In the latest BIGtruck online magazine we have a story about Brandhoff, a Dutch transport company. They run modern Euro-6 trucks but also this classic DAF 2800 and that makes a nice photo! Check BIGtruck online magazine by clicking on the banner below. It is free!… Continue Reading
Mahindra from India has showed prototypes of the new Truxo, Traco and Torro trucks at the New Dehli Auto Show 2014. The biggest, the Traco 49 gets two engine options. There is the AM POWER 202 engine with 202 hp and the AM Power 260 with 260 hp. Both engines are mounted to a 9-speed gearbox. (Source: www.trucksplanet.com)… Continue Reading
Now this is something special. At Tony Maurer they put a Claas Xerion Agricultural cab on a MAN truck chassis. The special thing about it is that the cab can rotate on the chassis. That way the driver can also operate the mobile wood chipper that is going to be built on the truck chassis.…… Continue Reading
At the New Dehli Autoshow Ashok Leyland introduced the new ‘Captain’ heavy truck. The Captain comes in different weight classes between 16 and 49 ton GVW and has engines from 160 up to 360 Hp. The modern looking cab has an adjustable steering column, airconditioning and a radio! The drivers seat has mechanical suspension. The…… Continue Reading
The Volkswagen Group already has the most of the Scania shares, now the Germans also want the last bit. The integration of Scania into the Volkswagen Group already has started and the main goal is to save money because of the bigger scale. Buying components and raw materials for both MAN, Volkswagen and Scania could…… Continue Reading
America’s largest retailer WalMart has developed a spectacular truck that is lighter and more aerodynamic than everything we have seen so far. The so called WalMart Advanced Vehicle Experience has a 53 Ft carbon fiber trailer that was developed with trailer manufacturer Great Dane. This trailer is about 1500 kg lighter than a normal trailer.…… Continue Reading
From the spy photo’s of the new Scania that are all over the net I get the impression that Scania is working on a cab with a flat floor. A few months ago the images of the trucks from a Euro Truck Simulator game (left photo) showed up, and when we compare there are some…… Continue Reading
Scania just launched a movie to promote the European Young Driver Competition 2014. In this movie a young truckdriver is fooled in a smart way. Enjoy the Youtube movie! [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KV8VALp-jno&w=560&h=315]… Continue Reading
In the last weeks there are a lot of Scania scoop photo’s. I found some on the net, and other photo’s were sent by Iepieleaks spies from all over Europe. It is not Always clear where they found the photo’s or where they made them, but these are intersting enough! Some material I found is…… Continue Reading
On this photo we see a Scania test truck and this looks like a medium size truck. Word is that Scania and MAN are developing a small truck but that would be an even smaller truck up to 6,5 ton. This looks more like a 12 ton truck to me. For the engines Scania is working…… Continue Reading
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