cabover
Driver-over-engine truck
A cabover is a truck or vehicle design where the cab sits directly over the engine rather than behind it.
This configuration allows for a shorter overall length and tighter turning radius, making cabovers common in delivery trucks and European semis.
American long-haul trucking once favored cabovers but has largely shifted to conventional designs with the engine in front: Those old Kenworth cabovers were hell on your back.
Truck manufacturing company
- PeterbiltHeavy truck manufacturer
- VolvoSwedish automobile brand
- ScaniaSwedish truck manufacturer
- MANCity-spanning computer network
Isuzu · semi-truck · eighteen-wheeler · tractor-trailer · long-haul · delivery · fleet · driver
Short, upturned nasal shape
- low-profileDeliberately avoiding attention
- aerodynamicMinimizing drag through shape
- streamlinedMade smooth and efficient
- visibilityRange of clear sight
Self-propelled living quarters
- camperOne sleeping outside recreationally
- conversionAct of changing states
- recreationalRelated to enjoyment activities
- WinnebagoRecreational vehicle manufacturer
Thor · drivable · self-contained · campground · slideout · generator · hookups
Fourth decade, twentieth century
- 1980sFourth-to-last twentieth-century decade
- regulationOfficial rules governing conduct
- classicOf lasting excellence
- vintageQuality from past eras
nostalgia · collector · restoration · decline · era · retro · memorabilia
Kenworth
Truck manufacturing company
MAN · Isuzu · semi-truck · eighteen-wheeler · tractor-trailer · long-haul · delivery · fleet · driver · sleeper
snub-nose
Short, upturned nasal shape
- low-profileDeliberately avoiding attention
- aerodynamicMinimizing drag through shape
- streamlinedMade smooth and efficient
motorhome
Self-propelled living quarters
- camperOne sleeping outside recreationally
- conversionAct of changing states
- recreationalRelated to enjoyment activities
Winnebago · Thor · drivable · self-contained · campground · slideout · generator · hookups
1970s
Fourth decade, twentieth century
- 1980sFourth-to-last twentieth-century decade
- regulationOfficial rules governing conduct
- classicOf lasting excellence
vintage · nostalgia · collector · restoration · decline · era · retro · memorabilia
- pickup truckspickup, pickup truck, Titan, truck bed, cargo bed
- truckstruck, pickup truck, dump truck, semi truck, semi-truck
- trailerstrailer, utility trailer, cargo trailer, flatbed trailer, travel trailer