Author Archives: Iep van der Meer

New Quon of UD Trucks

New Quon of UD Trucks

UD Trucks Corp, part of the Volvo Group announced plans to launch a new version of the Quon heavy-duty truck. This means that UD will change the product after 13 succesfull years! As a member of the Volvo Truck Group the GH11 engine is probably the Volvo-Renault 11 liter diesel. The power output is 420…Continue Reading

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International RH Series

International RH Series

International Trucks launched the new RH Series, a new Class 8 regional-haul tractor at the 2017 ExpoCam truck show. The RH Series trucks are equipped with the International A26 12.4L engine. A very familiar engine that we know as the MAN D26 engine. International is now partly in the hands of the Volkswagen Group and…Continue Reading

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Volvo 12×4 with Erkin 375 T/m crane

Volvo 12×4 with Erkin 375 T/m crane

This Volvo 12×4 chassis was specialy rebuilt by Terberg Specials to be able to carry the spectacular Erkin ‘World of Power’ 375 T/m crane. This huge monster has a maximum height of 64 metres and a reach of max 58 metres. The Turkish Erkin crane is probably the biggest truck mounted cranes in the world.…Continue Reading

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More news from DAF:

More news from DAF:

DAF Trucks is teasing on social media with the news that is going to be revealed tomorrow at the CV Show in Birmingham. The short video movies show a new interior, but there are also some changes on the outside. Here is a detail of the new grille with a changed design. Other, not yet…Continue Reading

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DAF: New dashboard and exhaust units

DAF: New dashboard and exhaust units

DAF Trucks is launching a new generation of their heavy truck range during the CV Show in Birmingham. One thing that is shure is that there will be new dashboard units with a new, larger colour display and an automatic climatisation unit. Both these novilties are for shure, these photo’s are screen shots from the…Continue Reading

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DAF: News on CV Show Birmingham

DAF: News on CV Show Birmingham

On April 25 DAF Trucks is going to launch news during the CV Show in Birmingham. From different sources we at Iepieleaks hear that the news is about new Paccar engine versions with more power. The new engine versions can be seen as the next Euro-6 generation of DAF. Rumours say all engines get a litle…Continue Reading

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Drifting on ice with a drawbar combination!

Drifting on ice with a drawbar combination!

Iwona Blecharczyk is a Polish lady with serious truck driving skills. She was invited by the Polish trailer- and bodybuilder Gniotpol, DAF Trucks, Knorr-brakes ena Marathon to test drive a DAF drawbar combination on ice! The combination was driven on an area of flat ice in the area where the automotive industry does winter testing.…Continue Reading

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BIGtruck International Magazine launched!

BIGtruck International Magazine launched!

BIGtruck online magazine, the leading European truck- and transport magazine is now also available for our international readers. Last weekend the first BIGtruck International Magazine was launched in English. This year we will publish four magazines in English with the best stories from the editions in Dutch language. We also lauched an international Facebook page…Continue Reading

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Chevrolet COE Class-6 truck

Chevrolet COE Class-6 truck

Chevrolet is expanding the Cab Over Engine truck range with a new Class-6 model. The new truck is named 6500XD and espected to arrive by the end of 2017. Standard equipment includes a 5.2-liter four-cylinder turbodiesel that delivers 520 lbs.-ft. of torque, an Allison 2500 Series 6-speed automatic transmission (with PTO), Dana axles and a…Continue Reading

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BIGtruck online magazine

Bigtruck magazine editie 1 2025

BIGtruck Magazine Kippertest 2024