Cab Over Truck & Low Loader
The Kenworth Motor Truck Company can trace its roots back to 1912 when it was founded in Seattle Washington by brothers George T. and Louis Gerlinger, Jr. as a car and truck dealership known as Gerlinger Motor Car Works. In 1961, Kenworth introduced the K100 cabover model upon which the plans for this wooden model are based. The K100E ended production in 2004. After its discontinuation in North America, the K100 remained in production in Australia until 2011, when it was replaced by the K200. While structurally similar to the K100, the Kenworth K200 features a redesigned interior and exterior.
A low-loader is a semi-trailer with two drops in deck height: one right after the gooseneck and one right before the wheels. This allows the deck to be extremely low compared with other trailers. It offers the ability to carry tall loads, which other trailers cannot. They are used to haul heavy equipment such as bulldozers, industrial equipment etc. In the UK there are no height restrictions for loads so you need to check your route very carefully before taking to the road! The first low loader trailer was invented in the 1920s; it featured a riveted gooseneck and solid rubber tyres. The first detachable gooseneck trailer, referred to as an RGN (Removable Goose Neck), was invented in 1958.
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