As always Mike great video. On the comment about the crank out windshield, one nite on a turn back to Somerville from NYC for M&M they gave me an old Mack that had them I my froze ass all the way back You can’t stuff news papers in front of you they kept blowing out lol
I was there getting soaked loading and unloading Tuesday all day and it's still raining all the way to Sacramento and over Donner. Glad you got to go once in a life time experience. Great video bud. Glad he brought his umbrella 🤣🤣 happy trails
Hey Mike, again what a nice video. I think it’s one of the top videos in 2023. Everybody looks very happy. Thank you for sharing with everyone. God bless you.
Great video . Seeing Tony’s face in the passenger saying what are we getting into was priceless 😅 . Anthony didn’t say the F boom once come on 😢 Great team
Cab overs in Europe because of overall length limits. Cab overs went away in the US when they stopped regulating overall length and just regulated trailer length.
What's up Boston Trucker, what an amazing video, seeing you guy's out and about is very cool. I am glad you guy's had an amazing trip and got to see some amazing site's and truck's, can't wait to see your truck. Hopefully she makes you and the Cardillos lot's of money. Stay safe out there my friend and keep the videos coming and always travel safely catch you on the next one.
Hey Mike. Thank you so much for taking your time to bring all of your fans this awesome video. You are truly one of a kind friend. Keep up doing all that you do. You are an inspiration to us all. God bless you and your family. Merry Christmas.
Very cool post Mike. As big as cameras are now it's amazing why Truckers don't put a magnetic camera on trailers to back up , possibly helping those who have issues backing. Can't wait for the next post.
You should request that your truck is not the drive truck from Seattle to Boston. You want the miles on your truck to be yours not the driver delivering it. A good friend of mine had his truck on the hook when KW delivered it from Seattle to New Hampshire a few years back.
I'm actually shocked they didn't lit you film the assembly process. I believe Mack in Pennsylvania does, but I'm not sure. As far as the cab overs. European countries still have length laws. And I wish the US manufacturers would build them again. A few years ago Freightliner offered a Argosy glider kit. It was popular in Canada. And Kenworth literally just introduced a new class 8 Cabover for the Australian market. The Kenworth K220 has the same lines,but modern as our old K100. I'm more a Mack guy,but I like all brands,. R.I.P. Waltham police officer Paul Tracy!
Morning Mike just watched the video again you did an AWESOME job can't wait to see the ride your one LUCKY GUY to be a part of the Cardillo Family say hi to Anthony & Tony stay safe pal
Looks like a great time. When you first walked into the display area of the building where the trucks are It reminded me of all the Northeast Truck shows at the Bayside expo. Bright lights,big trucks, tall ceilings. lol
what a fantastic kenworth tour and factory… my dad and my uncle and i once went to old kenworth factory long time ago that was once across the street from boeing field in seattle and we came in to work on cat 3406b and cummins ntc’s engines to install both jake brakes and pacbrakes on the engines and it was an experience seeing all of these ..
Cabovers are still popular in Australia, but many drivers don’t like them. Small sleeper cabs, difficulty in climbing up into the cab especially with things in you hands. Every time you tilt the cab, everything you have in the cab falls on the dash or floor and in an accident, you have no protection that the length of a bonnet provides. While the cabs might be wide, the engine tunnel takes up a lot of space.
@@TheBostonTrucker in Australia, Volvo developed a XXL size sleeper for the cabovers, but they still aren’t as big, but also not very functional. Western Star has one of the best sleepers. We outfit our sleepers very well here. Every truck has at least one fridge. As well as a stand up fridge , Sliding drawer fridges are practical. You can fit two under the bunk on a conventional cab bunk and some fit an extra on under the passenger seat. Nearly all new trucks will have diesel powered sleeper cab air con, microwave and tv fitted if you are driving long haul. Big fleets like cabovers so they can pull longer trailers and get another couple of pallets on, especially in B Double applications.
That blue T680 KW......wow, camera mirrors? And that fold out handrail step thingie behind the fairings? Too fancy and futuristic. Ok, the W900 Icon Edition....you're gettin' there! So, the Red 1932 Model 88!! YES, that's more my speed! Beautiful truck. NO! to the cabover...I drove a Magirus cabover with 22ft flatbed/ building materials when I first got my class 3 and also Transtars, GMC Astros, and Mack F models. Nope, no cabovers!!
Image I knew aguy Lol that had Beaver lights on his mirrors they were so brite he would go through a set of lenses every week good thing he had a buddy that worked at H D that saved all the take offs can you imagine the wrecks from the perves that put the mirror camera on the seats o lord 👍😎👍
My two cents , cabovers were needed to meet the length laws of 55’ in many states when the law went away companies went conventional for drivers comfort and retention. Nice video Mike
Mike you gotta start looking past your nose into the future.For the love of me I’m scratching my head why would you even think of leaving your job to work somewhere else .From what I’ve seen on your channel both Anthony and his son are such great guys,friends ,employers that if and I can only speak for myself I was a Cardillo employee I wouldn’t consider any offer from anyone y To have those two men as a boss is every drivers dream Great video and Great Bosses
Great video Mike, it's my understanding the cabover went away because too many drivers git hurt getting in and out. The companies had too many workman's comp claims. That's third hand information so take it for what it's worth.
Hai Was een interessante video mooie truck ik heb ervan genoten er zijn meer modellen van DAF truck de XD is de kleinste model de DAF XG + 530 is de grootste model/ type van daf ze hebben ook grote kippertruck Gr carel uit Nederland
I thought there was a length limit in the old days and the reason for cabovers. They went away when the restriction was lifted, eh? Did ya explain to young Tony?
