Author Archives: Iep van der Meer

Starship Airflow truck on Mid American Truckshow

Starship Airflow truck on Mid American Truckshow

What if length regulations woud not be a legal issue. In the USA the Airflow Truck company shows what is possible for driver comfort and aerodynamics, and therefor for the enviroment when length regulations for tractors don’t matter. During the Mid American Truckshow Shell Rotella presents the Starship. The Starship is an innovative, step towards reducing…Continue Reading

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MAN working on non-EGR diesel engine

MAN working on non-EGR diesel engine

And again we got some nice photo’s of MAN test trucks in the Northern parts of Europe, this time caught by the Russian Iepieleaks friend  Евгений Семёнов. The photo’s do not show much news but there is a strong rumour going on that MAN is testing non-EGR engines in the cold. After Iveco and Volkswagen Truck…Continue Reading

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Scoop truck is Turkish Ford prototype

Scoop truck is Turkish Ford prototype

The ‘Iveco’ scoop we just published seems to be the new Turkish Ford. Again we must say, because there was a post before that raised the discussion about Ford or Iveco. Now Turkish sources say the truck is a new Ford and that is soon to be launched. In fact there is even a Youtube…Continue Reading

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Scoop: New Iveco spotted?

Scoop: New Iveco spotted?

These photo’s were taken by one of our Iepieleaks spies in Belgium today. The heavy camouflaged tractor is definately a new heavy long distance truck but we could not find anything that confirms the brand. We do have an idea however. There is a lot of Volvo influence in the design but the top of…Continue Reading

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BIGtruck online International magazine!

BIGtruck online International magazine!

BIGtruck online magazine is founded as a Dutch magazine in Dutch language but it is also available in English! On the international BIGtruck website www.bigtruckmagazine.com you can find international trucknews, but also our latest issues of BIGtruck online Magazine! Check it out, it’s free of charge! Another tip is our Youtube chanel: BIGtruck online magazine.…Continue Reading

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Scania SLX ‘Nextgen’ Longline

Scania SLX ‘Nextgen’ Longline

This spectacular truck is the new Scania SLX Longline. This is the first ever Scania of the new generation that has the longer cab. The bodywork was streched with 120 cm by Van Winkoop in The Netherlands. The great artwork and finish are from MW Designs and all the rest of the bodyparts and rearbumper…Continue Reading

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Tatra Euro-6c: More power, smaller dampers and higher axleload

Tatra Euro-6c: More power, smaller dampers and higher axleload

Tatra is starting the production of the 2018 models with the new Paccar MX11 and MX13 engines. That means more power, less fuel and with the new ZF Traxon automatised 16- gearboxed faster shifting. Another advantage of the new generation of Tatra is the more compact exhaustunit. That is almost half the size it used…Continue Reading

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