These photo’s of a UDO (Unidentified Driving Object) were sent to us from Finland. It looks like an Asian truck, and it is not electric. Now that is interesting! The only thing we could find out is the name on the mudflaps, of Meindl. That is a German company, building fire- and rescue trucks. Also…… Continue Reading
Chinese truckbrand Windrose has serious European ambitions with the R700, electric truck. This Tesla Semi lookalike already has a European homologation. The next step is the buiding of a European headquarters, with R&D center and a truck assembly in the port of Antwerp, Belgium. The Windrose R700 has a range between 600 and 700 km…… Continue Reading
The Mercedes-Benz ProCabin seems to inspire people in China. Here we see the new Shacman (the white truck) and an Foton Galaxus, both found on Instagram. Both have the bold, streamlined front and both have a big round, central placed logo. The Foton is a diesel, and the front is clearly inspired but this one…… Continue Reading
After some waiting, DAF is now fully committed to electric trucks. In addition to the XF, XB and XD, it has introduced the electric XG and XG+. The range is now expanded with 6×2, 6×4 and 8×4 tractor and rigid variants, mainly aimed at construction. Thanks to modular battery packs, DAF can offer electric trucks…… Continue Reading
The long-awaited Scania update now really seems to be on its way, judging by these scoop photos. The camouflaged tractor unit is equipped with cameras, but unlike earlier prototypes they are mounted above the doors, as is the case with most brands. Zooming in on the photo’s the camera system looks very familiar to the…… Continue Reading
After the electric XB, XD and XF DAF now presents the XG and XG+ electric trucks. With this step the complete DAF line up is now available with an electric driveline. The technology on board is the same for the heavy DAF electric trucks, but now the most spacious cab on the European market is…… Continue Reading
This Mercedes-Benz Vito was spotted in the last week of 2025. Is it the 2026 model? The headlights have the shape of Mercedes stars and the taillights are narrow stripes, all the way to the roof.… Continue Reading
On Solutrans we spotted this Renault Trucks T-High with a longer sleeper cab. The long cab is not the only news, this is also the first electric Renault Truck we see with the high-T sleeper cab. The truck was on the Lamberet stand, and at Renault Trucks we got no reaction to our questions. The…… Continue Reading
BMC showed the new Prol L heavy truck at Soltrans. The truck is available with 520 Hp or 560 Hp diesel engines, both Cummins engines in combination with ZF TraXon gearboxes. The new cab of the BMC Pro L has got nothing to do with the previous Tugra cab. It looks like a Mercedes-Benz Actros…… Continue Reading
This is the Foton Auman Galaxy 9, a Chinese truck with a modern, streamlined ‘European style’ cab. The cab length is about 250 cm, like the DAF XG models. The interior is very spacious, with a bunk of 124 cm width and smart solutions for optimal space. On the right side there is even a…… Continue Reading
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