It was not a coincidence that we saw Kamaz using Liebherr engines during the Dakar rally. Construction vehicle manufacturer Liebherr announced a joint engine development with Russian vehicle manufacturer Kamaz for the development and manufacturing of a range of six-cylinder inline diesel engines of 12 litre displacement, just before the rally started. Liebherr explained that the…… Continue Reading
This Dutch truckdriver forgot to lower the crane boom while he passed a powerline. The incident was filmed by a dashcam and that gives interesting footage. From the information that I got nobody was hurt, and that is a miracle! [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SjjZzONA8Rw&w=560&h=315]… 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
The Finnish truck manufacturer Sisu Auto has extended the Sisu Polar range to cover also improved off-road capability. Sisu is the answer for transport performance requirements in the most demanding duties. Single wheeled off-road capable Sisu Polar truck continues the legacy of taking the cargo further than the paved road exists. The improved performance necessary…… 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
DAF Trucks is selling trucks all over the world and one of the countries where the DAF brand is active is Australia. In this movie with a lot of talk you see some nice footage of a DAF XF pulling a B-Double combination. [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=st2X0TlRXDg&w=560&h=315]… Continue Reading
Ford just introduced the new F150 pickup truck on the Detroit Motor Show. The F150 is an important truck for Ford. Over the last 32 years this model is the most popular car in the USA. In record breaking years Ford produced up to one million of them in a year, and that makes the…… Continue Reading
At Volvo the exhaust unit for Euro-6 can be split. This way the catalyst is placed between axles 1 and 2, while the particle filter is standing behind the cab. This clears the way for an extra axle like on this Volvo FMX 10×4. The extra axle is an original Volvo axle that was built…… Continue Reading
BIGtruck online magazine is a free online magazine that is published every month. We started last year and there are four editions out now! You can read them and watch the movies at www.bigtruck.eu. The magazine is in Dutch language, but we are working on an international edition in English. Keep checking Iepieleaks for news,…… Continue Reading
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