Author Archives: Iep van der Meer

Tatra at IDEX 2013

TATRA, a. s., is going to develop its positions in the GCC region and in the military business generally attending the world’s prestigious defense industry exhibition IDEX 2013. The new special vehicles will be presented there: –              Recovery truck, –              Explosive Ordnance Disposal vehicle (EOD) –              Middle class truck with hooklift for ISO 1D containers…Continue Reading

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Ginaf 80 ton tippers

Ginaf is working on an order of 200 trucks for the mining industrie in China. The trucks were ordered by CHTC, the owner of the Dutch truck brand. 25 of the trucks are 64 tonners that I showed earlyer. Now here is a photo of one of the first 80 tonners.  The DAF powered trucks…Continue Reading

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DAF CF Euro6 spotted

One of my Iepieleaks spies shot these pics of a DAF CF75 Euro6 truck! The exhaust unit on the right side of the frame is definately a Euro6 katalist with partsfilter. The truck is probably one of the fieldtest trucks that are out on the road to get experience with the new system.  Continue Reading

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DAF CF and LF launch in Birmingham

The new DAF LF and CF series will be lauched in Birmingham at tha CV show, or is it going to be the CF show now? The show is held from april 9 – 11. Here is the link to the CV show.  As we can see on these illustrations the new DAF trucks will have…Continue Reading

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Hyundai Trailers?

As we all know Hyundai is a Korean manufactorer of cars, vans and trucks. What I did not know is that this company also produces trailers! This Freightliner Argosy was shot in The Netherlands while it was on its way to an American base in Germany with supplies. Behind the truck is a Hyundai trailer!…Continue Reading

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Atego is coming soon!

After the Actros, Antos and Arocs we are now waiting for the new Mercedes-Benz Atego series. we still have to wait a few weeks before Mercedes-Benz is going to launch, but here is a glimpse of the news. We espect the same cab as the old Atego, but with new interiors and a new front…Continue Reading

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New Cargo 1846T on the road

Last year Ford Otosan presented the new Cargo 1846T. The new truck was suprisingly enough one of the contenders in the European Truck of the Year competition, but as we know the Iveco Hi-Way won. Now the first trucks are out on the road and the Turkisch people can get used to the new looks…Continue Reading

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Bharat Benz: succes in India

The new Bharat Benz heavy-duty is a big succes in India. In three months there were 1000 units sold! From the start of sales on September 26, 2012 until the year-end, Daimler India Commercial Vehicles (DICV) sold 1,098 heavy-duty trucks between 25 and 31 tons. Furthermore, the heavy-duty truck with a vehicle weight of 31…Continue Reading

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Ginaf HydroAxle+

Ginaf is a Dutch manufactor of special trucks for construction and mining. They work mainly with DAF components, but add different axles, gearboxes and transfer cases. The latest developement is the HydroAxle+. an hydraulic driven front axle. The system was developped together with Bosch Rexroth. Here is a nice animation of how it works.  [youtube…Continue Reading

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