The production of the new Volvo’s has begon and the first trucks left the paintshop. Here are two Dutch examples. the orange one is the first 6×4 FH16 in Holland.… Continue Reading
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DAF XF in customer livery
The first DAF XF trucks are on the road now. Here is one in the colours of Van Reenen in Barneveld. Van Reenen is a very old DAF costumer, and one of the first to have the new XF in the fleet.… Continue Reading
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GAZ Gazelle
And here is the GAZ Gazelle from Russia in different models. The orange one is a 3,5 ton double cab, and the vehicle in the midle is an 18 seater minibus. The last one is a bonneted truck with a different nose. The diesel engines in the small versions come from Cummins in China. The…… Continue Reading
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Another impression from Sergey Orlow
After the great Kerax here is an artist impression of the new big Renault truck from the Russian artist Sergey Orlow. I don’t know if he got it all right, but it shure looks impressive. And looking at the grille, he did study the material that Renault showed already! … Continue Reading
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New Sprinter has arrived!
Mercedes-Benz showed photo’s of the new Sprinter series. The new Sprinter has a new front design and also some details on the back were redesigned. The sprinter comes standard with a automatic seven-step 7G gearbox that, togehter with the BlueEfficiency package brings fuel consumption down to 6,3 litres per 100 km. The new Sprinter comes…… Continue Reading
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Come-back for TAM
The former Yougoslavian truck-and bus brand TAM is comming back! On april 27 the Chinese CHTC company together with the Dutch-Austrian company DuraBus took over the remains of the factory and the brand in Maribor, Slovenia. 51% of the shares are in Chinese hands, the rest is for the Dutch-Austrian company. Focus is on elektric…… Continue Reading
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News from Hiab
This weekend I got an envelope from Sweden in the mail with these illustrations. And no, it was not an E-mail, but it realy was an envelope with a small note, without any name. The illustrations show new design for a Hiab crane, and it looks good. Anyone any idea what this is about? It…… Continue Reading
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New MAN's on the road
The first new MAN trucks are rolling out. Here’s the first Euro-6 MAN truck that was spotted in Sweden by Jonas A. Thanks for the material Jonas!… Continue Reading
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Another Renault fieldtest truck
And there is another Renault fieldtest truck. For as far as I can see this is the high cab version with the flat floor.… Continue Reading
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DAF XF Low Deck tractor
DAF presents a ‘Low Deck’ version of the new XF tractor. The coupling hight is only 960 mm and that makes trailers possible with an internal height of 3 meters and 100 cubic metres of volume. The Low Deck tractor comes standard with air suspension and has a special ‘manouvring mode’ that gives 5 cm…… Continue Reading
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Bigtruck magazine editie 1 2025
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