Author Archives: Iep van der Meer

Thomas oilfield truck

Now here is something special! This is a Thomas, a truck that is produced in Porte Les Valence. The truck is one of a series of trucks for oilfield operations. Therefor it is equiped with a seismo body vibration unit to explore the ground. 12 of these monsters were sent to a Polish company. The…Continue Reading

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Driving a prototype Arocs

During the introduction of the new Arocs in Germany i was able to drive a cammouflaged prototype with the new Powershift 3 transmission with Off-Road mode. The gearbox is shifting very fast and the trip learned me that the automated transmission can do almost everything in rough terrain. Almost, cause when it realy gets tough…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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