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Trucks and Heavy Equipment Archive
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CC Global: Visiting a Fleet Site
Posted on June 12, 2022 | 13 CommentsOn Saturday May 21, several local companies kept open house and welcomed anyone who was interested in their business. I decided to skip my 12th lesson Fret Sawing for Advanced […] -
Truck Show Classics: 2016 Ewijk Festijn – The Kings Of The Road From My Youth
Posted on June 10, 2022 | 31 Comments(first posted 6/10/2016) Fond youth memories from the seventies and early eighties relived when I visited the classic vehicle show and fair in a village nearby. The event takes place […] -
CC Global: 2022 Truck Show Milheeze – Part Two
Posted on June 5, 2022 | 15 CommentsAbout 20 years ago, I found myself at the Iowa 80 Truckstop for my very first photoreport. No, not really. I caught these classic US long noses after a 50 […] -
Vintage Trucks: A Colorful Gallery Of Old Diesel Semi-Trucks And Their Exhaust Stacks – Starting With The Smallest Muffler Ever
Posted on June 5, 2022 | 46 CommentsDick Copello’s Flickr page has an album of old Ron Adams shots, all taken on PA Rt. 22 (now I-78), all shot in the sixties. They’re all wonderful shots of […] -
CC Global: 2013 Scania Tractor And 2003 Burg Semi-Trailer – Impossible To Sink Any Lower
Posted on May 29, 2022 | 16 CommentsThere’s something about Mary this semi-trailer. You can tell by the way it looks and stands that the 2013 Scania R560 V8 6×2/4 tractor isn’t just towing some run-of-the-mill, tridem […] -
CC Global: 2022 Truck Show Milheeze – Part One
Posted on May 25, 2022 | 17 CommentsIt was a compact show I visited last April, yet with a wide range of modern and heavy on-road vehicles on display. Plus a good number of European and American […] -
CC Global: 2021 Mercedes-Benz Actros And 2022 Stas Agrostar – Grains Of Common Sense
Posted on May 16, 2022 | 10 CommentsAn end dump semi-trailer with three axles, towed by a 4×2 tractor. On the European continent, that’s the classic configuration for the over-the-road transportation of all types of grains, granules […] -
Truck Stop Classic: DAF 3600 Space Cab – G’day Mate!
Posted on May 12, 2022 | 23 CommentsAlthough this gnarly 6×4 tractor says DAF on the grille, only its frame, front axle and tilt cab can be traced back to the truck maker’s Dutch and Belgian origins. […] -
CC Global: Koningsdag 2022, Hedel – Hoera! Hoera! Hoera!
Posted on May 1, 2022 | 14 CommentsApril 27 is a holiday in the Netherlands, celebrating King’s Day. I skipped the local festivities and drove off to a nearby town to walk along a collection of classic […] -
CC Global: The Self Loaders At The Show Are Giving a Rather Wooden Performance
Posted on April 29, 2022 | 14 CommentsLogs, posts and crane mats. Those were the woody freights on display. What the trucks have in common is that the driver also has a part-time job as a crane […] -
CC Global: 2010 Iveco Daily 35C14 Dump Truck – Beefy, Leafy And Gas Powered
Posted on April 24, 2022 | 16 CommentsLight, compact, yet sturdy. That’s the RWD Iveco Daily in a nutshell. The whole Continent is littered with Daily trucks and vans. Minibuses and tractor units are also available. Naturally, […] -
CC Global: Big Cats Taken On a Leisure Trip
Posted on April 22, 2022 | 8 CommentsThe most photogenic finds at any truck show are complete combinations with an impressive load. And when that load says Cat, you know its carrier means business. -
CC Global: Fuel Tankers – Transporting Valuables
Posted on April 15, 2022 | 9 CommentsThe truck show I visited the other day was held on the premises of a fuel, oil and lubricant supplier. Naturally, a good number of their own vehicles was also […] -
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: Visiting a Fleet Site On Saturday May 21, several local companies kept open house and welcomed anyone who was interested in their business. I decided to skip my 12th lesson Fret Sawing for Advanced […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/IMG_0286.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Truck Show Classics: 2016 Ewijk Festijn – The Kings Of The Road From My Youth (first posted 6/10/2016) Fond youth memories from the seventies and early eighties relived when I visited the classic vehicle show and fair in a village nearby. The event takes place […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/IMG_1665.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![CC Global: 2022 Truck Show Milheeze – Part Two About 20 years ago, I found myself at the Iowa 80 Truckstop for my very first photoreport. No, not really. I caught these classic US long noses after a 50 […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/IMG_0069.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Vintage Trucks: A Colorful Gallery Of Old Diesel Semi-Trucks And Their Exhaust Stacks – Starting With The Smallest Muffler Ever Dick Copello’s Flickr page has an album of old Ron Adams shots, all taken on PA Rt. 22 (now I-78), all shot in the sixties. They’re all wonderful shots of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/47082257732_df086902e8_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![CC Global: 2013 Scania Tractor And 2003 Burg Semi-Trailer – Impossible To Sink Any Lower There’s something about Mary this semi-trailer. You can tell by the way it looks and stands that the 2013 Scania R560 V8 6×2/4 tractor isn’t just towing some run-of-the-mill, tridem […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/IMG_0086.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![CC Global: 2022 Truck Show Milheeze – Part One It was a compact show I visited last April, yet with a wide range of modern and heavy on-road vehicles on display. Plus a good number of European and American […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/IMG_0055.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![CC Global: 2021 Mercedes-Benz Actros And 2022 Stas Agrostar – Grains Of Common Sense An end dump semi-trailer with three axles, towed by a 4×2 tractor. On the European continent, that’s the classic configuration for the over-the-road transportation of all types of grains, granules […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/IMG_9981.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Truck Stop Classic: DAF 3600 Space Cab – G’day Mate! Although this gnarly 6×4 tractor says DAF on the grille, only its frame, front axle and tilt cab can be traced back to the truck maker’s Dutch and Belgian origins. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/IMG_0218.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![CC Global: Koningsdag 2022, Hedel – Hoera! Hoera! Hoera! April 27 is a holiday in the Netherlands, celebrating King’s Day. I skipped the local festivities and drove off to a nearby town to walk along a collection of classic […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/IMG_0130.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![CC Global: The Self Loaders At The Show Are Giving a Rather Wooden Performance Logs, posts and crane mats. Those were the woody freights on display. What the trucks have in common is that the driver also has a part-time job as a crane […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/IMG_9971.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![CC Global: 2010 Iveco Daily 35C14 Dump Truck – Beefy, Leafy And Gas Powered Light, compact, yet sturdy. That’s the RWD Iveco Daily in a nutshell. The whole Continent is littered with Daily trucks and vans. Minibuses and tractor units are also available. Naturally, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/IMG_0105.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)

![CC Global: Fuel Tankers – Transporting Valuables The truck show I visited the other day was held on the premises of a fuel, oil and lubricant supplier. Naturally, a good number of their own vehicles was also […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/IMG_0080.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![CC Global: Steagul Rosu 131/132 – The Ford Y-Block V8 Goes To Work Behind The Iron Curtain (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 […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/pic1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)


