Author Archives: Iep van der Meer

Scania G360 Highline

Scania G360 Highline

Now this is the new Scania G-series, and more specific the G360 with what seems te be the medium roof hight. The one we know now as the Highline model. The new G-cab seems to sit a litle lower as the present model. The engine should be the 13 litre with 360 Hp accourding tot…Continue Reading

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Hydraulic driven trailer axle from SAF-Holland

Hydraulic driven trailer axle from SAF-Holland

SAF-Holland has introduced a new, hydraulic driven trailer axle. This axle is meant to give support to the tractor unit in heavy terrain under difficult surcomstances. According to US-German component specialist, the new Trak model is supposed to provide transport businesses operating in the construction or waste industry with an alternative to often-costly multi-drive trucks. “The…Continue Reading

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Scania teasing with the news..

Scania teasing with the news..

Scania now officialy anounched the launch of the new generation on the 23 of august. Until then we espect litle teasers and the first one is the steering wheel and the dashboard. What we see is a steering wheel with a lot of switches and a flattened lower half. One other thing this photo tells…Continue Reading

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Schmitz Cargobull bodybuilder for new Crafter

Schmitz Cargobull bodybuilder for new Crafter

Schmitz Cargobull is going to build body’s for the new VW Crafter chassis-cab models. The German trailerbuilder has formed a new company by the name Truckbody GmbH. This company is going to build the boxes in Berlin. Schmitz is planning to build furniture boxes and isolated body’s for the new Crafter vans. The plan is…Continue Reading

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OM470 and OM471 approved for alternative fuels

OM470 and OM471 approved for alternative fuels

Mercedes-Benz Trucks approves the use of alternative fuels according to norm prEN 15940 with immediate effect for the latest generations of the OM 470 (displacement 10.7 l) and of the OM 471 (displacement 12.8 l). These include the subgroups Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil (HVO), Biomass To Liquid (BTL), Gas To Liquid (GTL), Coal To Liquid (CTL) which are different resources converted…Continue Reading

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ZF and Wabco introduce Evasive Maneuver Assist technology

ZF and Wabco introduce Evasive Maneuver Assist technology

ZF and Wabco have announced a joint prototype of Evasive Maneuver Assist (EMA), a new collision avoidance technology for commercial vehicles. Jointly developed by WABCO and ZF, the Evasive Maneuver Assist combines WABCO’s OnGuardACTIVE collision mitigation system technologywith ZF’s active steering technology, and marks yet another step toward enabling autonomous driving in the commercial vehicle…Continue Reading

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New Scania, the steering wheel..

New Scania, the steering wheel..

Now everybody is chasing the new Scania at the moment and even the smallest detail is news. Now here is the invitation that the sales force got for a training on the new generation. Someone probably took a phone shot of the invitation and there it is: The steering wheel of the new Scania! It…Continue Reading

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Still speculating about the next Scania

Still speculating about the next Scania

In all the speculations and photo-shop inllustrations we saw in the past time there are some that may need a second view. Now here are some that look realy good and could be close to what’s comming. Note the small curve under the windscreen, that does look like what we saw under the cover of…Continue Reading

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Bigtruck magazine editie 11 2024

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