Author Archives: Iep van der Meer

New MAZ Prostor with Mercedes power

New MAZ Prostor with Mercedes power

At the Minsk Automobile Plant MAZ presented a future truck with Euro-6 engine. The new MAZ 5440M9 has a new cab design that is definately inspired by the European trucks. We see influences of the new Volvo FH and the Mercedes-Benz Actros in the design. The truck is powered by a Mercedes-Benz OM471 Euro-6 engine…Continue Reading

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Tatra Phoenix Euro-6

Tatra Phoenix Euro-6

Tatra just launched the Euro-6 models of the Phoenix range. Cabs and engines are just like in the Euro-5 models from DAF Trucks. DAF and Tatra signed a new agreement for the use of DAF engines and cabs for the future. Tatra will still build the Euro-3, Euro-4 and Euro-5 models for markets outside Europe,…Continue Reading

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New Ginaf coming soon

New Ginaf coming soon

The new Cummins powered Ginaf Mining trucks with the Turkish Ford cab are coming soon now. Ginaf has received an order for ten HD5395TS vehicles. The vehicles, with a 70-ton load capacity, were ordered by VALE, one of the world’s largest mining companies. They will be going to a mine site in western Brazil. The…Continue Reading

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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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