And there it is, the new Vito. Earlyer Mercedes lauched the new V-class but tonight also the next Vito was revealed. Her is the first photo that we found of the new van.… Continue Reading
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Clever windmill transporter
For the transport of windmill towers you need very special trailers that can do nothing else than just transporting those big pipes. A new Dutch company named Tower Bridge now has designed an installation that allows you to transport tower sections with your standard extendable trailers. The one on these photo’s is a Broshuis three…… Continue Reading
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Renault and Fiat cooperate in van development
Renault and Fiat have signed an agreement to manufacture a new light commercial vehicle, a very short statement of both companies confirms. The new vehicle will be based on an existing Renault platform. However, the van will show typical Fiat elements in it’s design, the statement says. The new van will be produced at a Renault…… Continue Reading
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Fuso develops fully electric Canter
With it’s hybrid driveline, Fuso has set a remarkable benchmark in sustainable technology. Now, it appears that Fuso develops a fully electric driveline. The trucks are developed in Portugal and this new E-Cell variant is going to be tested in the upcoming period of time in various cities in Portugal. The Fuso E-Cell is a…… Continue Reading
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Renault tests electric D-Series in Paris
Shortly after announcing D-Series trucks to be equipped with engines running on CNG and on Biodiesel, Renault starts a practice test in Paris with a fully electrically driven D-Series truck which has a GVW of 16 tonnes. Prefume maker Guerlain and the Paris region carrier Speed Distribution Logistique have joined forces with Renault Trucks to…… Continue Reading
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Door lengtheners for DAF CF
The new DAF CF series comes standard with an open ‘staircase’ but now there is a nice door-lengthener, produced by a Dutch company ‘De Valk.’ The longer doors cover the steps and that looks much better. Many truckdrivers like the fact that with these extra flaps on the doors they can stow their shoes while driving…… Continue Reading
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Mammoet tries 180 tonnes without torque converter
Mammoet is known globally for it’s achievements in exceptional transport. As other Volvo Trucks customers, Mammoet is trying a four axle 600 hp FH16 to use in operations where weights of up to 180 tonnes have to be moved. Until Volvo introduced it’s I-Shift gearbox, the use of a relatively heavy and expensive, but comfortable…… Continue Reading
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Iveco Trakker 10×4
Iveco dealer CFG in Holland is famous for the Iveco Strator models they build, but CFG also does interesting frame adjustments. How about this one: A Iveco Trakker 4×4 was made longer and stronger with a 10 mm chassis and a 10 mm inliner. Then there were three lift axles added and that makes a…… Continue Reading
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Waberer’s: 100 million investment
The board of directors of Waberer’s International Pte.Co. has decided on a Euro 6 vehicle procurement unprecedented in Europe both in terms of value and size: the company will acquire 1300 new MEGA truck-trailers to rejuvenate and upgrade its fleet. With the investment exceeding the value of 100 million Euros, more than a quarter of…… Continue Reading
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CIMC Silvergreen quits European trailerproject
Shortly after finishing a brandnew plant in Bavaria, Chinese industrial conglomerate, specialised in the production of tank containers, quits a project to establish a new trailer brand ont the Europea market, CIMC Silvergreen. In the past months, at the small Bavarina town of Günzburg, a new head office was established, preceding the realisation of a…… Continue Reading
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Bigtruck magazine editie 5 2025
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