And there it is, the new Vito. Earlyer Mercedes lauched the new V-class but tonight also the next Vito was revealed. Her is the first photo that we found of the new van.… Continue Reading
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Clever windmill transporter
For the transport of windmill towers you need very special trailers that can do nothing else than just transporting those big pipes. A new Dutch company named Tower Bridge now has designed an installation that allows you to transport tower sections with your standard extendable trailers. The one on these photo’s is a Broshuis three…… Continue Reading
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Door lengtheners for DAF CF
The new DAF CF series comes standard with an open ‘staircase’ but now there is a nice door-lengthener, produced by a Dutch company ‘De Valk.’ The longer doors cover the steps and that looks much better. Many truckdrivers like the fact that with these extra flaps on the doors they can stow their shoes while driving…… Continue Reading
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Iveco Trakker 10×4
Iveco dealer CFG in Holland is famous for the Iveco Strator models they build, but CFG also does interesting frame adjustments. How about this one: A Iveco Trakker 4×4 was made longer and stronger with a 10 mm chassis and a 10 mm inliner. Then there were three lift axles added and that makes a…… Continue Reading
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Waberer’s: 100 million investment
The board of directors of Waberer’s International Pte.Co. has decided on a Euro 6 vehicle procurement unprecedented in Europe both in terms of value and size: the company will acquire 1300 new MEGA truck-trailers to rejuvenate and upgrade its fleet. With the investment exceeding the value of 100 million Euros, more than a quarter of…… Continue Reading
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Truck Racing with Europart in Spain and France
June was a month full of truck racing emotions for Europart, who call themselves Europe’s leading dealer for commercial vehicle parts and workshop equipment, in Navarra, Spain, and in Nogaro, France. Both Spain’s manager, Giuseppe Cinanni, and the manager for France, Eric Vaissiere, invited numerous customers to the Spanish and French racing tracks where they…… Continue Reading
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Renault D-series Low Entry Cab
Renault Trucks just launched the low entry cab version of the D-series in Euro-VI. The official name is the Renault Trucks D Access and it comes in two widths. The narrow version comes with three wheelbases, for the full width model a choice can be made out of 16 different wheelbase versions. The narrow version is only…… Continue Reading
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Driving MAN D38 in Spain
During the last two days we were on the road in Spain, driving the MAN trucks with the new D38 engine. We were impressed by the amount of torque in these new engines and by the engine response! By the way, MAN keeps us waiting for the 640 Hp versions. They will arrive next year…… Continue Reading
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Trias Trucktransporters
Trias from the Dutch city of Apeldoorn just built three new truck-transporters for the Polish company ATF Heavy Transport. The combinations are built on a Scania R 4×2 chassis that gets an extra tag axle with 17,5 inch wheels. The trailers have 10 ton BPW axles and are extendable.… Continue Reading
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Moving floors with double doors
Dutch trailer- and bodybuilder Knapen Trailers has built a special combination for a Finish customer. The 25,25 meter long combination does not only have moving floors, it also has double doors on both sides. Mostly body’s and trailers like this only have doors on one side of the trailer but Knapen managed to make the…… Continue Reading
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Bigtruck magazine editie 9 2026
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