Kamaz is taking of now with new, good looking 41 and 50 ton dump trucks. They have Mercedes-Benz cabs, Chinese MAN/Steyr licenced axles and Chinese Cummins 12 litres engines with 410 Hp. Option is also a Kamaz V8 engine with about the same output. The gearbox is a 16 speed ZF. These trucks are for offroad…… Continue Reading
Renault Trucks is improving the T-Series with new engine’s, less weight and optimised airodynamics. Also new is the introduction of a GPS based predictive cruise control system with the name Optivision. This Optivision is probably the Renault version of the Volvo I-See. The other way around is the expertation that the engine news that Renault…… Continue Reading
Now here is something special. Nima Transport from The Netherlands presents their new supertruck: Pink! The design and artworks of MWDesign are based on the portraits of the singer Pink. Normaly it is all about scoops here on Iepieleaks but this one is very special and deserves a place on Iepieleaks! Please check www.bigtruck.nl for more!…… Continue Reading
Renault Trucks has launched a special edition of the high-sleeper cab tractor. The ‘High-Edition’ is completely black with red and carbon-fiber accents. Not only the outside but also the interior has a black trim with red linings on the leather seats. … Continue Reading
Now here is a photo that was made by Dutch truck driver Marc van Nieuwenhoven. He shot this combination in Sala, Sweden. He is wondering about the roof hight of the Scania truck. This one seems to have a small engine tunnel in the cab and the roof seems to be somewhere in the middle…… Continue Reading
Volvo is introducing a new version of the I-Shift transmission with one- or two crawlers. With these new option the Volvo I-Shift is capable of pulling away with gross vehicle weights up to 325 ton under heavy conditions. Also this new technology alows to work with different rear axle ratio’s so extreme pulling power at…… Continue Reading
Now here is something special that was hidden for very long. One of my Russian Iepieleaks fans sent me this photo of a rather strange Scania prototype that was shot in 2010. It is a cab with a flat floor but it looks like Scania used a standard Highline cab that was rebuilt. When you…… Continue Reading
The launch of the new Scania series now only is a few months away. We espect Scania to show the truck to the press this summer. After that the expertation is that the big show premiere will be at the IAA exhibition in Hannover at the end of September. Now all this is just speculation but…… Continue Reading
At the BAUMA 2016 show BAS Mining Trucks from Holland will present their Volvo FH16 12×6 dumptruck. The massive truck is built together with Dutch constructor Terberg. The axles are original Volvo exept for the first driven axle which is from Sisu. Of the four rear axles the last one is non-driven. Two axles are…… Continue Reading
Nissan is picking up on selling vans again in Europe. The next NV300 for the European market is going to be another kloon of the succesfull Renault Trafic van. Production will start this year in Sandouville. That means the production will grow with about 100.000 units until 2026. The plant produces the Renault Trafic, Opel…… Continue Reading
Bigtruck magazine editie 11 2024
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