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CC Global: Steagul Rosu 131/132 – The Ford Y-Block V8 Goes To Work Behind The Iron Curtain
Posted on April 12, 2022 | 31 Comments(first posted 4/11/2016) While Ford is pretty often seen as a Western enterprise with Western-focused culture, we know they liked to keep an open minded approach to their business. As […] -
CC Video: Modern Heavy-Haulage – (De)Coupling, Loading, Cornering And Rolling Along
Posted on April 10, 2022 | 11 CommentsWhen it comes to road transport, I prefer videos that just demonstrate how things work. Sans any fuss, which means no distracting hosts, voice-overs or music. Let the machinery simply […] -
CC Global: Two Foodstuff Transporters For Different End Users
Posted on April 3, 2022 | 3 CommentsThis striking combination was parked in a nearby industrial area – I just couldn’t miss it, when passing by. It’s owned by hauling company Simon Loos and is working for […] -
CC Video: AWD-Bedford MTM 55 Multidrive – 4×2 + 4×4 = 8×6
Posted on March 10, 2022 | 8 CommentsIs the tractor towing the semi-trailer or is the semi-trailer pushing the tractor? The AWD-Bedford TM tractor unit is powered by a Caterpillar 3406B truck diesel. From 1988 to 1992, […] -
CC Video: Hill Climbing – The Brazilian Way
Posted on February 21, 2022 | 4 CommentsWhen I was searching for information and videos about the Brazilian DAF factory and activities, I stumbled upon uma grande coleção of YouTube videos, featuring big rigs climbing steep and […] -
CC Global: 2011 DAF XF 105.460 Truck And 2001 Floor Full Trailer – Cubism
Posted on February 13, 2022 | 10 CommentsJust like the 1997 95 XF and 2002 XF 95, the 2005 XF 105 was merely a further development of the 1987 DAF 95-series with the then brand new F […] -
CC Video: Chauffeur And Maneuver Are French Words
Posted on February 6, 2022 | 26 CommentsI’m a sucker for the grumier-videos from France. A grumier is a heavy, self-loading combination vehicle for transporting long logs. Right from the start of this high-quality video -wonderful drone […] -
CC Global: 2021 Truck Show Twenthe – Final Report
Posted on January 28, 2022 | 9 CommentsStarting the show’s last tour with an array of Iveco S-Way tractors, the truck maker’s top model since 2019. They may look familiar to the BEV trucking business followers, as […] -
CC Global: 2021 Mercedes-Benz Arocs 10×4 With Schwing Stetter Concrete Pump – Spreading Its Tentacles
Posted on January 21, 2022 | 11 CommentsThe outriggers of this concrete pump are so massive that the Mercedes-Benz carrier seems hardly equal to its task, as if it’s undersized. Yet the 10×4 chassis and the Schwing […] -
Truck History: 1973 Freightliner Powerliner – Its Massive 1150 Cubic Inch Cummins KTA Made It The First 600 HP Diesel Highway Truck
Posted on January 20, 2022 | 66 CommentsMuscle cars were all the rage in the late sixties and early seventies. Truck owner-operators wanted in on the action too, given the low price of fuel and the ability […] -
CC Video: 1961 Tatra 138 6×6 Swing Axle Trucks – Hard-Nosed And Beyond Heavy-Duty
Posted on January 15, 2022 | 23 CommentsWonderful 1961 footage from then Czechoslovakia, with the air-cooled swing-axle (well of course) Tatra 138 in its element, mastering the whole spectrum of off-road conditions. And with some marvelous scenery […] -
Truck History: The MAN 18.3 Liter V10 – The Last On-Highway Turbodiesel Behemoth In Europe
Posted on January 7, 2022 | 33 CommentsExactly 35 years ago, Bavarian truck maker MAN unveiled a 4×2 on-highway tractor with a massive V10 underneath its tilt cab. Their F90 19.462 was born, at that point the […] -
Truck Show Outtakes: Fleetsights
Posted on December 7, 2021 | 7 CommentsEye-catching, well-equipped trucks and tractors are not exclusively driven by owner/operators. The hauling companies take pride in their rolling hardware just as well. Remarkable color schemes and liveries are a […] -
Truck Show Outtakes: Wagenborg’s Traveling Circus – The Strongman And The Auxiliaries
Posted on November 29, 2021 | 17 CommentsThis 20.70 m (67’11”) long and 3.00 m (9’10”) wide colossus is the most impressive rigid rolling creature I’ve ever laid my eyes on. Its sheer weight of approximately 108 […] -
CC Global: 2017 Nissan Navara And 2018 Mitsubishi L200 – Strictly Business
Posted on November 23, 2021 | 17 CommentsThat’s my favorite kind of pickup alright. At work, off-road and covered with grime. The dented sheet metal is a welcome finishing touch. And of course, it’s powered by a […]