Dutch transport company Limpens in Elsloo organised its own Euro-6 comparison test. The company ordered eight trucks of four brands to compare the Euro-6 technic on board. The MAN, Mercedes and DAF truck are 410 Hp versions, the Volvo is 460. Limpens wants trucks round 400 Hp, but Volvo could only deliver the 460 version.…… Continue Reading
Volvo used to build an XXL version of the old FH Globetrotter for the Australian market. In a later that big-cab-Volvo was also sold in Norway, and some of them are driving all over Europe. After the new FH has been launched in Australia, there is no sign yet of a new XXL version. I…… Continue Reading
The Norwegian website Tungt.no brings the news that Sisu is going to launch the Euro-6 version of the Polar trucks in oktober. The new Sisu is going to use the inline six cylinder engine of Mercedes-Benz that delivers up to 625 Hp. The engine comes with the PowerShift-3 gearbox of Mercedes or with manual transmission.…… Continue Reading
A launch of a new truck is always a big thing, but it is hard to come up with something original. Mercedes-Benz did it this way with the Arocs construction vehicles. Good idea to have construction machines take the sheet of the truck! [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DT5lLyOzJZI&w=560&h=315]… Continue Reading
The bonneted Iveco, the Strator has a growing amount of fans in Europe, but it is still an exclusive vehicle. The trucks are built by CFG in Holland on the basis of an Iveco Stralis or Trakker. So far CFG built Euro-5 and EEV versions of the Strator but the planning is that Euro-6 will…… Continue Reading
General Motors seems to be planning the sale of rebadged Peugeot vans in the United States. La Tribune published a story that GM is making study’s at the moment for the possibility’s. GM owns seven percent in the French manufacturer. Mercedes-Benz was the first brand to ship European van’s to the States, and Chrysler is…… Continue Reading
KPM Photography says this is the new Chevrolet Colorado for 2015. It does look big, shure it is not the new Silverado? The pickup has a V6 VVT engine, and that means variable valve timing and direct injection. I found the photo’s on http://www.terrein.nu/Actualiteit/Camouflage-Chevrolet-Colorado-2015 … Continue Reading
DHS in Apeldoorn, Holland develloped this rear door for Hyva tippers. The tipper is a insulated tarmac tipper and this rear makes it possible to drive a small road roller over the lowloader into the tipper box. That way the tipper can bring more equipment to the job! The rear door works hydraulic and can…… Continue Reading
And here is the first new Scania R-series Topline in Streamline configuration that I’ve seen. The truck was shown at the Truckstar Festival in Assen.… Continue Reading
Europe’s leading trailer manufacturer, Schmitz Cargobull, will increase the prices of its commercial vehicles in August 2013. This is due to the increased wage costs and the rising manufacturing costs. During the 2012/2013 business year Schmitz Cargobull AG largely exhausted the internal potential for increasing the effectiveness in purchasing and also in the personnel and…… Continue Reading
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