In November Einride and DB Schenker – a global leading forwarder and logistics service provider – initiated the first installation of an autonomous, all-electric truck or “T-pod” at a DB Schenker facility in Jönköping, Sweden. It was the first commercial installation of its kind in the world. The T-pod is an electric autonomous driverless truck…… Continue Reading
The new Iveco cab we saw on www.iepieleaks.nl could be not as new as we think it is. One of our readers made a study of the photo’s and he found out some interesting details. He writes: ,,Obviously the cabin will still be pretty much the same as the one introduced in the last century…… Continue Reading
In the US, speculations in the media arise as if Mack is developing a new lighter truck, in Class 7. This can hardly be a coincident. It happens at the time when Volvo is finishing it’s new medium size FM-line-up in the European mid-segment. Mack is reported be losing marketshare while the share of lighter…… Continue Reading
BIGtruck online magazine is now available in Spanish language. Click here, its free! http://magazine.bigtruckmagazine.com/3-2018-espanol… Continue Reading
Iveco is caught testing the next generation of heavy trucks in the snow. During the wintertest the Iveco was copared with a Scania S- cab and you can see that the Iveco cab is slightly smaller than the biggest Scania cab. It also seems shorter, but that is because there are no side fenders on…… Continue Reading
One of our enthousiast followers is Günter Obst from Germany. He made this photoshop illustration and explains what he thinks is going to happen with the next MAN truck: The structure of the cabin and also the roof of this XXL-version will basically stay as it is. This is illustrated by the position of the…… Continue Reading
Now here is breaking news. Here you see the first exclusive photo’s of the new Volvo FM. Volvo seems to follow Scania in the modular cab concept because this looks like they shrunk the Volvo FH cab. The next Volvo FM is espected to be launched later this year. This cab is also going to…… Continue Reading
We had some photo’s of the new Iveco Stralis (Or whatever it’s name is going to be) before, but these were taken on the open road. The test truck was caught during the night and we can see the big size of the cab. The high roof has much more space than the Stralis we…… Continue Reading
Interesting news about Volvo. We found news about the Federal Motor Safety Association (FMCSA) about the introduction of camera systems in stead of mirrors on www.cdllife.nl. The biggest news is in the photo that is in the article, because that does not only show the mirrorcam, but also the new, digital Volvo dashboard! Volvo is…… Continue Reading
At the turn of the year, Volkswagen is offering a glimpse of the company’s future mobile quick charging station. It can be set up flexibly and independent of the power supply wherever it is needed: for example, in public parking lots in the city, on company premises, or as a temporary charging point at large-scale…… Continue Reading
