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Trucks and Heavy Equipment Archive
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![Mini-semis are a common sight in the Netherlands, especially in the earth-moving business. With a market share of more than 80%, the Iveco Daily is the predominant tractor unit in […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/IMG_0600.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "CC Global: 2007 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 518 CDI Double Cab Tractor – The Not So Big Rig")
CC Global: 2007 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 518 CDI Double Cab Tractor – The Not So Big Rig
Posted on September 24, 2022 | 6 CommentsMini-semis are a common sight in the Netherlands, especially in the earth-moving business. With a market share of more than 80%, the Iveco Daily is the predominant tractor unit in […] -
![A red truck against a green background. Complementary colors, opposites of each other on the color wheel. This MAN stood out like a fire truck on an ocean beach, it […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/IMG_0382.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "CC Global: 2018 MAN TGS 41.420 8×4 – In Broad Daylight")
CC Global: 2018 MAN TGS 41.420 8×4 – In Broad Daylight
Posted on September 4, 2022 | 12 CommentsA red truck against a green background. Complementary colors, opposites of each other on the color wheel. This MAN stood out like a fire truck on an ocean beach, it […] -
![These days, heavy-duty Fords with the biggest engines and highest towing capacity come from Turkey. The Ford Otosan company brought out a special, limited edition of their successful F-Max 4×2 […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/IMG_0342.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "CC Global: Ford F-Max Blackline – Saddle Up And Ride Your Draft Horse")
CC Global: Ford F-Max Blackline – Saddle Up And Ride Your Draft Horse
Posted on August 29, 2022 | 11 CommentsThese days, heavy-duty Fords with the biggest engines and highest towing capacity come from Turkey. The Ford Otosan company brought out a special, limited edition of their successful F-Max 4×2 […] -
![Bringing the service truck (or utility truck) saga to a close, I am adding a few heavy duty examples. Service trucks of this size and rating appear to mostly be […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/D8F7ED4F-F932-4E4A-A18F-9F01DF1A6B2C.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "A Few Heavy Duty Service Trucks, and Some Musings")
A Few Heavy Duty Service Trucks, and Some Musings
Posted on August 24, 2022 | 14 CommentsBringing the service truck (or utility truck) saga to a close, I am adding a few heavy duty examples. Service trucks of this size and rating appear to mostly be […] -
![Vrachtwagen met wipkar. That’s Double Dutch for a straight truck with a close-coupled center axle trailer, a widely used combination vehicle in the Netherlands for transporting flowers and potted plants. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/IMG_0345.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "CC Global: 2022 Scania S530 V8 And 2015 DAF XF 510 Potted Plant Movers – Wallflowers They Ain’t")
CC Global: 2022 Scania S530 V8 And 2015 DAF XF 510 Potted Plant Movers – Wallflowers They Ain’t
Posted on August 19, 2022 | 14 CommentsVrachtwagen met wipkar. That’s Double Dutch for a straight truck with a close-coupled center axle trailer, a widely used combination vehicle in the Netherlands for transporting flowers and potted plants. […] -
![A mobile concrete batching plant is something I never saw before. It was also the first truck body I caught that wasn’t built somewhere in the EU. Yet this Swedish-Canadian […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/IMG_0321.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "CC Global: 2020 Volvo FH With Bay-Lynx Volumetric Concrete Mixer – A Canadian In The Mix")
CC Global: 2020 Volvo FH With Bay-Lynx Volumetric Concrete Mixer – A Canadian In The Mix
Posted on August 15, 2022 | 18 CommentsA mobile concrete batching plant is something I never saw before. It was also the first truck body I caught that wasn’t built somewhere in the EU. Yet this Swedish-Canadian […] -
![Growing flowers and potted plants is big business in the Netherlands. Consequently, an immense armada of dedicated trucks and combination vehicles to transport the end products is roaming the roads, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/IMG_0316.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "CC Global: 2021 Scania G360 6×2*4 Truck – They Don’t Make Them Like That Any Longer")
CC Global: 2021 Scania G360 6×2*4 Truck – They Don’t Make Them Like That Any Longer
Posted on August 12, 2022 | 9 CommentsGrowing flowers and potted plants is big business in the Netherlands. Consequently, an immense armada of dedicated trucks and combination vehicles to transport the end products is roaming the roads, […] -
