DAF presents a ‘Low Deck’ version of the new XF tractor. The coupling hight is only 960 mm and that makes trailers possible with an internal height of 3 meters and 100 cubic metres of volume. The Low Deck tractor comes standard with air suspension and has a special ‘manouvring mode’ that gives 5 cm…… Continue Reading
Iepieleaks spie Richard Ferm from Sweden sent me even more Renault Kerax photo’s. Note that the axles and the hubreduction are from Volvo. My guess is that the complete chassis and driveline are Volvo. Another thing we have just seen on the new FMX is the silencer. This is exactly the same as here on…… Continue Reading
At the moment one after the other new truck is being launched. That has to do with Euro-6, and after all this news it will be a bit quite in the news section. Still, there will always be new trucks, and it is fun to see where that can lead to. Here you see two…… Continue Reading
Tatra shows a crewcab on the basis of the DAF CF cab. Tatra uses DAF cabs and engines since the introduction of the Phoenix. Accourding to a reaction on www.truckblog.nl the crew-cab was develloped and built by Estepe in Heesch, Holland. With Tatra’s unique independant suspension and 4wd these trucks are very good for army-…… Continue Reading
Mercedes-Benz just released the photo’s of the new Unimog and Econic vehicles for Euro-6. New design, better interiors and lower fuel consumption are the key words for the news. Daimler invested 135 milion Euro in these new products. The only trucks left now are the Zetros and the SLT heavy transport vehicle before the complete…… Continue Reading
Now here is what I would call a smart multi wheeler. This Sisu truck I drove some time ago is a 10X4 when everything is on the ground, but when it lifts 3 axles it is a 4×2! To be able to do that the last driven axle can be swiched off, and that saves…… Continue Reading
More and more details leak from the new Renault Truck series. Here is a screen shot of a fieldtest truck in.. Cameroon! Renault spent seven years of developement, 5 milion hours of testing and 10 milion kilometers of testing with 300 vehicles. Here are the first interior shots of the new Renault trucks. One photo…… Continue Reading
Volvo showed the new FMX on the Bauma exhibition and I must say, that is a tough looking truck. The first drawings showed a very good design, and Volvo just built it. Take a look at the light-guards, they look realy good! Another good job Volvo did on the Euro-6 damper unit. The standard unit…… Continue Reading
Renault has been doing field tests with the new Euro-6 generation. In total 50 trucks are driving all over Europe with costumers, and the reviews are very good. That is what CEO Bruno Blin said during a meeting with a group of journalists. Renault is finishing a zeven year developement proces and is now ready…… Continue Reading
Scania showed during the Bauma exhibition this big 10×4 R500. The thruck has two 9-ton front axles. two 16-ton driven axles and a 13 ton hydraulic steered tag axle. That makes a total GVW of 63 tons! An interesting detail is that Scania uses te corners on the cab of the Streamline version, without the…… Continue Reading
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