In the run-up to next week’s vote by the Transport Committee of the European Parliament on the revised directive on truck weights and dimensions, the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA) re-iterates the industry’s commitment to building safety technologies into commercial vehicles. The most significant safety advances, ACEA stresses, will continue to come from a technological…… Continue Reading
On www.trucker.de there is a photo of a new Scania on test in Scandinavia. The truck we see is a new Scania and it seems that there are some changes made on the cab. There is a lot of camouflage going on and it could well be the existing cab, but in that case, why the…… Continue Reading
At Mercedes topmanager Andreas Renschler has suddenly left the company after having worked there all of his professional life. Renschler used to be the CEO of the truck devision of Mercedes-Benz. During that time Daimler bought a share in Kamaz. There was the launch of Bharat Benz in India and he got a better hold…… Continue Reading
The German transport company Fehrenkötter did a large Euro-5 test with seven trucks some time ago. Now the company is going to do the same with Euro-6 trucks. In the past weeks all seven trucks were delivered and prepared and the test is now ready to start. The trucks are in the range between 440…… Continue Reading
Ok, these photo’s still don’t show anything of the new Scania, but Iepieleaks Spy Menno Havenga caught these two(!) combinations while he was on his way in Scandinavia. They must be the same, completely wrapped trucks that came back from The Netherlands for windtunnel testing. Like I just wrote, these pics don’t show anything but…… Continue Reading
Iepieleaks Spy Robert Gringhuis was taking the ferry to Danmark early this morning when he spotted this heavily camouflaged truck on the boat. A close inspection on the frame told him that it is a Scania, and probably a new model! A few weeks ago I got a message from an other driver that this…… Continue Reading
Scania has its own Transport Labatory that does logistic runs between the Scania production plants in Sweden, The Netherlands and France. For this job Scania uses pre-production and prototype trucks as a road test in the real world. One of the trucks that Scania uses is a R480 Euro-6. The truck was built in 2010…… Continue Reading
Scania has a good start of the year in the UK. Two companies ordered no less than 1500 new Scania trucks! The order, which will be filled over two years, follows a new joint-procurement agreement between Scania and the two companies. The first such agreement was signed in 2010 and was updated in 2012. Under…… Continue Reading
Ok Truckspotters and Iepieleaks spies, on the job! I just got information that there is a Swedish wrecker truck on its way to The Netherlands to the National Air- and Spacelab between Vollenhove and Marknesse. This is the spot where a lot of brands do their windtunnel test. Behind the wrecker was a truck with…… Continue Reading
Now this is a design study that Scania released. It shows that Scania is still on the same design track for future generations with a very familiar design line. The writing says that we can espect the powerfull V8 machines also in the near future when the new models arrive. Interesting are the rear view…… Continue Reading
Bigtruck magazine editie 11 2024
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