And here are the first photo’s of the new Volvo FM. The truck has the old cab but for as far as i can see it has the new FH interior. Note the steering wheel! And off course, like the old FM had the FH frame, this one should have the new chassis layout. That…… Continue Reading
And there she comes, the new Volvo FM! This is one of the trucks on it’s way through Europe for demonstration purposes. Volvo wants you to take pics of it and send it to Gothenburg. After the new FH Volvo now anounces the new FM series, the Euro 6 truck for medium and heavy distribution.…… Continue Reading
Soon after the first introduction of the I-See system Volvo now comes with an improved version. I-See controls the cruise control and anticipates on the topography. When hills come the vehicle shifts down and revs up, but on the top of the hill it takes the accelleration away and shifts up. that way the gravity…… Continue Reading
While we are all waiting for Volvo’s best kept secret so far I found some nice design illustrations of where it could go with these two. Both show the lines of the existing FM cab, but the lower part of the grille and the bumper are new. I like these a lot, especialy the wheels!…… Continue Reading
My Iepieleaks spie Jonas A sent me this photo of an unknown Actros. I dont know this type, anyone more info?… Continue Reading
And there is another new Renault truck! The low (Premium?) version this time. I found the photo on Eurofreaks.… Continue Reading
Mercedes-Benz has won a prestigeus Design Award for the Actros series. The IF-Design Award was founded 60 years ago by the International Forum design in Hannover. The Actros won the price in the category ‘Communication and Packaging’ The Actros also won the ‘Red Dot’ Design Award of the Zentrum Nordrhein Westfalen, ‘German Design Award 2013’ and…… Continue Reading
All over Europe truckdrivers are joining forces against social dumping on Facebook. The news that now even drivers from the Filipines are brought in to drive trucks trough Europe was the trigger. A lot of European drivers are without a job while their work is being done by cheap drivers from outside the EU. In…… Continue Reading
In 2010 the Tata Prima was launched for India. The truck is a product of the Tata Deawoo Comercial Vehicle Co, the South Korean unit of India’s largest automaker Tata Motors Ltd. At the lauch Mr. Kim, Jong-Shik, President and CEO of Tata Deawoo said that the company was considering shipping the trucks to Europe…… Continue Reading
Japanese truckbrand Isuzu launched the FY series twin steer in Australia. Prime Mover did a first drive with it and here you can read what they think about this big Japanese truck.… Continue Reading
Bigtruck magazine editie 2 2025
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