Author Archives: Iep van der Meer

Iveco Stralis Hi-Way Extreme!

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These photo of a streched Iveco Stralis Hi-Way seem to be original, and not photoshopped, tough you never know these days. What I make of it is that the truck was shot in Australia, where they don’t care that much about vehicle dimensions. The, lets call it Stralis Hi-Way Extreme, looks good and must offer…… Continue Reading

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Undressing a prototype

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The Scania scoop that I posted gave a lot of reactions. The most interesting one was from Сергей Орлов. I’ve got no idea how to pronounce or translate that name, but he sent some interesting photo’s. He says the camouflaged truck has the old Scania cab under the wrapping, and he proofs it with some…… Continue Reading

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Narrow Ginaf truck with Iveco components

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Dutch truckbuilder Ginaf is the producer of heavy construction vehicles with DAF components and their own chassis and heavy Sisu axles. The Dutch company also has the ‘C-Truck’, a vehicle based on Iveco components. With a nine ton front axle and 13 ton rear axles these compact trucks have a high payload. The overall widh…… Continue Reading

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Iveco Trakker Hi-Land 10×8

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This Iveco Trakker 10×8 is something special. The truck came from the factory as an 8×8 vehicle, but Dutch Iveco dealer Schouten built an extra central 10 ton axle under the truck. This axle is hydraulically steered and can be lifted when the truck goes offroad. This configuration gives 10,3 ton on both front axles,…… Continue Reading

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Magnetic road in South Korea

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In South Korea the worlds first ‘electric’ or ‘magnetic’ road is being finished. The road of 24 km length has electrical cables under the surface that send electric energy wireless to passing vehicles. By doing this the electrical busses that drive on this route don’t need to carry heavy traction battery’s. The Korean Advanced Institute…… Continue Reading

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Trias Truck Carrier

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Trucks are getting bigger and higher, and especialy in Europe where the max height is 4 metres low loading is a must. Trias from Apeldoorn, Holland now comes with a new generation of low loaders for truck transport. Trias does not only build the trailers and the body’s, they also adjust the truck chassis. Click…… Continue Reading

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Howo, new front design

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Chinese truckbrand Sinotruck Howo uses Volvo cabs, and I did see the ‘FH-like’ truck many times. New to me is the front design of the old Volvo FL cab. It does look good on the Howo! Sinotruck seems to grow fast, and there is a lot of development going on. In the past years the…… Continue Reading

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