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Trucks and Heavy Equipment Archive
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Truck Stop Classic: 1989 FAUN HZ50 Goliath 8×8 – Diesel Locomotive
Posted on November 26, 2023 | 11 CommentsHerkules, Koloss, Goliath, Gigant. FAUN’s Fabulous Four of yore. Capable of moving a mountain, up to a weight of 500 tonnes anyway. Originally known as the modular HZ-series of heavy […] -
Fabco Automotive, 1918-2017: A San Francisco Bay Area Automotive Legend
Posted on November 25, 2023 | 72 CommentsFabco wide-track lettuce truck. With just a terse statement through P.R. Newswire, Livermore, California-based Fabco Automotive, one of the last vestiges of the San Francisco Bay Area’s proud automotive history, […] -
Truck Stop Classics: The Mack Brothers And Others
Posted on November 19, 2023 | 13 CommentsLast October, the Dutch branch of the Mack family held their yearly reunion. Junior arrived in style, chauffeured by a 1977 R 611 ST. From 1977 to 1992, the R-series […] -
CC Global: The Zwagerman Bunch – Weighty Matters
Posted on November 12, 2023 | 12 CommentsZwagerman Transport en Hijswerk is a heavy haulage and lifting specialist from the Netherlands, founded in 1994 by Cor Zwagerman. He’s still in charge, together with his son Martin. Welcome […] -
CC Global: 1989 Mack Super-Liner RW 713 And 1986 Peterbilt 359 – About Schmidt
Posted on November 3, 2023 | 13 CommentsThere are plentiful classic Mack, Kenworth and Peterbilt conventionals to enjoy in the Netherlands. Almost all of them only drive to shows or can be hired for special occasions, like […] -
Wordless Outtake: 1979 Mack F 785 ST – ‘My Truck Is So Tall, I Need a Ladder To Get Into The Bed’
Posted on October 30, 2023 | 15 Comments -
CC Global: Nooteboom Ballast Trailers – This Is Not Michigan
Posted on October 27, 2023 | 17 CommentsWe’re standing next to an example of a ne plus ultra flatbed semi-trailer. That’s not an exaggeration, given its herculean payload capacity of almost 70 tonnes (154,000 lbs). Legally allowed […] -
CC Global: Mercedes-Benz And Nooteboom – Bridge Formula
Posted on October 22, 2023 | 8 CommentsAt first sight, something seems to have gone terribly wrong here. At second sight, it’s a type of low loader that has taken a short position. A 2017 Nooteboom ‘ketelbrug’ […] -
Wordless Outtake: Cherokee 4 Me – Wrangler 4 U
Posted on October 18, 2023 | 7 Comments -
CC Global: Volvo, Nooteboom And Woltman – We Brake For Nobody
Posted on October 15, 2023 | 17 CommentsThe Brouwer haulage company from the Netherlands is a third generation family business and is specialized in city logistics. More specifically: transporting king-sized, tracked machines deep into built-up areas and […] -
Museum Classics: The Eclectic Vehicles Of The Skógar Museum
Posted on October 10, 2023 | 21 Comments(first posted 10/10/2017) Skógar, a little town in southern Iceland, is famous for its superb waterfall, but also for having one of the oldest museums in the […] -
CC Global: DAF Special Editions By Bakker – The Lowrider And The Hi-Riser
Posted on October 9, 2023 | 5 CommentsBakker Bedrijfswagens (Baker Commercialvehicles) is a group of truck dealerships with 20 locations in the Netherlands. Among the keep-on-trucking enthusiasts, they’re also known for their special, limited edtions of heavy […] -
CC Global: 2022 Volvo FMX 6×4 Heavy Haulage Tractor – Swedish Bully Breed With An Underbite
Posted on October 2, 2023 | 25 CommentsBolk’s compact and robust Volvo FMX 6×4 tractor seems to be sculpted from a single block of granite. Low and short -only 7.12 m (23’4”) long- yet it’s rated at […] -
CC Global: 2023 Lift ‘n’ Load Event – Forest Of Steel
Posted on September 23, 2023 | 11 CommentsAtlas, Effer, Fassi, Hiab, HMF and Palfinger belong to the genus of knuckle boom cranes. They are not only used to load and unload freight, but also for hoisting jobs, […] -
Truck Show Classics: 2023 Historic Transport Festival, Metropole Druten – What’s In a Name?
