Author Archives: Iep van der Meer

DAF LF Aerobody

DAF Trucks in introducing the Aerobody for the 12 ton LF. This truck can be ordered with this streamlined Paccar body. In combination with a special designed spoiler- and fender kit this leads to significant savings of fuel and CO2 in the distribution. The box has an aerodynamic shaped roof and all the corners are…Continue Reading

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Testing in progress at Scania

Now there was a lot of action on the Scania scoop that popped up everywhere this week. It was a photo of a test truck with a camouflaged cab that was running somewhere in the snow. Earlier I showed the completely wrapped trucks that were on their way from Holland to Sweden. Now this convoy…Continue Reading

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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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