June was a month full of truck racing emotions for Europart, who call themselves Europe’s leading dealer for commercial vehicle parts and workshop equipment, in Navarra, Spain, and in Nogaro, France. Both Spain’s manager, Giuseppe Cinanni, and the manager for France, Eric Vaissiere, invited numerous customers to the Spanish and French racing tracks where they…… Continue Reading
Renault Trucks just launched the low entry cab version of the D-series in Euro-VI. The official name is the Renault Trucks D Access and it comes in two widths. The narrow version comes with three wheelbases, for the full width model a choice can be made out of 16 different wheelbase versions. The narrow version is only…… Continue Reading
During the last two days we were on the road in Spain, driving the MAN trucks with the new D38 engine. We were impressed by the amount of torque in these new engines and by the engine response! By the way, MAN keeps us waiting for the 640 Hp versions. They will arrive next year…… Continue Reading
Trias from the Dutch city of Apeldoorn just built three new truck-transporters for the Polish company ATF Heavy Transport. The combinations are built on a Scania R 4×2 chassis that gets an extra tag axle with 17,5 inch wheels. The trailers have 10 ton BPW axles and are extendable.… Continue Reading
Unexpectedly, Mercedes revealed the world’s first autonomous truck last week. The project Future Truck 2025 was established to prove that is technically possible to let trucks find their own way through traffic, without a driver needed. That is, that the driver is no longer the responsible guy for the truck. According to Daimler, the driver…… Continue Reading
Trailer manufacturer Krone introduces it’s own trailer axle at the upcoming IAA truckshow in September. First examples of this KTX axle are in production at the Gigant axle plant, which Krone took over almost a year ago. The first axle is a nine tonne example, equipped with disc brakes from Haldex and using a brake…… Continue Reading
Dutch trailer- and bodybuilder Knapen Trailers has built a special combination for a Finish customer. The 25,25 meter long combination does not only have moving floors, it also has double doors on both sides. Mostly body’s and trailers like this only have doors on one side of the trailer but Knapen managed to make the…… Continue Reading
At the IAA Commercial Vehicles 2014, MAN will be introducing the new top model TGX D38. This flagship has a tailored powertrain with numerous new efficiency functions and is designed for demanding transport tasks. The core element is the newly developed D38 six-cylinder inline engine with a displacement of 15.2 litres. This power unit stands…… Continue Reading
Scania starts with a practice test, after it received the nod from Swedish governments, to test combinations consisting of two semi trailers, which measure up to an overall length of 31,5 metres. The long combinations will only be active on the road between Scania’s headquarters in Södertälje and southern port town Helsingborg. The test will…… Continue Reading
Volvo Trucks’ Live Test campaign and The Epic Split picked up top prizes at the ‘world cup of advertising’ in Cannes. In all, the campaign – demonstrating innovations of the new truck range – received 20 awards, including eight gold prizes and two prestigious Grand Prix in categories Cyber and Film. During the spring,…… Continue Reading
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