Whitehare Aggregates Ltd. from Bassildon, England has ordered four special Iveco trucks at Iveco dealer CFG in Holland. The first two trucks are now delivered, and they are shure special. One is a Trakker 10×4 and the other is the bonneted Strator 8×4. The Trakker has 3 steering 10 tons axles at a distance of…… Continue Reading
Volvo Trucks studies the possibility for long-haul trucks and buses to draw the juice they need from the road itself, making large onboard batteries a thing of the past. It looks Volvo’s been inspired by your old fashioned Scalextric racetrack, which should lie somewhere in the dust at your attic, or the attic of your…… Continue Reading
The EU has made a proposal for longer trucks. The extra length is for creating more streamlined combinations. The proposal is there, but now each country has to implement the new lengths in their own laws. Let’s hope they succeed to do that in the same way all over Europe, because that is the only…… Continue Reading
Yes it is! This is a Hoovertrack based on a Iveco trakker 4×4. The vehicle can do all the work you want on the land, and gets you home over the highway with 80 km/h! … Continue Reading
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
The EU has proposed new regulations for truck dimensions, which have just been sent to the Parliament. The proposed extra length is meant to improve air resistance, and it might be added at the front and at the rear of the truck combination. Also trucks are allowed to be a little wider to allow sideskirts…… Continue Reading
I found these photo’s on Truck-Forum.cz. I think this was an early Liaz prototype, but it could be something els as well. Tatra perhaps? My Chech reading is not what it used to be, so maybe someone can help me out on this one? It’s a shame how this truck is parked outside without half…… Continue Reading
Tridec, a Dutch specialist in mechnical and hydraulic steering systems, launches it’s first hydro-electronical steering system on an experimental trailer, running in the British fleet of Wincanton. The trailer is part of the fieldtest with longer trailers in Britain, like this example in the picture, which measures 15,65 metres. The “Path Following Steering System” which…… Continue Reading
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