Why American Semi-Trucks Have Long Noses (And Europe Don’t)

[@DistanceCentralRailroading]

Speaking of Rail systems Fun fact for those who are probably Train people here: The sizes of both American and European Trains also applys as Trains in Americans are Taller,Wider, heavier and Longer because of the landmass and distance of the U.S and Europe trains are Smaller tighter and has shorter distances making them narrower,Shorter, and Lighter.

[@JohannZ100]

What Is good about conventional trucks American or not the truck usually gives easy acess to the engine. If you leave your stuff laying around in a cabover not secured and you tilt the cab you will break the window. But on some euro trucks to avoid this issue you can check coolant oil windshield washer fluid and others from the front of the truck.

[@ontheroadagain4773]

I think you can do the daily checks and even filling oil from he front on most modern European cabovers - at least the big ones. Tilting the hood is necessary only with "real" maintenance.

[@JohannZ100]

@@ontheroadagain4773 Well it makes perfect sense to add an oil fill on the front on a European cabover. Seems alot easier to fill it that way especially for just adding oil. I know On some older 80s freightliner cabovers you can fill oil from the front as well.

[@twomuch77]

Seen loads of these videos were it’s been reported that the European trucks are generally more comfortable to drive and pack many more driver aids, would have been nice if this was addressed

[@driver8703]

European trucks are about 15 years more advanced than American trucks in every way. For the most part American trucks haven’t changed very much in the past 30 years, they are just now in the past couple of years getting trickle down tech from DAF and Mercedes on the insides and engines.

[@darrencatenacci2737]

@@driver8703No European truck drivers are unable to actually do the jobs of shifting and driving at the same time. They need auto braking systems and collision avoidance systems. Autoshift transmissions or very simple manuals don’t know how to double clutch. So they have electronic this and that and it puts them out of service quickly because they can’t drive without the electronics they don’t know how

[@driver8703]

@@darrencatenacci2737there’s not a driver here in the states that double clutch once they pass their test and get their CDL, a lot of them here do not even know how to do it. None of the drivers I know can do it, they all float the gears. The only reason they manuals haven’t been fully replaced here is because the old drivers and super truckers complain like the world is coming to an end that their old truck designs get just a little bit modern. I’d take a Scania or Volvo auto over a manual any day of the week, I drive a Mack auto and have had no issues with it

[@darrencatenacci2737]

@@driver8703 Don’t cry when you’re on the side of the road with your electronics failed and your truck won’t shift. One wire or sensor and you’re done it won’t go. Have fun if you can’t do the job go home

[@AbrahamArthemius]

Compared to American trucks, Euro Trucks like Scania for example usually uses airbags on all four corners of the truck itself which makes it having a smoother ride than American's conventials. Not to forget some of those Euro trucks have some of, if not the most powerful engine in the world.

[@justinsane7128]

Where the cab over the driver is assured to be the first one to the accident😅

[@V12Gaming1]

first of all, if there was a spark in the crash, it will set fire and catch up to the cabin, while the EU trucks have hidden engines.

[@twomuch77]

Yeah the engine hits the obstacle while the driver rides over it unless you’re hitting another truck

[@terrafarms7370]

Hi from Australia. I love your channel, and I have Subscribed and liked it. Just a thought to compare trucks from other countries: I think a look at the Aussie trucking scene will be worthwhile, especially our Road train and B-double set-up running around now.

[@TruckTropia]

Thanks and welcome we made multiple videos about australian trucks on the Channel 👍

[@antor.j.medrano]

Don't forget the fact that long hood nose trucks look handsome.

[@serenamoraga2609]

Can you possibly show us a video on how hub oilers , tire wears , diesel truck components please ?

[@koppadasao]

Snutebil (snout car) was common previously in Norway.

[@justinsane7128]

There's a long nose for one reason, what happened to the short faced bear 🐻

[@cataluna96rsv99]

Average Russian person

[@-__-9810]

“Driver shortage”😂😂😂 there is no driver shortage!

[@silentIm]

Lets talk about Asian trucks, Japanese, Korean, and Chinese and how they compare to Americans and Europeans semis.

[@V12Gaming1]

13th viewer! I love trucks!

