Eicher Trucks is a brand of the Volvo group. Together with Mack, Renault Trucks, UD and Volvo trucks they are one big happy family that provides the whole world with trucks. Eicher is the most basic truckbrand and they are produced in India. Today I got pictures of the new model line of this brand,…… Continue Reading
On the occasion of the 19th international transport exhibition “Fenatran”, which was held in São Paulo, Brazil, Daimler Trucks is announcing a new millions-heavy investment package for the commercial vehicle plants of Mercedes-Benz do Brasil. This happens right after the first Brazilian assembled DAF truck left the brand new Paccar assembly plant in Ponta Grossa. Daimler plans to…… Continue Reading
The Spanish transport company Primafrio has signed an order for no less than 400 new Mercedes-Benz Actros trucks. The company owns 750 units, and half of that fleet has the three pointed star in the grille. This is the first time this company ordered such a big amount of new trucks in one buy. We…… Continue Reading
And this is how Mercedes-Benz was testing components for the new Actros SLT series. I took these photo’s about two years ago during a visit to Germany. Take a look at the first trailer, it has four axles. Behind it another 3- axled trailer and as you can see on the lower photo even with…… Continue Reading
The new Mercedes-Benz SLT is launched, and when I got this photo I was a bit confused. This looks like a short day cab, but some of the comments made me have a second look at the photo. Now it may look like a daycab, it is not! This is the narrow, 2,3 metres wide…… Continue Reading
The Actros series is complete now that the new SLT is presented. The truck comes with the new OM473 engine with ratings up to 625 Hp and 3000 Nm of torque! New is that there is also going to be an Arocs version with all axles driven. Mercedes offers all the big sleeper cabs…… Continue Reading
The production of the new Kamaz 5490 long haul truck will start in this month. This truck is the first Kamaz with Mercedes Benz parts and cab. The old Axor cab has a new designed front grille. Daimler now owns 15% of the Russian truck manufacturer. The Mercedes-Benz OM 457LA six-cylinder engine with 12 liter…… Continue Reading
Dutch transport company Limpens in Elsloo organised its own Euro-6 comparison test. The company ordered eight trucks of four brands to compare the Euro-6 technic on board. The MAN, Mercedes and DAF truck are 410 Hp versions, the Volvo is 460. Limpens wants trucks round 400 Hp, but Volvo could only deliver the 460 version.…… Continue Reading
The Norwegian website Tungt.no brings the news that Sisu is going to launch the Euro-6 version of the Polar trucks in oktober. The new Sisu is going to use the inline six cylinder engine of Mercedes-Benz that delivers up to 625 Hp. The engine comes with the PowerShift-3 gearbox of Mercedes or with manual transmission.…… Continue Reading
The introduction of LNG (liquefied natural gas) as an alternative, cleaner fuel for road transport, inland waterway transport and coastal shipping is expected to bring an extra 2.7 billion euros in economic growth and 8,000 man years between now and 2030, in the Netherlands. The development of LNG is therefore of strategic importance to the…… Continue Reading
Bigtruck magazine editie 12 2024
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