Volvo and Renault used to buy their engines for the distribution trucks at Deutz in Germany. For the new Volvo FL and FE and the new Renault Trucks D-series the engines are now produced in Japan at UD Trucks. UD Trucks. This company, the former Nissan Diesel is fully owned by Volvo since 2007. The new…… Continue Reading
A few weeks ago Hyundai launched the new Xcient heavy truck on the Seoel Motor Show. Now here is a Youtube video that shows the new truck in detail. Also it shows some winter testing material during tests in Finland, last winter. Now, after having seen the previous Trago models, this looks like a giant…… Continue Reading
Ford has introduced an extra heavy duty version of the new Cargo for the Brazilian market. The truck has a capacity of 54 ton. With this truck, Ford will begin to compete in the extra heavy-duty segment, which is new for the brand, and will complement its commercial vehicle lineup – already one of Brazil’s…… Continue Reading
Dutch truck manufactorer Terberg is known for their ferry tractors that are used all over the world in ports. This company also builds Terberg Trucks, based on Volvo components. Specialty of Terberg are heavy construction trucks with a wide-spread and steering rear axle configuration. A truck with five axles and this system is allowed to…… Continue Reading
Just one week after the launch I got this photo, and that looks like serie production. Did they realy start already producing the new trucks? Other brands took more than half a year after the launch before production started. On the other hand, Renault was the last to introduce, so they need to rev up…… Continue Reading
Driving a modern truck you have no clou how much effort it took to build it. A few years ago I was able to build my own FH in the Volvo plant in Gent, so I do know what it takes. Volvo now made a press release that tells everything about the production of a…… Continue Reading
The new Renault Trucks were presented last week in a strange, military green colour. That gave the truck a look that could not make me decide if I liked it or not.. Now here is the new top model of the range in silver, and that looks much better!… Continue Reading
The Chinese keep suprising us with new models. Here is the DongFeng 760 as 6×4 tractor unit. The truck has a ‘European Style’ spacious cab and looks good!… Continue Reading
A few weeks ago i was invited to drive a Ginaf HD 5380, and that is a 10X6 truck for mining. Ginaf is building about 200 of these 60- and 80 ton trucks for China, and this was the 80 ton version. The test track was in a mine, and here is the video I…… Continue Reading
The developement of a truck never stops, that is shown here. What you see is the latest improvement on aerodynamics on the new Volvo FH. The side skirts got rubber flaps on the top and at the bottom for better streamlining.… Continue Reading
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