One of the things in the very spacious MAN cabs is the voluminous console next to the seat. The console that holds some switches, the handbrake and the switch for the automatic transmission eats a lot of floorspace. Now I just found this photo of all the functions of the console in a box on…… Continue Reading
And here is even more video. This time in daylight and from a dashcam! These testtrucks were shot on the E45 comming from the direction of Arvidsjaur. http://youtu.be/UJiLowA6_FA… Continue Reading
One of the Iepieleaks spy squad spotted this Scania four axled truck during winter testing today in Scandinavia. He did shoot more footage, and I hope to show that soon. Here is the first video ever of the next generation of Scania! Remember where you saw it first https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6K3P3KcRx1Q&feature=youtu.be … Continue Reading
Isuzu N-Series trucks are not particularly cool. They are very useful, but all they do is their job and that’s it. Typical examples of N-Series Isuzu’s in practice are waste trucks. In the US, former Tesla-engineer Ian Wright is developing a plug-in-hybrid driveline based on a gasturbine combined with a small electric motor. The entire…… Continue Reading
The 2015 Dakar was again dominated by the Russian Kamaz team. Funny is that these trucks are ‘Liebherr powered’ and that is also what is written on the side of the truck. For the regulations that is not possible, because the components on a rallytruck must be from production trucks. Now Liebherr does not produce…… Continue Reading
And here is the first photo of the next Iveco 4×4 of the new model. Photo and info found on www.trucksplanet.com! … Continue Reading
And here is the new Ram 1500 Rebel pickup truck. This is the latest model of Ram as it is introduced in Detroit. It shure looks tough and probably this is the answer of Ram to the Ford Raptor. … Continue Reading
On the North American International Auto Show in Detroit a lot of new SUV’s and trucks are presented. The word ‘Trucks’ is used mainly for pickup trucks, but they are the closest thing to real trucks as far as I’m concerned. Here you see the new Hyundai Santa Cruz in pickup layout. Looking very good if you…… Continue Reading
Now here is a configuration that is quite rare in Europe. This double drawbar combination is driving in The Netherlands within the 25,25 meter lenght regulations. There are some companies using this system of pulling two central axle drawbar trailers. It is a good logistic solution. This combination takes three swap body’s to local distribution…… Continue Reading
Renault Trucks recently presented the keys to the first 100 vehicles out of a total order for 530 new trucks to Norbert Dentressangle. With a fleet of 7.800 trucks and 11.500 trailers, Dentressangle is one of the largest transport companies in Europe and a long time, loyal Renault customer. Still, only after tests carried out…… Continue Reading
Bigtruck magazine editie 6 2025
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