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
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
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
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
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