers have much better visibility which makes them safer in that regard. We also have advanced emergency braking, lowering the chance for collision at all.
EU lorries don't serve the living comfort US lorries do, but I've been told driving comfort of cabovers is much better.
I can tell you first hand that cabovers are the single worst riding trucks ever produced. They are called kidney killers for a reason. I don't know where you heard that from, but it is patently false. The Euro trucks are nice though, they are built for the little roads they have. US trucks are probably safer for the driver, but the accident rate is probably not compatible for a host of reasons.
Simplate answer to this title; Roads.
Also, i wish we had those flat face trucks here in USA, there would be soooo many less parked cars destroyed..
That's not the reason parked cars are destroyed. If the driver is low skilled, it wouldn't matter what type of truck he had.
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Cause we like comfort in US and our Euro puppets don’t know any better ❤️🇺🇸
Small roads. If they had the same big space we have, they would drive them too.
You talking from a US point of view where 99.9% of US truck drivers have never left America. I can give both sides of the coin as I am familiar with both. The upside of US trucks large interior space of US brands, Downside not as refined from driving point for example noise and less driver refinement. The positive of European trucks is near silent interior noise and unrivalled refinement and engineering excellence. Downside less interior space.
The only reason US brands have survived today is takeovers from European truck manufacturers, Mercedes benz freightliner, GMC/ volvo, Mack/ Renault now volvo International/ Scania/ now vw group. The opposite of Paccar they purchased DAF of Holland which enabled them to become a truck manufacturer rather than a truck builder as all US brands where till takeovers classed as kit trucks. The Last kit truck manufacturers died in early nineties in European, in US the death was slower. Kit truck makers like US truck relied on 3rd party companies to supply there products, of which slowed development to a crawl.
European truck manufacturers design a supply there own components. Drivelines, cabs ect ect, and tend to be Engineered to a higher standard as there products are sold worldwide, US brands were confined to North America only, which exception of Mexico where both were sold side by side. Flags don't get the job done, people do.
@@checker3694 Truck and engine mergers aside, again.. Bigger roads, bigger trucks, and different size regulations.
@GoodFella-xw8yx And I know your not talking from experience, because if you were you could not truthly say that. Travel broadens the mind, rather than fermenting it.
@hawkdsl Disagree, when we order a Pepsi it's 500ml not a gallon, good things come small. Do you want your wife taking one seat on a plane or two when you fly.