Author Archives: Iep van der Meer

Trailer innovations at IAA

This website is all about truck news but we do have a special site for trailers. The name is www.trailertotaal.nl and sorry, it is only in Dutch for the moment.. At the IAA in Hannover that opens tomorrow there is going to be a lot of trailernews. How about the plastic trailer axle of BPW?…Continue Reading

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Scania: Longer and streamlined

All news now is about Euro 6. Scania was so clever to fit the new Euro 6 engine in the ecxisting models and that gave them a headstart. Mercedes caught up very fast and those two brands are the only ones who deliver Euro 6 at the moment. The rest we are going to see…Continue Reading

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Fiat Dobló Cargo XL

At the IAA in Hannover Fiat will introduce their Doblo Cargo XL. The new “XL” version offers similar dimensions to those of the Cargo Maxi version, permitting easier access to the load compartment, thanks to a height of 1455 mm for the rear door and of 1550 mm for the load compartment. Moreover, thanks to the rear…Continue Reading

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Volvo FH flat roof

Now here’s a model of the new FH that I did not see anywhere else. It is the low roof version. From what I understand there are 3 versions of the cab. Low, Globetrotter and Globetrotter XL. That means no short cab likt on the old FH models.              …Continue Reading

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New DAF design leaked!

Earlyer i posted this scoop photo of a new DAF truck. The truck was caught during a photoshoot by one of the Iepieleaks spie squad! Now Truckstar Magazine has an even better scoop, an artist-impression of the complete design. The sources are secret but artist Peter Zadelaar who made this drawing knows for 89 procent…Continue Reading

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Ford Transit series complete!

  Ford just launched the complete Transit series at th “Go Further” event in Amsterdam. The event  is part of Ford’s strategy to expose as many people as possible to their newest products and technology. The introduction of the new generation Transit and Transit Connect models is a major step in Ford’s commitment to completely…Continue Reading

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How Volvo tricked us!

During the presentation of the new FH Volvo showed one of their fieldtest trucks that was crashed during a trip. No, this is not the one that crashed in Germany. This truck crashed into another fieldtest truck on an icy road in Sweden! Nice to see is how Volvo tricked us with the camouflage. The…Continue Reading

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