Scania has presented a new option for the new generation of trucks. Like the other Swedish truckbrand now Scania also offers an electric handbrake. This is not the standard brake, but an option. Another option is the ‘Clutch on demand.’ The clutch pedal can be ignored but when the driver decides he wants more control…… Continue Reading
Mack Trucks has unveiled a new long distance tractor for their US homemarket called Anthem. According to Mack the new Anthem is ‘designed for drivers’. The new Anthem can be ordered with various engine and transmission options. Available are 11 and 13 litre engines, the most powerful of them, a thirteen litre, being equiped with…… Continue Reading
Girteka Logistics, one of Europe’s largest road transport companies, has ordered 2,000 new Volvo FH trucks to grow and renew its fleet. Roger Alm, Volvo Trucks SVP Europe presented the symbolic key to the new Volvo vehicles to Girteka Logistics, Chairman Mindaugas Raila in Gothenburg. Girteka Logistics, one of the biggest European transport companies, has…… Continue Reading
Volkswagen has presented the new Delivery range in Brazil. This is the product for the 3,5 up to 13 tonnes for Latin America and other demanding markets. In the Volkswagen Truck Group we did espect to see more of a global platform but this Delivery small truck has nothing to do with the European products…… Continue Reading
DAF has delivered its 500th truck to Jordan. This is, according to DAF, much more than just a milestone as the Eindhoven-based truck manufacturer, considering its very recent entry into the Jordanian market in 2014. The delivery of a DAF CF85 4×2 Euro3 tractor is indicative of the strong position of DAF Trucks in Jordan,…… Continue Reading
The Dutch Ministery of Defens has ordered 2037 new Scania XT trucks. The trucks will be built by the largest plant of Scania, in Zwolle, in The Netherlands. It is the biggest defense order for Scania ever. All kinds of variants are bought ranging from two to four axles. Also, the dutch Defense authority bought…… Continue Reading
Scania just launched the XT construction vehicles and that completes the Scania ‘nextgen’ programm. In the past years we had a lot of scoops with Scania fieldtest trucks and now Scania released some photo’s of these trucks during the official launch. It is always good to show again, these old iepieleaks friends, and it gives…… Continue Reading
The New CF and New XF range is complete. DAF Trucks has added 11 tractor and rigid axle configurations to its new line up; eight 2, 3 and 4 axle rigids and three 3 and 4 axle tractors. The new trucks are according to DAF up to 7% more fuel-efficient, are at least 100 kg…… Continue Reading
Kamaz has introduced a complete new cab for the long distance trucks. As we can see on these photo’s the new Kamaz cab is the Actros cab of Mercedes. That is no suprise, because Daimler is one of the main shareholders of the Russian truckbrand Kamaz. The suprise is that the Russians now present this…… Continue Reading
tomorrow the new Scania Construction series will be launched. The new series is named XT.… Continue Reading
Bigtruck magazine editie 5 2025
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