The Actros series is complete now that the new SLT is presented. The truck comes with the new OM473 engine with ratings up to 625 Hp and 3000 Nm of torque! New is that there is also going to be an Arocs version with all axles driven. Mercedes offers all the big sleeper cabs…… Continue Reading
Supermarketchain Sainbury’s is testing in daily practice a new refrigerating system which runs on CO2. We’re talking about a generator set created by Carrier, so it’s not yet a fully operational cooling machine. Yet this generatorset is much more silent than conventional machines and it is much cleaner as it uses CO2, carbon dioxide, as…… Continue Reading
TMA Bark from the UK is a large producer of peat free bark, woodchip products and organic mulch. The company moves about 350.000m3 of organic products per year. The company recently adopted a new Volvo FH Euro 6. Not yet legally required, however, TMA Bark considered it to be its moral obligation. “As market leader…… Continue Reading
In Moskow the Comtrans show opened the doors, and the first big event was the announcing of the winner of the Truck of the Year 2014, the Volvo FH. At the show all European, Russian and Asian brands show their latest products, including Hyundai with the new Xcient. Here you find some photo’s that I…… Continue Reading
Nobody is offended when EU membership states would unanimously decide to start using Long and Heavy Vehicle combinations all throughout the European Union. That is the conclusion of a EU-study made in assignment of the European Parliament. After the proposal of the European Commission to allow Long and Heavy Vehicles in the EU, the Parliament…… Continue Reading
During a session at the Comtrans show in Moscow, the new Volvo FH has been voted Truck of the Year 2014. The new Volvo just beat the renewed DAF XF by a mere eleven points. The new Volvo is packed with new technologies, which have impressed the jury. I-See, new telematics for optimum maintenance and…… Continue Reading
Now here is the first Iepieleaks photo of a completely new Asian truck. I made the photo last week and in a few weeks you can read all about it. Iepieleaks did not only catch the truck on photo’s, we were also the first ever to drive this new truck on the South Korean roads! Stay…… Continue Reading
The production of the new Kamaz 5490 long haul truck will start in this month. This truck is the first Kamaz with Mercedes Benz parts and cab. The old Axor cab has a new designed front grille. Daimler now owns 15% of the Russian truck manufacturer. The Mercedes-Benz OM 457LA six-cylinder engine with 12 liter…… Continue Reading
DAF surprises with special Construction variants of the LF and CF ranges. They will be introduced at Matexpo in Belgium this week. They are not all wheel drive chassis, but adapted chassis for use off road. The new DAF’s are clearly recognisable and feature a new front bumper and grille. More details follow on a…… Continue Reading
Australia’s army has ordered no less than 2,500 new trucks from MAN. The vehicles will be built at MAN’s specialised defense-company Rheinmetall MAN Military Vehicles in Austria. Australia pays 1,1 billion euro’s for it’s new truckfleet. Australia ordered many rigids, tipper vehicles in various shapes and sizes, vehicles to deal with swap bodies, and recovery…… Continue Reading
Bigtruck magazine editie 6 2025
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