Author Archives: Iep van der Meer

Twin Clutch for Hyundai Trago Xcient

The new Hyundai Trago Xcient that is launched on the Seoul Motor Show 2013 looks like it is made to stand up to the European competition. Hyundai says the new truck is the new benchmark where it comes to fuel efficiency, styling and comfort. ‘We think this new vehicle can help us to become an…Continue Reading

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Hyundai Trago Xcient launched!

On the Seoul Motor Show the new Hyundai Trago Xcient is presented. This must be the truck that was caught some time ago in Finland during testing. On the door it says P520, and that could mean that it has 520 Hp! The new design looks very good at first sight, and I am very…Continue Reading

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Scania testing the others

Scania has its own logistic company, called Scania Transportlaboratorium AB. One of the routes is from Sweden to the Scania production plant in Zwolle, The Netherlands. The fleet of Scania Transportlaboratorium has all brands, and that makes it the perfect way to do their own comparison test. Here you see photo’s that Leonard made for…Continue Reading

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Iveco Trakker Hi-Land 10×8

Dutch Iveco dealer and specialist Iveco Schouten has build the very first Iveco Trakker Hi-Land 10×8! The truck has a gross vehicle weight of 49,6 ton, just within the Dutch limit of 50 tons for a rigid. Vehicles like this are common as tippers in Holland. Schouten made the chassis longer and fitted an extra…Continue Reading

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New Kerax

In june Renault Trucks will launch a complete new series of heavy trucks, and that involves the Kerax models. Here is an early scoop photo of a new Kerax truck, although we don’t know if the name stays the same.Continue Reading

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Volvo FMX at Bauma

After the launch of the new Volvo FM the waiting is for the new FMX, and it is going to be soon! Volvo just anounche that the new FMX is going to be shown at the Bauma 2013 exhibition in Münich. A wise decision, cause that is the place to be for a construction truck! Volvo says…Continue Reading

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Scania Trolley Truck

Together with Siemens Scania developpes an electric powered truck with a pentograph, just like a train. Scania has for a long time explored the possibilities of electrifying the powertrain in buses and trucks. Siemens has been working with technology, in which vehicles receive power from a wire in the air via a pantograph on the…Continue Reading

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