Author Archives: Iep van der Meer

Trojan heavy transport tractor

Trojan heavy transport tractor

Heavy transport company Ale has unveiled their latest new truck, the Trojan Truck! This is a truck that was designed by ALE enginering and it was produces in the UK. The unique feature is that the truck is able to link up to multiple tractor units in a command and drone convoy. The command vehicle…Continue Reading

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Waiting for the new Scania

Waiting for the new Scania

The recent IAA did not show a new Scania, but something new should come up now within, let’s say a year? And no, that is not an official Scania statement but just a wild guess. Meanwhile we are all waiting for news to leak and for prototypes to be spotted like this one. And no,…Continue Reading

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Volvo Non-Hit Car and Truck..

Volvo Non-Hit Car and Truck..

Volvo introduced a safety system that is monitoring the complete surroundings of the truck. The system ‘sees’ in 360 degrees everything that walks, rides bycicles or other objects that could be hit by the truck. The system is the result of a project that is called ‘Non-Hit Car and Truck’ and that project was done…Continue Reading

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Continental ProViu replaces mirrors

Continental ProViu replaces mirrors

Continental presents an innovation that could change a lot in the comming years of truckdesign. The ProViu Mirror: A camera system that replaces mirrors on a truck. The new camera system takes care of the blindspot and gives much better aerodynamic figures than conventional mirrors. The system looks like the one on the Actros Highway…Continue Reading

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Volkswagen Tristar

Volkswagen Tristar

At the Volkswagen stand at the IAA there is a studymodel of the Tristar. With this adventures pickup VW looks back at the Original T3 Tristar, the Synchro double cab from 1988. The new Tristar seems to be something in the middle of the Amarok and the Transporter, and it draws a lot of attention…Continue Reading

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DAF future study

DAF future study

At the press conference of DAF trucks at the IAA2014 this future study was presented as an example of where design could go to, when new European rules allow a protective nose in front of the cab improving aerodynamics and safety related to bicyclists. An interesting point is that some of the lines in this…Continue Reading

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Extra silent DAF CF on IAA

Extra silent DAF CF on IAA

DAF is introducing an extra silent version of the DAF CF distribution truck on the IAA 2014 that opens the doors next week in Hannover. The DAF is equiped with the 10,8 liter Paccar MX-11 engine with outputs from 210 – 440 Hp. On the dashboard is a special ‘Silent’ button that engages the silent…Continue Reading

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Renault Optifuel Lab 2

Renault Optifuel Lab 2

Renault Trucks shows with the Optifuel Lab2 a new study to lower fuel consumption and Co2 in the near future. The new driving laboratry is based on the new Renault Truck T-series and it has a lot of interesting details. The truck has twenty new technologies on board that have positive effects on rolling resistance,…Continue Reading

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Volvo I-Shift Dual Clutch explained

Volvo I-Shift Dual Clutch explained

The Volvo I-Shift Dual Clutch is a completely new way of shifting gears. It works very smoothly and quickly. Driving it actually explains it all. The system makes you think of a sports car. This could be the future of shifting gears in trucks when you ask me! For everybody who did not drive it…Continue Reading

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