Author Archives: Iep van der Meer

Old and new DAF

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

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Mahindra Truxo, Traco and Torro

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

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MAN with rotating cab

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

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Ashok Leyland 'Captain'

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

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Volkswagen wants Scania completely

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

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WalMart concept truck

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

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Scania, new stuff coming!

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

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Small Scania's coming?

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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