The three leading transport organisations BGL, DSLV and BWGL want more efficient vehicle-dimensions on the road to reduce the CO2 production and as a weapon against congestion on the roads. Also they want to do something about the shortage on truckdrivers. The organisations did not speak out the wish for longer vehicles, but that seems…… Continue Reading
Now here is the first new Volvo FM that I’ve seen in company livery. It is a Euro-6 and it is owned by Wesseling from Sassenheim, Holland. Wesseling is transporting flowers with the new FM. The truck has the dynamic steering system and Wesseling works with Fuel Advise.… Continue Reading
Now here is something special! This is a Thomas, a truck that is produced in Porte Les Valence. The truck is one of a series of trucks for oilfield operations. Therefor it is equiped with a seismo body vibration unit to explore the ground. 12 of these monsters were sent to a Polish company. The…… Continue Reading
During the introduction of the new Arocs in Germany i was able to drive a cammouflaged prototype with the new Powershift 3 transmission with Off-Road mode. The gearbox is shifting very fast and the trip learned me that the automated transmission can do almost everything in rough terrain. Almost, cause when it realy gets tough…… Continue Reading
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Now that the first new DAF XF trucks can be seen on the road the waiting was for the first new CF trucks. Today M. Renders sent me these photo’s of both trucks. This must be the first CF in company livery!… Continue Reading
The production of the new Volvo’s has begon and the first trucks left the paintshop. Here are two Dutch examples. the orange one is the first 6×4 FH16 in Holland.… Continue Reading
The first DAF XF trucks are on the road now. Here is one in the colours of Van Reenen in Barneveld. Van Reenen is a very old DAF costumer, and one of the first to have the new XF in the fleet.… Continue Reading
And here is the GAZ Gazelle from Russia in different models. The orange one is a 3,5 ton double cab, and the vehicle in the midle is an 18 seater minibus. The last one is a bonneted truck with a different nose. The diesel engines in the small versions come from Cummins in China. The…… Continue Reading
After the great Kerax here is an artist impression of the new big Renault truck from the Russian artist Sergey Orlow. I don’t know if he got it all right, but it shure looks impressive. And looking at the grille, he did study the material that Renault showed already! … Continue Reading
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