Volvo has introduced a new truckseries for regional haulage in the US. Based on the European FM-cab, Volvo created a ew bonnet and mounted the 11 litre engine underneath, which is popular in Europe as well. Cool fenders and futuristic headlights complete the package. ”It’s a worktruck”, Volvo says on it’s website. For European drivers,…… Continue Reading
As sales of their fuel cell passenger car fall short, Toyota is looking for other ways to justify it’s considerable investments in fuelcell technology. Therefore, the company introduces a class 8 truck concept which enjoys two fuel cell systems derived from passenger car Toyota Mirai. The truck generates 670 hp and can handle gross vehicle…… Continue Reading
Iwona Blecharczyk is a Polish lady with serious truck driving skills. She was invited by the Polish trailer- and bodybuilder Gniotpol, DAF Trucks, Knorr-brakes ena Marathon to test drive a DAF drawbar combination on ice! The combination was driven on an area of flat ice in the area where the automotive industry does winter testing.…… Continue Reading
BIGtruck online magazine, the leading European truck- and transport magazine is now also available for our international readers. Last weekend the first BIGtruck International Magazine was launched in English. This year we will publish four magazines in English with the best stories from the editions in Dutch language. We also lauched an international Facebook page…… Continue Reading
China’s FAW, which stands for First Auto Works, has unveiled the first China built truck which drives autonomous. FAW stresses that the truck has been developed completely by the company itself. FAW built a Jiefang J7 tractor and a J6 dumper, which are loaded with lots of electronics to be able to do without a…… Continue Reading
Chevrolet is expanding the Cab Over Engine truck range with a new Class-6 model. The new truck is named 6500XD and espected to arrive by the end of 2017. Standard equipment includes a 5.2-liter four-cylinder turbodiesel that delivers 520 lbs.-ft. of torque, an Allison 2500 Series 6-speed automatic transmission (with PTO), Dana axles and a…… Continue Reading
Tesla CEO Elon Musk has anounced the reveal of the Tesla Electric Semi- truck for september 2017. He also teased that it will be “seriously next level” and briefly discussed the upcoming Tesla pickup truck and next-gen Roadster… Musk congratulated the Tesla Semi team for doing “an amazing job”. Musk put Tesla’s Vice President of Vehicle…… Continue Reading
Last year, there was great interest in the FH16 12×6 truck which runs with a maximum GVW of 75 tonnes, and now Terberg Techniek has developed a new dedicated mining truck for BAS Mining Trucks. This time it is an FMX 8×4 converted to a 10×6 vehicle. The driven tridem axle allows axle loads of…… Continue Reading
DHL, part of the German post company Deutsche Post is now also the producer of cars. Deutsche Post used to be one of the biggest costumers of Volkswagen with thousends of Caddy vans. More and more the post is confronted these days with emission-free zones and that is where they need electric traction. The traditonal car…… Continue Reading
In the US, two of the largest haulage companies in the country, will become one. Both companies intend to swap shares in order to become one giant company with a turnover of 5 billion dollar a year. The new company will be called KNX. This stands for Knight Swift Transportation Holdings Inc. It has trucks…… Continue Reading
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