Chris, Back before "Deregulation of the Trucking Industry" the max length of the total rig was a standard length so the shorter the tractor, the longer the trailer = more pay load! But it came at a cost the super short cabover tractors were ruffer that 100 miles of the most washboard, rutted, pothole infested road you can dream up. Driver hated them! Caused physical problems. With TV shows like "Moveing On" where Kenworth truck corp showcased their longer Conventional trucks With their new Double bunk Sleeper, and Dual chrome stacks it blazed the way for truckers to start dreaming about what kind of truck they really wanted! "BJ and the Bear", showed the Drivers what could be done when they expanded the short Cab-over with the K100 Areodyne. By this time the Cab-over days were numbered! Length was all about comfort! When a driver can pull a 50 + ft trailer with a 300 in wheelbase tractor and have a extra large sleeper with all the comforts of home, why not? There hasn't been a new Cab-over tractor built in 15+ yrs, practically nobody will drive one, the entire USA Trucking fleet is all Conventionals. There isn't a Cab-over tractor pulling a Bull Wagon anywhere in America today! Hope this helps. Later, John A. * * * OBTW The Corn Binber below is not that long...maybe about 212 in wheel base. That is based off of this,, if it had a 36 in sleeper and a 5th wheel over the center of the drivers there is barely enough room to turn the truck, and not hit the back of the sleeper with athe trailer. Wheel base is measured from the center point between the drive axles to the center of the steering axle. It is an optical illusion, making one think it is longer than it really is. No sleeper,and the jet engine is sticking out past the the rear axle about 4 feet.
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