[@audoinxr6372]

Hasn't this subject been put to bed yet 😴 As I've heard pointed out on the last 20 videos that have been about this same subject, It's purely what sold many years ago dictated what the market wants. Nothing more or less.

[@CRIPMAGE6]

Reminder, there is no driver shortage in the United States. Just a shortage of pay. Mega carriers have admitted it already. Thats why they import workers.

[@SaiCharanReddy-oz8ez]

you're saying American trucks are long nose and you're showing Australian prime mover with long nose

[@Jimkyr4549]

Re upload

[@TruckTropia]

Nope

[@b101uk9]

you keep forgetting that crash test you show of the blue truck crashing into a perfectly vertical wall dose NOT mimic what a truck will most likely crash into, being the back of a typical box trailer or the back of another truck, none of which will mimic the vertical wall which puts most of the force into the chassis rails, thus avoids putting forces on the cab, making the test fecklessly floored, if you look at the test for example in Europe, the object crashed into is contoured to mimic the back of a trailer or truck and places significant force on the cab before the chassis rails are loaded buy underrunning the protrusion that impacts the cab directly. that crash test you show is a joke designed to placate the gullible and drive a narrative of safety that has been engineered so truck manufactures have to do NOTHING, what do you think would happen if that truck ran into the back of a normal 53ft box trailer, the flimsy under-run guards are not going to be loading the chassis rails as the hood shatters and the engine and front of the chassis dive under the back of the trailer and the flimsy cab is all that is left, and what about the other common truck on truck impact, the offset overlap on normal roads. just look at the European test and how and what that crash into as subject cabs and trucks as a whole to in the name of safety.

[@ontheroadagain4773]

It's interesting that some of the Americans who prefer a hooded truck for safety are the same people who drive motorcycles without using helmets 🤣🤣 To me it sounds pretty hypocritical.

[@levilevikoo3708]

I don’t understand why they are not using cab over when NOT using semis???? What’s the point of a dump truck that can barely manoeuvre in crowd spots? What’s the point of that nose if you don’t go for days on the road and you don’t even have a sleeper? Nt talking about car hauling.. man that most be the most low cab a driver can sleep in This nose is good ONLY for long hauls and that’s about it. I drive KW and I drove Scania and MAN and honestly many more. I would take the scania or Volvo any day for any job rather than that long nose that will make my life much harder for no good reason. Btw, there is a truck with a nose it called the T series in scania (a truck you can order from scania not a customs workshop)

[@ontheroadagain4773]

I thought Scania made their last own T-cab already in 2005. If you have any reliable source telling they make them again, please tell me. Because I don't really believe you. Sorry.

[@OffWalrusCargo]

So the big reason is the wheelbase. In the US how much weight you can haul is how long your wheelbase is. The 3-6ft extra is a ton or three depending on the state.

[@levilevikoo3708]

@@OffWalrusCargo it’s still do not make since when moving in cooled trailer or containers. Look at trucks at New Zealand. They use as much as weight they are allowed and almost none have a nose because when it comes to backing up or manoeuvring the more turning axels and the shorter your wheel base the better. There is no logic behind being long so you can haul more if you are not driving in Areas where there is no traffic

[@levilevikoo3708]

@@ontheroadagain4773 I’m not being rude, but you can look up for yourself. You can use vpn as someone who lives in Sweden and search for a scania tcab on your own. When I searched I found many with 0 Kilomters in a parking lot of a scania trucks. So I assumed they come like this from factory to the dealership

[@Pulsar_Live]

lmao third viuo on this exact subejct

[@aaronsanborn4291]

Because we travel longer distances and don't need flat faced trucks that aren't aerodynamic...we also use a far more efficient and mechanically sound straight 6 instead of the V8s europeans use and get more horsepower from them.

[@ontheroadagain4773]

Only Scania make V8 trucks today. Even the majority of Scanias have I6 engines. More horsepower? Scania's 16 litre V8 produces 770hp and Volvo's 17 litre I6 produces 780 hp as standard. They sell marine versions of the 16 litre Scania V8 with up to 1200hp even in the US and Volvo has a 1000hp marine version of their 13 litre I6 engine. And if the I6 is so good, why for example Cat make up to V20 engines for their biggest machines? More cylinders are good for more displacement and power.