![In January 1963, Swedish truck maker Scania-Vabis introduced the LB 76 cabover series of heavy trucks and tractors, mainly to serve the key export markets, where overall length restrictions had […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/IMG_0312.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Truck Stop Classic: 1964 Scania-Vabis LBS 76 Super – Friendly-Faced Toughness")
Truck Stop Classic: 1964 Scania-Vabis LBS 76 Super – Friendly-Faced Toughness
Posted on August 10, 2022 | 9 CommentsIn January 1963, Swedish truck maker Scania-Vabis introduced the LB 76 cabover series of heavy trucks and tractors, mainly to serve the key export markets, where overall length restrictions had […] -
![(first posted 8/7/2016) Along with all the European trucks that we saw before, there was also a wide variety of classic -and more recent- American trucks at the Truck Show […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/IMG_1852.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Truck Show Classics: 2016 Oldtimer Truck Show Stroe – American Trucks")
Truck Show Classics: 2016 Oldtimer Truck Show Stroe – American Trucks
Posted on August 7, 2022 | 28 Comments(first posted 8/7/2016) Along with all the European trucks that we saw before, there was also a wide variety of classic -and more recent- American trucks at the Truck Show […] -
![The service trucks in this post are heavier duty than the basic one-ton trucks discussed in A History of Light Duty Service Trucks These mid-size trucks are often more specialized […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/D0CD0D44-5981-4C90-879F-734BE2C549BD.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "A Visit With Some Medium Duty Service Trucks")
A Visit With Some Medium Duty Service Trucks
Posted on August 2, 2022 | 31 CommentsThe service trucks in this post are heavier duty than the basic one-ton trucks discussed in A History of Light Duty Service Trucks These mid-size trucks are often more specialized […] -
Wordless Outtake: 1969 DAF B1100 – Raised Roof Sleeper Cab
Posted on July 29, 2022 | 7 Comments -
![(first posted 7/24/2016) Round two of the recently held truck show in Stroe, the Netherlands, starts with a 1958 Ford Thames 500E. Until 1957 this truck model was known as […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/IMG_1874.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Truck Show Classics: 2016 Oldtimer Truck Show Stroe – European Trucks, Part 2")
Truck Show Classics: 2016 Oldtimer Truck Show Stroe – European Trucks, Part 2
Posted on July 24, 2022 | 29 Comments(first posted 7/24/2016) Round two of the recently held truck show in Stroe, the Netherlands, starts with a 1958 Ford Thames 500E. Until 1957 this truck model was known as […] -
![A huge, almost vertical windshield and a short nose with a slightly sloping hood. Straight lines everywhere. The unmistakable shape of a second gen Mercedes-Benz T2, introduced in 1986. Eliminator […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/709D-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Cohort Pic(k)s of the Day: Mercedes-Benz 709D Flatbed Trucks – Two-Tee-Twos")
Cohort Pic(k)s of the Day: Mercedes-Benz 709D Flatbed Trucks – Two-Tee-Twos
Posted on July 15, 2022 | 11 CommentsA huge, almost vertical windshield and a short nose with a slightly sloping hood. Straight lines everywhere. The unmistakable shape of a second gen Mercedes-Benz T2, introduced in 1986. Eliminator […] -
![With a dirty, broken tow strap protruding from its cockeyed back bumper, this Starcraft Starcruiser resembles a mangy old dog with a dragging leash that finally escaped the clutches of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/20220626_184941.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1973 Starcraft Starcruiser – “Thunder of the Bay”")
Curbside Classic: 1973 Starcraft Starcruiser – “Thunder of the Bay”
Posted on July 7, 2022 | 56 CommentsWith a dirty, broken tow strap protruding from its cockeyed back bumper, this Starcraft Starcruiser resembles a mangy old dog with a dragging leash that finally escaped the clutches of […] -
![Watch the on-road fieldtests. And the change from driving on the left to the right side. More than 50 years later, the Scandinavians (let’s not forget Volvo and Finnish specialist […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/themes/arras-3.0.3/images/thumbnail.png "CC Video: Sweden In The Sixties – Fertile Soil For The Kings Of The Road")
CC Video: Sweden In The Sixties – Fertile Soil For The Kings Of The Road
Posted on July 5, 2022 | 9 CommentsWatch the on-road fieldtests. And the change from driving on the left to the right side. More than 50 years later, the Scandinavians (let’s not forget Volvo and Finnish specialist […]
