Daimler owned subsidiary Detroit announced it can offer a new, fully integrated powertrain package that includes its DD15 engine, DT12 automated manual transmission and Detroit axles. This driveline package will be available for the Freightliner Cascadia Evolution in January next year and for the Wester Star 5700 later next year. The powertrain package offers a…… Continue Reading
After the succesfull launch of the non-EGR 410 Hp engine Scania is now comming with a non EGR 450 Hp version. The new engine is espected to be launched very soon. Together with Iveco Scania is the only truck brand that builds Euro-6 engines without EGR. That means that no exhaust gasses return to the…… Continue Reading
Now this is the new Russian Ural bonneted truck that was presented in Miass. The truck is build on the chassis frame of the Ural 55571-72M dump truck and it has the cab that was borrowed from Gazelle Next. Ural made new fenders, bonnet and put the Gazelle cab behind it. The result looks very good, especialy on these large…… Continue Reading
The Dutch company Rebbl has Europe’s largest webshop with parts for electric automobiles. On their website Rebbl shows conversions of normal cars to electric traction. Especialy the Volkswagen T2 vans are funny with electrical power, but they also show a Dacia Dokker that is being converted. Check www.rebbl.com … Continue Reading
Mack Trucks and International recall trucks for various reasons. At Mack, over 44.000 trucks are being recalled to adapt potentailly defective hazard lights. The potentially affected models were built between 2010 and 2014. A possible failure of the Hamsar Electronic Flasher Light might affect visibility of the truck by other road users. Mack will replace…… Continue Reading
And this is the new Iveco Daily. This new model is going to be launched next week but don’t forget where you saw it first! … Continue Reading
At a Dutch event on construction equipment, Dutch special vehicle manufacturer Ginaf show this impressive new 10×6 five axle rigid truck. It’s called the X6 5350. Actually it is not that rigid, as four of the five axles can be steered, The first three axles via the normal steering system and the final axle is…… Continue Reading
DAF completes the Euro-6 range of the CF and XF models with the new line up of four-axled trucks. The new DAF rigids come in new configurations like the tridem version with a 7,5 ton steered last axle. Also there is a version of the CF and XF with a 10 tonne last axle in…… Continue Reading
Bijna klaar! Momenteel wordt de laatste hand gelegd aan weer een nieuwe BIGtruck online magazine. De vijfde editie van jaargang 2014 alweer. We hebben weer veel moois deze keer; een prachtige rij-impressie met de DAF CF na een fabrieksbezoek in het Belgische Westerlo, een vergelijkingstest met lichtgewichten en o.a. een reportage vanaf het vorig jaar…… Continue Reading
The American Dailmler brand Freightliner is going to mount Jost fifth wheel couplings from now on as standard. The American market leader signed the contract with Jost last week. Freightliner will use the JSK 36 mm couplings as standard on Freightliner trucks but DTNA will also offer the lightweight JSK 36 coupling to the Western…… Continue Reading
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