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
The very first DAF CF Construction that we ever saw on the road is now in BIGtruck online magazine. Click on the front page and have a look in our free online magazine. It also has a video in it with this new DAF in action!… Continue Reading
In BIGtruck online magazine we published a story about this stunning Scania Longline. Check the video with the Special Interior, made by Special Interior of Urk, Holland.… Continue Reading
Holland is known for its heavy five axled trucks with GVW’s up to 50 tons. Now Veldhuizen Wagenbouw comes with a sollution for countries like Germany with what seems to be a five axled truck, but in fact it is a tractor-trailer combination. The DAF CF 8×4 is connected to a one-axled trailer that is…… Continue Reading
Clear International, an automotive consultancy group, has issued a report forecasting the demand for trailers in Western Europe untill 2018. This is the first report since two years that is predicting growth. The forecast for the seven largest economies in Western Europe has improved. The report mentions a growth for this year of 15%. Five…… Continue Reading
Michelin showed special tyres on the 2014 Eurosatory Military fair in France. The tyres were developped for the French army and weapon producer MBDA. The tyres are constructed in such a way that they can drive with very low pressure. That way the impact on the soil is lower than a human footstep and that…… Continue Reading
Volvo launched the I-Shift with double clutch today. A system that makes shifting even faster than I-Shift already did, and that is the good news. People that drove the new system say the only thing you sense when gears are shifted is that the number of the gears on the display has changed. And off…… Continue Reading
The EU has decided that there is going to be extra space for streamlining and safety optimalisation on trucks in the near future. In other words, a truck can be made longer to fit those safety and efficiency bonnets and tailflaps. Now the ACEA, the organisation representing the truck manufacturers, say that they need more…… Continue Reading
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