Author Archives: Iep van der Meer

Scania on test

On www.trucker.de there is a photo of a new Scania on test in Scandinavia. The truck we see is a new Scania and it seems that there are some changes made on the cab. There is a lot of camouflage going on and it could well be the existing cab, but in that case, why the…Continue Reading

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Eicher Pro-series

Eicher, the ‘budget brand’ of Volvo has launched the new Pro-series. At the end of last year the product range from 5 until 49 tons was launched under the name Pro-series. There are new engines from 140 to 280 Hp. The basic engine capacity of the 4-cylinder diesel has been increased from 3.3 litres to 3.8…Continue Reading

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Fehrenkötter Euro-6 multitest

The German transport company Fehrenkötter did a large Euro-5 test with seven trucks some time ago. Now the company is going to do the same with Euro-6 trucks. In the past weeks all seven trucks were delivered and prepared and the test is now ready to start. The trucks are in the range between 440…Continue Reading

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New Viano launch

Today the new Mercedes-Benz Viano is going to be launched. Now this is how www.xtomi.blogspot.hu thinks it is going to look like. For the real thing we still have to wait a few hours. The new Vito models will be launched later this year but they will probably share the same body.Continue Reading

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Design studies for SLT

The new SLT models of Mercedes-Benz look great with the large polyester side fenders that cover up all the technical stuff behind the cab. It is the first time a brand realy made a nice design for a heavy transport vehicle, and the Merdedes-Benz design team did a great job. Here are some design studies that resulted in the…Continue Reading

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New SLT models presented by Mercedes-Benz

Yesterday I was in Germany at the launch of the new SLT models of the Mercedes-Benz Arocs and Actros SLT. These heavy transport tractors are the Euro-6 models and therefor are the last new trucks that Mercedes presented for Euro-6. The Arocs SLT comes with steel suspension and steel bumpers. The Actros SLT is air…Continue Reading

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High Voltage!

This Dutch truckdriver forgot to lower the crane boom while he passed a powerline. The incident was filmed by a dashcam and that gives interesting footage. From the information that I got nobody was hurt, and that is a miracle!   [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SjjZzONA8Rw&w=560&h=315]Continue Reading

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