Kenworth has presented the new T680 Nextgen model. The new, aerodynamic shaped Kenworth comes with the same 15 inch digital display as the new Peterbilt models. Last week we showed the new Peterbilt and our idea’s about the new dashboard. Probably we are going to see the same screen in the new DAF generation that…… Continue Reading
From july this year Peterbilt Trucks will be equiped with a digital dashboard as shown here. For the classic American trucks this is a revolution, after all those years of many crome dails. Since Paccar is member of the Paccar family we wonder if this is also going to be the new DAF Trucks dashboard.…… Continue Reading
Asian-American start-up company Hyzon Motors has closed a deal with Dutch hydrogen truckspecialist Holthausen to realise a new truckplant in The Netherlands to produce Hyzon hydrogen trucks. Holthausen now converts dieseltrucks into hydrogen trucks by using existing chassis and parts. Their capacity is about 50 to 100 trucks. Hyzon Motors, which already operates recently opened…… Continue Reading
Dutch company VDL has presented a full electric DAF CF truck today. DAF and VDL also anounched a partnership for developing and building electrical vehicles. The truck is based on a DAF CF 4×2 tractor unit. The 18 ton truck has 210 kW and is equiped with 170 kWh Li-Ion batterys. The range is 100…… Continue Reading
Tatra is starting the production of the 2018 models with the new Paccar MX11 and MX13 engines. That means more power, less fuel and with the new ZF Traxon automatised 16- gearboxed faster shifting. Another advantage of the new generation of Tatra is the more compact exhaustunit. That is almost half the size it used…… Continue Reading
The New CF and New XF range is complete. DAF Trucks has added 11 tractor and rigid axle configurations to its new line up; eight 2, 3 and 4 axle rigids and three 3 and 4 axle tractors. The new trucks are according to DAF up to 7% more fuel-efficient, are at least 100 kg…… Continue Reading
DAF introduces a significant number of innovations to the LF, which will, according to DAF, reinforce the truck’s industry position in the 7.5 to 19-tonne class. The innovations include a new 3.8 litre engine and the possibility to select faster drive lines for maximum fuel efficiency. At the same time, the design of the exterior…… Continue Reading
Paccar has developed it’s own transmission for use in trucks of Kenworth and Peterbilt. Paccar did not entirely build it’s own transmission, they left this to Eaton. Together with this company, Paccar developed an automated transmission from the ground up, which should be the lightest in it’s class and which is meant to be the…… Continue Reading
DAF Trucks has just launched the ‘Pure Excellence’ models at the CV Show in Birmingham. The new generation of CF and XF models are up to 7% more fuel efficient and have a lot of technical and stylish novilties. The DAF MX11 and MX13 engines give more power and torque, up to 530 Hp and…… 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
Bigtruck magazine editie 11 2024
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