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
It has been quite a while ago that we heared something about the Volvo FM. There should be something coming for Euro 6, but this is the only photo i found. Is Volvo realy going to use this cab for Euro 6? It looks like the cab sits a litle higher on the frame. Just…… Continue Reading
A Dutch Iepieleaks spie reacted to my posting with a DAF CF Euro 6. He had two of them on a photo. One is a Jansen truck, and that company is also testing a Euro 6 DAF XF. You can see the big Euro 6 unit on the frame, but the rest seems to be the…… Continue Reading
Volvo has a new system that is called ‘Dynamic Steering.’ The system works with an electric/hydraulic power steering that gives an even better feeling to the road. After driving the new FH with the IFS system it is hard for me to understand that things could get even better, but at Volvo they are convinced.…… Continue Reading
Hybrid is the magic word at the moment, but is is not only for driving the vehicle. WVT in The Netherlands showed a prototype last year on the BedrijfsautoRAI exhibition in Amsterdam of the Hybrid PTO. It was a concrete mixer that was propelled by electrical power. After a lot of testing the system is…… Continue Reading
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
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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