Author Archives: Iep van der Meer

Xtra long double deck trailers

Dutch trailerbuilder Van Eck built this extra long double deck trailer for the Norwegian and Swedish post. This is one of the two trailers and both of them are going to be towed by one truck. With a dolly in between the two 17 meter long trailers make a roadtrain of 32 meters. The trailers…Continue Reading

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Jansen's DAF XT

And yes, the DAF XF in the previous post is one of the same company that had the two unique DAF XT trucks built. There are still only two of them and the question is if there ever will be more. On thet photo below you see the two bonneted DAF trucks together with the…Continue Reading

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New DAF XF for Jansen

Some time ago i showed a DAF Euro 6 fieldtest truck in the colour of the Jansen company in Holland. Here’s the link to that story. After the presentation of the new XF the fieldtest truck was rebuilt with the original front and this is how it looks now!Continue Reading

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Ginaf trucks for China

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, the rest is good for 80 tons. The trucks have 13 ton front axles and 20,5 ton Steyr rear axles.…Continue Reading

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Magnum? Caught in Sweden!

The Iepieleaks spies are everywhere. This time a new Dutch licenced Renault truck was spotted in Sweden by Jonas A. This red truck has the high cab, so this should be the next Magnum. Renault is part of the Volvo group but they did design their own new cab. The cammouflage can’t disguise that. Look…Continue Reading

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Nooteboom for 70 meter wings

Nooteboom comes with a sollution to transport wings for windmills over the road with lengths up to 70 meters. The Quatro Tele-PX Super Wing Carrier is completely new designed for this job. The trailer slides out four times and has pendel-X axles for maximum cornering. The trailer is 18,7 meters long when it is not extended.…Continue Reading

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Dakar, Iveco takes the lead

In the Dakar rally the Iveco trucks are back on track. After a strong start of the Iveco trucks yesterday the Kamaz team took the lead but now the De Rooy Dakar team leads again with the bonneted Iveco Strator. Here is an impression of yesterday’s stage.  [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WMXVZJB3vt8?list=PLD3A3B27E417FA817&w=560&h=315]Continue Reading

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Volvo USA 2014 models

Volvo Trucks of North America has already shown the photo’s of the 2014 models! Here is the official Volvo tekst from their website: Volvo Trucks announced today that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) have awarded all model year 2014 Volvo vehicles certificates of conformance under the first-ever…Continue Reading

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