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The one I saw the front held together and the door area took the impact by bending the cab in a V. I do agree the front area having that big protective chunk in front does appear good at first look. If the m939 had an integral cab like the big high top rops cab then I think the result would be...
The M939 cab I saw folded into a V. It fared no better than the cabover. There's no replacement for a careful operator in any of these trucks they all lack modern vehicle safety features.
Don't think for one minute the M939 trucks are any better. I saw one that was a front collision the front area was bent up a bit not too bad but the doors popped open and the entire cab folded at the door sills.
Thanks I have an extra cab here but it's easier to part it out. I don't have it in me to put something like this back together. It would be very expensive and a lot of work.
I think the brakes work fine. To me at least I think there is significantly less air brake delay than the m939 trucks. The first variant trucks do not have abs. This is an A1 that did have abs. I think someone was just not paying proper attention. Convoys usually do not travel at high speed.
Here are some pics I thought I would share. This truck was in a convoy that had to stop quick. This truck hit the back of the truck in front of it. The impact was a bit offset towards the passenger side. Not sure about how fast they were traveling when it happened. Both driver and passenger had...