On the Road with Henry Albert

Hello to all,As promised, I was going to tell you what my version is of the perfect truck. The Cascadia already offers many attributes which would be includeded in my list. Some examples are: fuel efficient, quiet and roomy                                                                                                                                                                                                    

As pictured above, I would take my styling cues from a 1952 GMC cab over. Of course, the sun visor would be eliminated due to aerodynamic considerations. I chose this design because it would offer room to include a larger sleeper without extending the wheel base. Not extending the wheel base would allow for retention of maneuverability.

The sleeper would be a 96 inch sloped roof aerodynamic design. The inside of my sleeper would include a fold up murphy bed. When the bed was in the upright position, a table would fold out into the space. The table would offer seating on both sides.  For more space availability, the truck would  offer a fold up upper bunk. The clothing cabinet would be of full length. I would have a built in microwave and cabinets with secure bars so that items would not shift or move around during transport. I would include cabinets above the drivers seating area to increase storage capacity. For me, I would prefer a large refrigerator being  approximately 4 ft. tall.   A sink and water system would be great, however, this might add too much weight. “One can dream”.  Power for all the accessories in the sleeper would come from a fuel efficient , quiet turbine power generator.

The cab would offer the latest ergonomic seats. The floor would be flat like the last of the cab over truck designs were.The steering wheel would include  the same tilt and telescopic features of today’s trucks. The switches on the dash would have a combination of toggles and rockers. The toggle swithches would control the most frequently used items. Such as, the jake brake and cruise control. The gauges would be clocked with the needles pointing at 12:00 when everything was operating at “normal”. The dash would have the wing design, which is currently on my Cascadia. I would like the HVAC system to be controlled by thermostat. The cab and frame would be aluminum  to save weight.

The outside of the truck would be totally aerodynamic. There would be no exterior grab handles.  The stacks would be mounted in the rear of the cab. The trailer to cab gap, would be 18 inches.

The truck would have an independent air ride front suspension with rack and pinion steering. The rear suspension would be air ride with a liftable pusher. The axles would be dressed out with ABS  disc brakes, aluminum wheels and wide based tires on the rear.  

My engine of choice would be the Detroit Diesel DD15 445 horsepower 1550/1750 multi torque. The engine would have the latest Blue Tech SCR  emissions technology. The power from the engine would be transferred to the rear axles by the latest automated transmission technology available.

Henry

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