In our first BIGtruck International Online Magazine we take the latest Iveco Stralis out for a loaded trip with our testtrailer. After eighteen years of production, transmission manufacturer ZF is going to replace the AS-Tronic box with the Traxon, of which we saw first prototypes already back in 2012. By now, Iveco, MAN and since…… Continue Reading
Romanian and French authorities, supported by Europol, have dismantled an international criminal network composed of 28 Romanian nationals suspected of having stolen goods worth over EUR 4 million from delivery trucks. In the early hours of 4 April 2017, six members of the group were arrested while operating in France. On 5 April 2017, following two…… Continue Reading
DAF Trucks is launching a new generation of their heavy truck range during the CV Show in Birmingham. One thing that is shure is that there will be new dashboard units with a new, larger colour display and an automatic climatisation unit. Both these novilties are for shure, these photo’s are screen shots from the…… Continue Reading
Recently, the Dutch road transport inspection halted twelve trucks from Latvia for a routine inspection. The Dutch didn’t trust what they saw, and asked for help from a Scania workshop nearby, west of Amsterdam. The twelve trucks were taken off the road. After a lengthy investigation, the mechanics and inspectors found a small box behind…… Continue Reading
Volvo has introduced a new truckseries for regional haulage in the US. Based on the European FM-cab, Volvo created a ew bonnet and mounted the 11 litre engine underneath, which is popular in Europe as well. Cool fenders and futuristic headlights complete the package. ”It’s a worktruck”, Volvo says on it’s website. For European drivers,…… Continue Reading
As sales of their fuel cell passenger car fall short, Toyota is looking for other ways to justify it’s considerable investments in fuelcell technology. Therefore, the company introduces a class 8 truck concept which enjoys two fuel cell systems derived from passenger car Toyota Mirai. The truck generates 670 hp and can handle gross vehicle…… Continue Reading
Iwona Blecharczyk is a Polish lady with serious truck driving skills. She was invited by the Polish trailer- and bodybuilder Gniotpol, DAF Trucks, Knorr-brakes ena Marathon to test drive a DAF drawbar combination on ice! The combination was driven on an area of flat ice in the area where the automotive industry does winter testing.…… Continue Reading
China’s FAW, which stands for First Auto Works, has unveiled the first China built truck which drives autonomous. FAW stresses that the truck has been developed completely by the company itself. FAW built a Jiefang J7 tractor and a J6 dumper, which are loaded with lots of electronics to be able to do without a…… Continue Reading
Last year, there was great interest in the FH16 12×6 truck which runs with a maximum GVW of 75 tonnes, and now Terberg Techniek has developed a new dedicated mining truck for BAS Mining Trucks. This time it is an FMX 8×4 converted to a 10×6 vehicle. The driven tridem axle allows axle loads of…… Continue Reading
In the US, two of the largest haulage companies in the country, will become one. Both companies intend to swap shares in order to become one giant company with a turnover of 5 billion dollar a year. The new company will be called KNX. This stands for Knight Swift Transportation Holdings Inc. It has trucks…… Continue Reading
Bigtruck magazine editie 11 2024
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