The Kenworth Model 516 was the first cab-over-engine truck built by Kenworth, the Seattle truck maker. English Wikipedia records that Kenworth introduced it in 1936, with the tandem-axle Model 346 following for 1937, and SlashGear describes it as a bubble-nose design. It came out in response to the Motor Carrier Act of 1935, which set limits on the size and weight of trucks and trailers on United States roads and left each state to set its own restrictions. SlashGear gives New Mexico as an example, where the maximum overall length was set at 45 feet alongside a weight per axle limit. By placing the cab over the engine instead of behind a long hood, Kenworth saved length and could carry more within the legal overall length. The Model 516 began a line of Kenworth cab-over trucks that ran through the K100 and ended with the K500, which was built until 2020.
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In 1936, Kenworth introduced the Model 516, its first cabover (COE) truck; the tandem-axle 346 was introduced for 1937.
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Kenworth Truck Company is an American truck manufacturer.
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Model 516 paragraph, introduction year
Some six years later, in 1936, Kenworth's portfolio expanded to include the bubble-nose Model 516, its first cabover truck.
Model 516 paragraph, cabover truck
So, in an attempt to adhere to the restrictive length laws, Kenworth jumped from traditional cabs to the cabover body style, which positions the cab over the engine in order to save some length.
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Some six years later, in 1936, Kenworth's portfolio expanded to include the bubble-nose Model 516, its first cabover truck.
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Some six years later, in 1936, Kenworth's portfolio expanded to include the bubble-nose Model 516, its first cabover truck.
In Group: North American Heavy and Semi Trucks, Model 516 paragraph
Some six years later, in 1936, Kenworth's portfolio expanded to include the bubble-nose Model 516, its first cabover truck.
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History, 1923-1930s
In 1936, Kenworth introduced the Model 516, its first cabover (COE) truck; the tandem-axle 346 was introduced for 1937.
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Kenworth Truck Company is an American truck manufacturer.
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