It's an unicorn

"If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent" (essextee) 06/22/2020 at 15:51 • Filed to: None

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Sure, there’s still a fair number of these old Kenworth COEs left but when was the last time you saw one with a well-kept paint job and spotless chrome?

Nom De Plume > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 06/22/2020 at 15:58

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I’m sorry, is there something besides a “CRAMARO” with an odd looking  winglet on the front in that photo?

Future next gen S2000 owner > Nom De Plume 06/22/2020 at 16:03

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Load covering fabric?

boredalways > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 06/22/2020 at 16:05

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Didn’t the complete can fold forward for engine access? Damn good looking truck.

(time to watch "Convoy" again)

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > boredalways 06/22/2020 at 16:09

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I’ve never encountered a cabov er that didn’t do that. Just gotta be diligent about loose items in the cab.

facw > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 06/22/2020 at 16:12

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I spotted this well maintained one (and posted to Oppo) in March 2019:

Dashcam obviously wasn’t quite up to the job, but it looked pretty clean.

For Sweden > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 06/22/2020 at 16:13

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But a unicorn has a long face

My X-type is too a real Jaguar > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 06/22/2020 at 16:22

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I thought insurance companies stopped insuring those for commercial use.

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > My X-type is too a real Jaguar 06/22/2020 at 16:32

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They fell out of use and thus out of production because the maximum length laws in most states were repealed . Under those rules, a shorter cab means you can have a longer trailer. 

Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 06/22/2020 at 16:44

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I very rarely see any smi COEs anymore and even when I do, they are the newer ones. Unicorn indeed.

4kc > My X-type is too a real Jaguar 06/22/2020 at 16:54

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I see a lot out here on the west coast being used commercially, like a few a day if I'm out 

Future next gen S2000 owner > My X-type is too a real Jaguar 06/22/2020 at 17:16

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They are almost exclusively used in Europe. I can’t see insurance being the issue.

kanadanmajava1 > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 06/22/2020 at 18:22

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In Europe long nosed trucks have gone almost extinct. Scania T-series was the last serious contender but even they were discontinued in 2005. You can still see them quite often on construction sites hauling something heavy but they were never popular in regular freight.

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > kanadanmajava1 06/22/2020 at 18:41

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Makes sense for tight european roads, but on US roadways the aero and thus fuel economy benefits of the long-nose outweigh the extra manueverability.

Aso apparently the long nose trucks ride better since you're behind the axle and not on top of it which is important for long-haul trucking.

kanadanmajava1 > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 06/22/2020 at 18:59

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I once compared the US and Finnish truck drivers. Our speed limits for heavy trucks is lower and the maximum working hours are shorted. But our trucks are a lot heavier. S o basically the US driver can deliver his load to nearly double the distance per day compared to the Finnish driver but our truck driver can bring twice as heavy load.

So the delivered load/time ratio is fairly similar but the US driver likely used a lot more fuel doing this. Especially if his truck wasn’t using aerodynamic aids.

gmctavish needs more space > 4kc 06/22/2020 at 19:24

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Mobile dressing room companies and other film related businesses like them up here

shop-teacher > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 06/22/2020 at 22:36

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I very rarely see these, and I don't think I've seen one that clean in 20 years.