Now here we see the first photo’s of the next Kamaz rallytruck for DAKAR. This year we espected Kamaz to join the DAKAR rally with the bonneted truck but that was not the case. Now these photo’s show the black bonneted truck during testing and that gives us the impression the truck is going to…… Continue Reading
The Mercedes-Benz Zetros is now available with more powerfull engines for not Euro-6 markets. At first the Zetros only was available with the small engines but now it also commes with the 12 liter six-pot from the previous Axor models. The power output for these engines is 326 or 428 Hp with max 2100 Nm of…… Continue Reading
On the web we found this stil unofficial picture of the upcoming, all-new Mercedes-benz pick-up truck. This is an entirely new segment for Daimler, which wants to compete with Volkswagen, Toyota and Ford. The new Mercedes shares much technology with the also upcoming Renault Alaskan, of which prototypes were shown on auto shows last year.…… Continue Reading
Fuso is testing a Fuso Canter E-Cell in Portugal. Several Fuso trucks are placed with costumers for testing in everyday business. Daimler says the results are very good with up to 37% less costs and no CO2 emissions. Fuso and Daimler have more than 40 years of experience with Fuel Cell technology and they see…… Continue Reading
On Youtube I found this video about wrapping a truck. Great to see how they do that, and the result is great!… Continue Reading
LEGO is presenting a Mercedes-Benz Arocs 3245 tipper with a crane. It is the seccond Lego Mercedes, after the Unimog that is already in the stores. Michael Dietz, Head of Marketing for Mercedes-Benz Trucks picked the Arocs in this configuration for Lego to build. With a total of 2793 separate parts, battery-operated „power functions“ that…… 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
At the Mid American Truck Show Daimler Trucks brand Freightliner shows a prototype of a streamlined tractor. The prototype is the result of a five year project together with the American enviromental autohorities. Under the bonnet the 11 litre Detroit engine is featured with a heat recovery system that uses this energy and feeds it…… Continue Reading
At the Minsk Automobile Plant MAZ presented a future truck with Euro-6 engine. The new MAZ 5440M9 has a new cab design that is definately inspired by the European trucks. We see influences of the new Volvo FH and the Mercedes-Benz Actros in the design. The truck is powered by a Mercedes-Benz OM471 Euro-6 engine…… Continue Reading
Unexpectedly, Mercedes revealed the world’s first autonomous truck last week. The project Future Truck 2025 was established to prove that is technically possible to let trucks find their own way through traffic, without a driver needed. That is, that the driver is no longer the responsible guy for the truck. According to Daimler, the driver…… Continue Reading
Bigtruck magazine editie 11 2024
BIGtruck Magazine Kippertest 2024
