Trucks Driver Cab

One of the most important elements of the interior is the driver`s seat. Depending on the field of application, there is a wide range of different seat models. Equal if it is a single air suspended seat with heating and folding armrest, a double seat or a seating bench – it has to be functional and comfortable. Long distance interiors contains variable and air suspendet seats that ensure an enjoyable seat position, even on long trips.

The sleeping berth is also a important item in the cab of a truck. There is the version of a top sleeper, where the berth is above the cabine or the standart model, where the sleeping berth beside the seats.

Further comfort configuration in a driving cab are among other things:

• – fold-out table and rack
• – TV system
• – fridge
• – air condition and standing air conditioner
• – auxiliary heating
• – entertainment system and infotainment system

The interior of a truck driving cab varies according to the model and activity field of the vehicle. Cabines are equipped with some usefull settings, for example control elements, measuring devices but also cup holders and racks for documents.

The exterior or the exterior view of a truck cabine differs basically in bonnet trucks, that are very popular in USA and Southamerica and normal trucks without front bonnet, that are famous in most European countries.

Trucks without front bonnet are more compact but often have less safety as the large bonnet truck cabines. Generally the driving cabine consists of sturdy steel or steel composit material. The pluged truck doors contain power window regulators, adjustable outside mirrors and often also special heat insulating side windows.

There are many differences of design and interior depending of the producer, field of application and optional equipment.

Every truck producer offers different types of truck cabines for the client`s options and pllication field of the vehicle.

For its offered types of cabines the German manufacturer MAN uses letters from Roman alphabet. Long distance cabines are seperated in LX (high roof cabine with two sleeping berths), XL (wide cabine with sleeping berth), XLX (middle large cabine with two sleeping berths) and the largest type called XXL (high roof and wide cabine with two sleeping berths). In the field of construction trucks there are also the normal small cabine, as well as the double cabine (DoKa) that contains up to 7 seats.

The well known German truck producer Mercedes-Benz also has a wide range of truck cabines. These are classified in the types small (S), middle (M) and large (L). The small type (S) is basically used for short distace vehicles and for car transport trucks. The middle cabine (M) you often find on construction vehicles, tippers and road tankers. The nation and internation transport usually uses the large cabines (L) or even the biggest Mercedes-Benz cab, named Mega Space.

The Swedish truck producer Volvo Trucks classifies its cabs in different types, for exampe the short distance cabines (e.g. Volvo FM / Volvo FL) or long distance cabs (e.g. Volvo F or Volvo FH). For long distances there is the standart type (CAB-SLP / CAB-LSP) or the biggest one, Globetrotter / Globetrotter XL. The hood cabine named Volvo VL is not very common.

The Cabines selection of the Dutch truck manufacturer DAF Trucks contains the middle Space Cab or the bigger size Super Space Cab, which are normally used in national and internation transport business. Beside of them there are the small cabines of DAF CF and DAF LF without sleeping berth for short distaces.

The French based truck producer Renault Trucks offers, as its`competitiors, a wide range of different trucks with different types of cabines. Trucks for local city transports are Renault Midlum with a short and flat cabine and the for long distances there are Renault Premium and Renault Magnum. The letter differs in interior implementation of Renault Classic, Renault Standart, Renault Privilege, Renault Maximale and Renault Excellence. There is the Renault Premium cabine as Flat Roof (e.g. The Renault Route cabine for road tankers or the construction version Renault Kerax) and as high roof. The Renault Magum only comes with one cab size version and is designed for international transport business.

The Swedisch manufacturer Scania Trucks abbreviate the cabine types of the offered trucks with one or two letters. There is the low cabine (CP-cab), the middle (CG-cab) or the biggest offered cabine, named Scania R cabine. After the letters there also are two numbers which name the hight of the cabine. For example the interior hight of the Scania CP16 cabine is 1.6 meter. In addition Scania trucks offers the types Highline and Topline, optional with one or two sleeper berths. Flat and small Scania cabines (Scania P) are used in the choice of town traffic and construction trucks.

The Italian truck maker Iveco has a lower range of cabine types, compared to other competitors. The trucks of Iveco Eurocargo mostly come with a short and flat cabine, rarely as topsleeper cab with a sleeper berth, as they are usually used in local city transportation. Heavy trucks and wide range semitrailer trucks, e.g. The Iveco Stralis have bigger and comfortalber cabines named AS (Activce Space) that are equpped with sleeper berths an other extras.

As the truck cabines nowadays are very modern and highly developed, the repairings are proved as very complicated. Easier things like changing the seide mirror or the door of a cabine can be done by oneself. The needes spareparts for this you can find on www.partsbit.com .

But if it is about electronical defects, e.g. Changing an ECU or truck wire harness, it is better to contact a professional service point. If the truck cabine to to much damaged because of an accident and it is no more worth to repair it, you can also find complete cabines of all producers on www.partsbit.de . All of here registered parts-traders from Germany, the Netherlands and Western Europe will support you with all your questions about the cabines, transport of the parts and also local rebuilding of the cabs.

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