Author Archives: Iep van der Meer

Iveco Glider concept

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pEpwdA9DSW0] Iveco presented the innovation concept Iveco Glider as a world premiere during the Hannover Motor Show in September 2010. It is a concept truck on Productivity, which is addressed in terms of Energy Efficiency and Liveability. I don’t know yet what the new Stralis is going to be but i think it has got…Continue Reading

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DAF XT105 on the road!

In december the DAF XT105 was introduced by A. Jansen from Son, The Netherlands. Jansen has a fleet of 120 most DAF Trucks and he decided to have his own bonneted truck built for the 40th aniversary of the company. In fact he ordered two of these special trucks. After the launch it took three…Continue Reading

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Iveco Strator

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RzLny1pWYts&w=560&h=315] The Iveco Strator is the only bonneted European heavy Euro5 and EEV truck on the market. The trucks are being built by CFG in The Netherlands and Strator trucks are sold all over Europe. The design is inspired by the Australian Iveco Powerstar trucks. This movie gives you a good impression of the…Continue Reading

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More Volvo

And again, Volvo photo’s. The introduction should be near, at least this summer when you ask me and thanks to the Iepieleaks spies we get an even closer look at the news. These were taken by Dutch driver Rob Buursink.      Continue Reading

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Longer cabs under study

Longer cabs can make a big difference for fuel economy, safety and interior space. We all now that but now the EAA made an impressive report to proof it. Later this year the European Commission will talk about a possibility for longer cabs on trucks. The report is bassed on a study of the  German…Continue Reading

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New Volvo waiting for the ferry

Yesterday a Dutch driver caught this photo of a new Volvo that was waiting for the ferry to England at Hoek van Holland. The Danisch licenced truck was photographed with a telephone but the driver had a lot of time to have a close look. He says the interior is different and it looks like…Continue Reading

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Crash with testvolvo

Fieldtesting can turn  into crashtesting. This Volvo test vehicle crashed on the German Autobahn A7 near Hildesheim. The 61 years old Danish driver was seriously injured and had to be cut out of the cab. Source: Presseportal.de              Continue Reading

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