We from Iepieleaks wish everybody a very Merry Christmass and a happy new year. And yes, 2016 is again a year full of transport scoops with the new Scania series and espected news from the heavy trucks from Mercedes-Benz, Iveco and MAN. So keep your eyes open on the road and when you see something…… Continue Reading
Wabco has signed a long-term agreement with the Chinese truck producer Dongfeng. The deal is mainly about braking systems for the heavy Dongfeng trucks. Also the Wabco systems like ABS, EBS, ESC-smart, ESC and OptiRide will be part of the deal. The Wabco systems make trucks safer and give more stability. “We are strategically transforming…… Continue Reading
The German magazine ‘Auto-Motor-und Sport’ is speculating about Volkswagen considering the sale of Scania. VW needs serious amounts of money for paying lawsuits and claims for the emissions scandal. According to sources at Reuters VW is trying to get a loan of 21 bilion dollar. One of the promisses should be selling one of the…… Continue Reading
As holder of the EU Presidency in 2016, the Netherlands will be organising the European Truck Platooning Challenge. Automated trucks of various types will drive in convoy (platooning) on public roads from a number of European cities to the Netherlands. They will travel on the main EU ITS corridors like the Nordic Logistic Corridor and…… Continue Reading
Volvo has lauched a new video and this time a four year old child is playing with a real Volvo FMX truck. With a remote control Sophie is playing with the truck that takes a serious beating but does not give up! One thing that Volvo wants to show…… Continue Reading
And in the meanwhile we are still waiting for something to happen at Scania. When will the new models arrive, is that going to be next year? It shure looks like it. Not only is 2016 a IAA year, it is also the 125th aniversary of the Scania brand. So, that makes sense but officialy…… Continue Reading
After the first photo’s of the new PSA van of Toyota and Peugeot here is the first footage of the new Citroën Spacetourer. All the brands succeded to create their own identity in the new PSA van. Personaly we like the Citroën design very much!… Continue Reading
PSA has launched the new Peugeot Expert, Citroën Jumpy and Toyota Proace vans. The new mid-sized van is completely new and will also be sold as a passenger car. In that case the names are Peugeot Traveller and Citroën Spacetourer. The Toyota will be called Proace in both versions. The new vehicles will be built…… Continue Reading
Scheuerle is delivering a ship section transporter to South Korea with a payload of 800 ton. The huge self-propelled platform on wheels is on its way now on a ship. The platform trailer was ordered by the Sungdong Group in Tongyoung. There are 26 axles underneath the platform.… Continue Reading
Fuso is testing a Fuso Canter E-Cell in Portugal. Several Fuso trucks are placed with costumers for testing in everyday business. Daimler says the results are very good with up to 37% less costs and no CO2 emissions. Fuso and Daimler have more than 40 years of experience with Fuel Cell technology and they see…… Continue Reading
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