Driving in Spain with 32 meter

Driving in Spain with 32 meter

In Spain it is allowed to drive wit two 13,60 meter trailers up to 72 ton. We made a trip with Dutch company Transport van Overveld from Miranda de Ebro to Sevilla with a new Volvo FH16 780 Aero and two brand new Schmitz Cargobull trailers. Read the story here! (in Dutch)Continue Reading

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More Scania proto’s on the road

More Scania proto’s on the road

Something is cooking at Scania. We did show pictures before of camouflaged Scania trucks and these are new. The one with the trailer was spotted in Sweden, the other truck in China! Something is going on at the front of the trucks and we see new air intakes, new headlights and some different shapes. Also…Continue Reading

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MAN april fools day stunt

MAN april fools day stunt

In The Netherlands MAN presented this MAN truckboat, as a solution for congestion in The Netherlands. Off course an april fools day joke, but look at the design of the cab! As we all know MAN has to come up with something new in the coming years and this looks good! The Dutch marketing says…Continue Reading

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Actros with longer ProCabin in China

Actros with longer ProCabin in China

When Mercedes-Benz launched the ProCabin with its extended, and streamlined front we asked if there was a longer version comming. Since the EU rules allow longer cabs when they comply to the new rules of aerodynamics and safety that is possible, even with a standard 13,60 meter trailer. The answer was no, but now we…Continue Reading

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New FH electric, first photo’s!

New FH electric, first photo’s!

The first photo’s of the new Volvo FH Aero electric are leaked. The new FH Aero electric is going to get a 780 kWh battery pack and an e-axle. Therefore the chassis is made longer and now has a 4,5 ton trailing axle. The combination length is no problem because of the Aero shaped cab,…Continue Reading

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Scania: Testing in progress

Scania: Testing in progress

At Scania testing is in full progress, as we see on these recent photo’s that were sent in by Mari og Sabrina Västorp from Sweden. The camouflaged truck has the same front desing as we saw before on these photo’s. We do think the more rounded front is what we can espect for the new…Continue Reading

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Volvo VT5 Aero by Vlastuin

Volvo VT5 Aero by Vlastuin

Dutch company Vlastuin has presented a new bonneted Volvo truck, based on the FH Aero. Vlastuin is known all over Europe and even further for their Scania and Volvo conversions to bonneted trucks The new VT5 Aero combines the streamline of the Aero front with a completely new bonnet. The truck in the pictures is…Continue Reading

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Autonomous Scania mining trucks

Autonomous Scania mining trucks

Scania has built four autonomous driving mining trucks for Australia. The trucks were produced in Zwolle in The Netherlands and they are equiped with Lidar ans radar sensors. The ATS Mining trucks are four- axled heavy trucks. They are going to work with a tipper body in a mine in Australia.Continue Reading

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Northvolt files for bankruptcy

Northvolt files for bankruptcy

Nortvolt has filed for bankruptcy in Sweden, the company itself reports. Northvolt produced batteries for electric vehicles from Volvo, Scania and BMW. With the disappearance of Northvolt, the idea of ​​getting its own battery production off the ground in Europe seems to have failed. Batteries mainly come from China and South Korea, which means that…Continue Reading

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