Vlastuin Truck&Trailerservice has revealed the new Scania S730T. This is the non-official bonneted ‘nextgen’ Scania truck that Vlastuin build out of a standard S730 Highline. The conversion is very well done and every detail is designed carefully. The original front bumper and fups are in the original position and therefor the safety of this truck…… Continue Reading
Fiat Chrysler has announced a recall for 1,2 milion Ram pickup trucks. The problem has to do with faulty software that can disable airbags and seatbelt tension devices. The problems are found in Ram pickup trucks up to three years old. 1,02 milion involved trucks were sold in the USA, the rest was sold on…… Continue Reading
Prototype trucks with their typical ‘dazzling’ striping tend to draw more attention than the average truck. At Hella the marketing department decided to bring out a MAN truck in the special prototype livery and they got what they wanted: It ended up on Iepieleaks!… Continue Reading
The Timken Company, a global leader in engineered bearings and mechanical power transmission products, today announced that it has reached an agreement to acquire Groeneveld Group, a leading provider of automatic lubrication solutions used in on- and off-highway applications, for approximately $280 million. For the 12 months ending May 31, 2017, Groeneveld Group sales were approximately…… Continue Reading
The Dutch company 2GETTHERE has transported a prototype of the Group Rapid Transit vehicle to Asia. This vehicle is a self driving people transporter. The vehicle is presented in Dubai where it will tranport people to the Bluewaters Island. More info here!… Continue Reading
Scania is introducing three new models of the D16 V8 engine range with SCR only for Euro-6. The new engines come with 520, 580 and 650 Hp output. There were rumours for some time about this but now the new versions are published on the official Scania configurator.… Continue Reading
We have heard rumours about a new Scania V8 engine for some time. The new V8 should be a non-EGR engine, following the trend that Scania has set in with the six-cilinder engines with 410, 450 and 500 Hp. The 8×8 truck we showed earlyer had a S-730 badge but when you check the Swedish…… Continue Reading
This Scania S-730 was spotted on a trailer without any camouflage. The badge says S-730 but it is a construction truck with an 8×8 configuration. The cab sits high above the road with the driven front axles, especialy this S- cab with the flat floor. The truck is equiped with the lowest roof available. The…… Continue Reading
The Mercedes-Benz Econic cab is extra safe for inner- city transportation. The driver sits low and thererfor he has more contact with pedestrians and cyclists. “Our experience over the last couple of years in London and elsewhere has proved the safety benefits the Econic offers in comparison to a conventional rigid truck chassis give it…… Continue Reading
One of our readers just sent in this photo of a new Scania P- sleepercab with the raised new standard roofheight. All signs are now that Scania will launch the new G- and P- series soon. We espect to see the new generation of these models after the summer holidays. The spotted truck has the…… Continue Reading
Bigtruck magazine editie 11 2024
BIGtruck Magazine Kippertest 2024