Posted on August 6, 2023 | 19 CommentsThe second edition of the perfectly organized event was held on July 9. Apart from an impressive fleet of classic Swedish powerhouses, there were also plenty of other big gems […]
![Truck Stop Classic: 1989 FAUN HZ50 Goliath 8×8 – Diesel Locomotive Herkules, Koloss, Goliath, Gigant. FAUN’s Fabulous Four of yore. Capable of moving a mountain, up to a weight of 500 tonnes anyway. Originally known as the modular HZ-series of heavy […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/IMG_1935.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Fabco Automotive, 1918-2017: A San Francisco Bay Area Automotive Legend Fabco wide-track lettuce truck. With just a terse statement through P.R. Newswire, Livermore, California-based Fabco Automotive, one of the last vestiges of the San Francisco Bay Area’s proud automotive history, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/IMG_3415-1024x683.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Truck Stop Classics: The Mack Brothers And Others Last October, the Dutch branch of the Mack family held their yearly reunion. Junior arrived in style, chauffeured by a 1977 R 611 ST. From 1977 to 1992, the R-series […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/IMG_2034.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![CC Global: The Zwagerman Bunch – Weighty Matters Zwagerman Transport en Hijswerk is a heavy haulage and lifting specialist from the Netherlands, founded in 1994 by Cor Zwagerman. He’s still in charge, together with his son Martin. Welcome […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/IMG_1946.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![CC Global: 1989 Mack Super-Liner RW 713 And 1986 Peterbilt 359 – About Schmidt There are plentiful classic Mack, Kenworth and Peterbilt conventionals to enjoy in the Netherlands. Almost all of them only drive to shows or can be hired for special occasions, like […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/IMG_2030.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)

![CC Global: Nooteboom Ballast Trailers – This Is Not Michigan We’re standing next to an example of a ne plus ultra flatbed semi-trailer. That’s not an exaggeration, given its herculean payload capacity of almost 70 tonnes (154,000 lbs). Legally allowed […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/IMG_1991.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![CC Global: Mercedes-Benz And Nooteboom – Bridge Formula At first sight, something seems to have gone terribly wrong here. At second sight, it’s a type of low loader that has taken a short position. A 2017 Nooteboom ‘ketelbrug’ […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/IMG_1977.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)

![CC Global: Volvo, Nooteboom And Woltman – We Brake For Nobody The Brouwer haulage company from the Netherlands is a third generation family business and is specialized in city logistics. More specifically: transporting king-sized, tracked machines deep into built-up areas and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/IMG_1987.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Museum Classics: The Eclectic Vehicles Of The Skógar Museum (first posted 10/10/2017) Skógar, a little town in southern Iceland, is famous for its superb waterfall, but also for having one of the oldest museums in the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/IMG_20170726_172035.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![CC Global: DAF Special Editions By Bakker – The Lowrider And The Hi-Riser Bakker Bedrijfswagens (Baker Commercialvehicles) is a group of truck dealerships with 20 locations in the Netherlands. Among the keep-on-trucking enthusiasts, they’re also known for their special, limited edtions of heavy […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/IMG_1882.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![CC Global: 2022 Volvo FMX 6×4 Heavy Haulage Tractor – Swedish Bully Breed With An Underbite Bolk’s compact and robust Volvo FMX 6×4 tractor seems to be sculpted from a single block of granite. Low and short -only 7.12 m (23’4”) long- yet it’s rated at […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/IMG_1906.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![CC Global: 2023 Lift ‘n’ Load Event – Forest Of Steel Atlas, Effer, Fassi, Hiab, HMF and Palfinger belong to the genus of knuckle boom cranes. They are not only used to load and unload freight, but also for hoisting jobs, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/IMG_1668.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Truck Show Classics: 2023 Historic Transport Festival, Metropole Druten – What’s In a Name? The second edition of the perfectly organized event was held on July 9. Apart from an impressive fleet of classic Swedish powerhouses, there were also plenty of other big gems […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/IMG_1308.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)


