Author Archives: Iep van der Meer

Scoop! The new DAF XF

At the IAA in Hannover DAF is going to present the new DAF XF series but here’s the first scoop photo of the real thing! We’ve showed a lot of fieldtest trucks but this is the design that DAF is going to present. The iepieleaks spie got a glimps of the truck when he found…Continue Reading

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Safest truck in the world!

Volvo did a lot of developement work before the launch. Not only were they on the road with a lot of fieldtest trucks, there was also a heavy test programm at their own testtracks. According to Volvo the new FH is not only the best driving and most comfortabel truck, it is also the safest…Continue Reading

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New Volvo FH and FH16!

And here they are, the new Volvo FH and FH16 models! Today Volvo presented the news in a spectacular show all over Europe. The FH series is completely new and it has a lot of space and comfort. The sharp design looks very good, and I can’t wait to see them in a fleet livery.…Continue Reading

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Turkish Ford destined for Europe

Ford has plans to return to the European truck market, according to Dutch truck magazine TTM.nl. This particular Turkish truck looks like a true Ford, which is quite a common sight in Turkey. The dutch colleagues presume that this truck comes to Europe and if this true I wonder who’s going to sell it.    …Continue Reading

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Waiting for the new Volvo FH and FH16

The introduction of a new range of heavy trucks is always exciting. On september 5 at 21.00 the new Volvo FH and FH16 will be lauched and until then you have to do with this fieldtest truck.. If you want to join the show live just click here!   In the meanwhile you can have…Continue Reading

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Citan Long Wheelbase spotted!

On the Dutch website www.autoweek.nl I found these photo’s of a long wheelbase Mercedes-Benz Citan. The website starts with saying that the cammouflage atracted the photographer. Without the stickers nobody would have noticed. The Citan Maxi is going to be about half a meter longer than the basic version. For more photo’s: www.autoweek.nl    …Continue Reading

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And another Volvo

And here’s another one on this monday morning! This one was send in by Iepieleaks spie Jos van Pelt ‘JP Thermo’. Jos is a truckdriver that was so clever to catch this new Volvo in a  B-Double configuration in Sweden. Good work Jos!Continue Reading

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More Volvo details

We’ve seen the new Volvo now without all the plasting things covering up the design but here are some more photo’s of a fieldtest truck. They were sent in by Iepieleaks spie Jonas from Sweden. He writes: ,,I had the chance to take some pictures of a new Volvo today. I took 1 picture of…Continue Reading

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Premium with interior caught

www.truckstar.nl just published photo’s that were sent in by Fabrice Dumas. He made photo’s of the new Renault Premium, a truck we saw before. The good thing about these photo’s is that he also got a glimpse of the new interior!  Continue Reading

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