The Dutch built Iveco Strator is back! For the first time since 2019 the Strator is no presented, in combination with the new S-Way cab of Iveco. Dutch Iveco dealer CFG used to build the Strator but the company is taken over by Schouten Iveco. The previous Strator used the bonnet design of the Australian…… Continue Reading
These two photo’s were sent by John van den Berg. He spotted these test trucks on his holiday and succeeded in making two photo’s. They are two different trucks, watch the camouflage on the mirrors on one picture. And yes, it is a bit strange to still test with mirrors and not camera’s for a…… Continue Reading
We found some interesting photo’s of Mercedes-Benz test trucks. Something seems to be going on in the lower part of the cab, but we can’t figure out if this is the lower version of the ProCabin. The other truck we found has a longer ProCabin cab. The sleeper cab is much longer than the model…… Continue Reading
At MAN they are working on the topic of ‘Direct Vision’. To comply to this new EU rule the cab is adjusted with a lower front windscreen and a lower dashboard. We publisched earlyer on this topic, click here! Together with the new, lower windscreen the front of the MAN is becomming more aerodynamic, which…… Continue Reading
Dutch IVECO dealer organisation and importer IVECO Schouten is presenting the new IVECO Strator bonneted truck on the 24th of july at the Truckstar Festival in Assen, The Netherlands. The Strator was in production in The Netherlands for some time, inspired by the Australian PowerStar of IVECO. With the arrival of the new S-Way the…… Continue Reading
Scania is testing with an electric truck with 900 kWh battery’s on board. Swiss transport company Krummen Kerzers is testing the Scania 40S electric truck with this massive battery package. The range should be at least 850- up to 900 kilometers. The pictures don’t show a lot of details but behind the cab there is…… Continue Reading
BYD is testing a new, electric truck in The Netherlands. On the heavy camouflaged truck you see here they tried to hide the logo’s but on the rear mudflap the ducktape fell of the BYD logo. Or is someone so clever to mount BYD mudflaps on a completely different truck? We don’t think so. It…… Continue Reading
Scania is starting the production of the new Longline cab. The cab is built by Laxa in Sweden in two lengths, 28 and 31, both with a high roof with an internal hight of two meters on the Scania S- series cab. Built in low volumes, it’s designed for those who want to go beyond…… Continue Reading
The Mercedes-Benz ProCabin is well known for its space, but not for its entry. Especialy in the electric version, the eActros 600 the cab is too high for what these trucks mainly do, supermarket distribution. Technically the eActros 600 is the ideal electric truck, but with four steps and the high seating position it is…… Continue Reading
After the takeover of Iveco by Tata Deawoo is also part of the family. It is no surprise that Deawoo just extended the contract with FPT, the engine producer of Iveco for five more years where it comes to diesel engines. Deawoo already purchased 90.000 engines from FTP and there are many more to come.…… Continue Reading
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