To the guy saying that cabover isn't "practicle"… nonsense!! These trucks are reliable as anvils.
Take a look around and notice how many are in commercial service with all kinds of companies.
At work we use trucks of all sizes from pickups to semis. I frequently drive a similar cabover. It will carry a LOT more than an F-350 or even an F-450, and it doesn't have any stability issues when loaded tall and heavy.
It's turning radius is just ridiculous, it'll make a U-turn in a phone booth.
The idea of using a dump bed so that you can tilt the camper out of the way to tilt the cab is a stroke of brilliance!
They usually aren't quite as powerful as some of the new diesel American trucks, but the Isuzu NQR I use has a 6-cylinder turbo diesel and 6-speed automatic and it runs just fine, even at it's 18,000 max GVW - which by the way doesn't even seem to strain it.
The biggest drawback I can think of is that cabovers really don't ride as nice.
I'm surprised more guys aren't using them. They flat out-perform a 3/4 or 1-ton pickup. You can even get them in 4-door models.
They aren't as cool though…
