Author Archives: Iep van der Meer

Terberg for the heavy stuff

Dutch truck manufactorer Terberg is known for their ferry tractors that are used all over the world in ports. This company also builds Terberg Trucks, based on Volvo components. Specialty of Terberg are heavy construction trucks with a wide-spread and steering rear axle configuration. A truck with five axles and this system is allowed to…Continue Reading

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New Renault Trucks, production started?

Just one week after the launch I got this photo, and that looks like serie production. Did they realy start already producing the new trucks? Other brands took more than half a year after the launch before production started. On the other hand, Renault was the last to introduce, so they need to rev up…Continue Reading

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Building Volvo FH

Driving a modern truck you have no clou how much effort it took to build it. A few years ago I was able to build my own FH in the Volvo plant in Gent, so I do know what it takes. Volvo now made a press release that tells everything about the production of a…Continue Reading

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New Renault in silver

The new Renault Trucks were presented last week in a strange, military green colour. That gave the truck a look that could not make me decide if I liked it or not.. Now here is the new top model of the range in silver, and that looks much better!Continue Reading

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The next Volvo FM?

Just a few days after the launch of the new Renault Trucks I found this on the web. It is the new Renault cab with a Volvo FM grille! I am convinced that it is a clever photoshop, but it does look good. Could it be that this is going to be the next Volvo…Continue Reading

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Renault Construction: K and C

The new Renault construction vehicles come with the names K- and C- models. The C is the new construction range, and the K is the heavy duty version. The trucks come with two cab widths. However the photo’s don’t show that my guess is that you can order the ‘old’ Premium cab with new design,…Continue Reading

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Renault new distribution trucks

Renault is launching the completely new truckrange today in one big internationa event. That means not only the new long-distance models, but also the new distribution and construction trucks. The distribution trucks come in two models, both called ‘D’. There is the 10-18 ton model and the ‘D-Wide’ from 16 – 26 tonnes. The version…Continue Reading

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