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
Now here is something interesting from Kraz. I don’t know if it is an original and serious design, but it looks prommising!… Continue Reading
This weekend I got an envelope from Sweden in the mail with these illustrations. And no, it was not an E-mail, but it realy was an envelope with a small note, without any name. The illustrations show new design for a Hiab crane, and it looks good. Anyone any idea what this is about? It…… 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
Volkswagen technicians have declared in the German press that a new van, smaller than the Caddy, is under development. This van will be electrically driven. At the recent Geneva Motor Show, Volkswagen unveiled the e-Co-Motion concept, which looks like a Transporter, but which has the dimensions of the Caddy. The new van will be even…… Continue Reading
Now here is a question for the car- and truck industrie. What makes a vacuum cleaner of about 100 Euro’s more clever than a ‘plug in hybrid’ car, van or truck? It is in the cable! Imagine that you are a night out with your plugin hybrid car, let’s say to a theatre. When you…… Continue Reading
In the previous post i showed an artist impression of a very tough 4×4 of Mercedes, but here are some photo’s! It looks realy tough! … Continue Reading
I got a tip for this scoop on a Leyland Ashok truck from India. In the first photo you see the truck on the road and there is not clear what it is. On the seccond photo you see the cab lying in the grass.. It shure is a big cab and that shows that…… Continue Reading
Longer cabs can make a big difference for fuel economy, safety and interior space. We all now that but now the EAA made an impressive report to proof it. Later this year the European Commission will talk about a possibility for longer cabs on trucks. The report is bassed on a study of the German…… Continue Reading
Bigtruck magazine editie 11 2024
BIGtruck Magazine Kippertest 2024
