One of our spies sent us this picture of a completely uncovered, brand new Iveco EuroCargo. When the Euro VI version of the EuroCargo arrived, it looked pretty much the same as the existing model. However, the design department at Iveco have had their hands on Iveco’s distribution truck, which is succesful in the south…… Continue Reading
At the Hoover Dam in American State of Nevada, Daimler has put the first autonomous truck on the road. The State of Nevada granted this truck a special licenseplate to help Daimler with further development of this project. At the Mid American Trucking Show, Daimlers US truck division Freightliner already showed an Innovation Truck, which…… Continue Reading
Kenworth announced the introduction of a new 76-inch mid-roof sleeper for the Kenworth T680 and T880 at the Mid-America Trucking Show. Full production is expected to start in the fall. The Kenworth 76-inch mid-roof sleeper is optimized for liquid bulk tankers, flatbed haulers and other operators looking for a lighter weight, more aerodynamic truck with…… Continue Reading
In Finland, a company dealing with vegetable transport has become a temporary allowance to try out a practice test with a double trailer combination, weghing up to 90 tonnes and realising a total length of 34 metres. The combination will be used in everyday transport and will save one transport ech time iit is on…… Continue Reading
This undeniably spectacular picture of a very short and a very high DAF-cab, seems to be taken at DAF’s premises at the Eindhoven factory. What would be the purpose of such a high and meanwhile short cab? Todays’ truck legislation doesn’t require such a solution as there’s enough space for instance for a rigid chassis…… Continue Reading
Mercedes just launched a new van on the American market. It is the Vito which will be named Metris in the US. After the success of the Sprinter, that started life overthere as a Dodge, Mercedes has more than enough confidence to try out the Vito there as well. Some adaptions have to made of…… Continue Reading
In Kenias, in the outskirts of Nairobi, police checked trucks with a weighbridge. They weighed a truck which appeared to be fine. However, police noticed that this truck went to take ‘some’ extra load. After this was completed, the Kenian police ordered the truck back on the weighbridge. There, it appeared that the total weight…… Continue Reading
Transmission specialist Eaton and engine constructor Cummins intend to work together more closely. This already showed with the SmartAdvantage driveline, combining softwareprogramme’s to have an engine and a transmission understand each other more or less during tough operational conditions. Looking for sustainable solutions, it is believed that both company’s work jointly on a double clutch…… Continue Reading
In The Netherlands, not far from the Scania premises in Zwolle, the first platooning test was executed, with the Dutch Traffic-minister and a number of members of the European Parliament as witnesses. Scania showed a platoon of three trucks which did it’s job wthout a problem on a usually crowded motorway which connects the north…… Continue Reading
In The Netherlands, road tests with autonomous trucks will start on a short term. The Dutch government has officially allowed tests with driver-less vehicles on Dutch roads. The Dutch intend to be among the first countries where driverless trucks and other vehicles will be allowed. In Holland research institute TNO along with transport organisations and…… Continue Reading
Bigtruck magazine editie 11 2024
BIGtruck Magazine Kippertest 2024
