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Curbside Classics Archives
Trucks and Heavy Equipment Archive
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![Number 14 is one of the nine special and identical Racing Edition demo tractors of the Dutch Renault Trucks organization. Fully optioned, naturally, and with the most powerful engine. The […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/IMG_9725.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Truck Show Outtake: 2021 Renault Trucks T High Racing Edition – In Name Only")
Truck Show Outtake: 2021 Renault Trucks T High Racing Edition – In Name Only
Posted on November 19, 2021 | 6 CommentsNumber 14 is one of the nine special and identical Racing Edition demo tractors of the Dutch Renault Trucks organization. Fully optioned, naturally, and with the most powerful engine. The […] -
![Mercedes-Benz is the leading brand of Daimler Truck AG, the world’s largest manufacturer of heavy trucks and tractors. The others rolling under Daimler’s umbrella are Freightliner, Mitsubishi-Fuso, Western Star, BharatBenz, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/IMG_9678.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Truck Show Outtakes: The Mercedes-Benz Actros – The S-Class Of Their Heavy Vehicle Product Line")
Truck Show Outtakes: The Mercedes-Benz Actros – The S-Class Of Their Heavy Vehicle Product Line
Posted on November 8, 2021 | 16 CommentsMercedes-Benz is the leading brand of Daimler Truck AG, the world’s largest manufacturer of heavy trucks and tractors. The others rolling under Daimler’s umbrella are Freightliner, Mitsubishi-Fuso, Western Star, BharatBenz, […] -
![Picking up hay bales with a pitchfork and loading them on a flatbed trailer. Hard manual work that went out of the farmhouse window. That job has been taken over […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/IMG_9844.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Global: John Deere and Krone Round Baler – Wrap It Up")
CC Global: John Deere and Krone Round Baler – Wrap It Up
Posted on November 4, 2021 | 11 CommentsPicking up hay bales with a pitchfork and loading them on a flatbed trailer. Hard manual work that went out of the farmhouse window. That job has been taken over […] -
![The sea fish vendor at our weekly market got himself a fresh combo and livery. Previously, the food trailer was towed by a heavy-duty, full-size panel van. But the brand […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/IMG_9835.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Global: 2021 MAN TGL 8.220 – Bringing Sea Fish Daily (Now Without a Daily)")
CC Global: 2021 MAN TGL 8.220 – Bringing Sea Fish Daily (Now Without a Daily)
Posted on October 31, 2021 | 9 CommentsThe sea fish vendor at our weekly market got himself a fresh combo and livery. Previously, the food trailer was towed by a heavy-duty, full-size panel van. But the brand […] -
![Only 7.44 m (24’5”) long and rated at a GCW of 200 metric tons (440,925 lbs). Rensink’s 750 hp Volvo is a downright beast and a perfect specimen of a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/IMG_9814.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Truck Show Outtake: 2015 Volvo FH16-750 8×4 Heavy Haulage Tractor – Brute Force In a Compact Package")
Truck Show Outtake: 2015 Volvo FH16-750 8×4 Heavy Haulage Tractor – Brute Force In a Compact Package
Posted on October 29, 2021 | 21 CommentsOnly 7.44 m (24’5”) long and rated at a GCW of 200 metric tons (440,925 lbs). Rensink’s 750 hp Volvo is a downright beast and a perfect specimen of a […] -
![The Leverink hauling company is a family business going back to 1934. According to their website, they have 75 trucks and tractors, 160 (semi-) trailers and last but not least, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/IMG_9715.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Truck Show Outtakes: The Leverink Liveries")
Truck Show Outtakes: The Leverink Liveries
Posted on October 22, 2021 | 14 CommentsThe Leverink hauling company is a family business going back to 1934. According to their website, they have 75 trucks and tractors, 160 (semi-) trailers and last but not least, […] -
![After posting many straight trucks with some type of roll-off system (hooklift, chains, cables) over the past years, I could finally take several pictures of the exposed equipment of such […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/IMG_9790.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Truck Show Outtakes: Heavy 6×2 Trucks With a Roll-Off System – All Ready To Roll")
Truck Show Outtakes: Heavy 6×2 Trucks With a Roll-Off System – All Ready To Roll
Posted on October 15, 2021 | 9 CommentsAfter posting many straight trucks with some type of roll-off system (hooklift, chains, cables) over the past years, I could finally take several pictures of the exposed equipment of such […] -
![Well how about that, a late model Benz in one of their classic shades of green! And a heavy-duty dude at that, with its 10×4 drivetrain, operating in the top […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/IMG_9812.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Truck Show Outtake: 2021 Mercedes-Benz Arocs 10×4 – Working In The Sonderklasse Of Concrete Mixer Trucks")
Truck Show Outtake: 2021 Mercedes-Benz Arocs 10×4 – Working In The Sonderklasse Of Concrete Mixer Trucks
Posted on October 8, 2021 | 14 CommentsWell how about that, a late model Benz in one of their classic shades of green! And a heavy-duty dude at that, with its 10×4 drivetrain, operating in the top […] -
![Once an Air Force base, now an event venue. The old buildings still scattered alongside the runway and a few military vehicles from bygone times are just sitting there as […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/IMG_9775.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC History: DAF YA 328 Artillery Tractor And Some Other Cold War Relics")
CC History: DAF YA 328 Artillery Tractor And Some Other Cold War Relics
Posted on October 1, 2021 | 15 CommentsOnce an Air Force base, now an event venue. The old buildings still scattered alongside the runway and a few military vehicles from bygone times are just sitting there as […] -
![The Zandbergen hauling company, specialized in transporting full-size on- and off-road vehicles, brought one of their truck & trailer combinations to the show I recently visited. There were three Volvo […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/IMG_9738.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Truck Show Outtake: Tetrising Big Volvos")
Truck Show Outtake: Tetrising Big Volvos
Posted on September 24, 2021 | 10 CommentsThe Zandbergen hauling company, specialized in transporting full-size on- and off-road vehicles, brought one of their truck & trailer combinations to the show I recently visited. There were three Volvo […] -
![Tatra’s famed and proven central backbone tube, with independently suspended swing half axles, guarantees sublime off-road capabilities. But to maximize the possibilities the Dutch legislation offers, the factory 8×8 set-up […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/IMG_9668.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Truck Show Outtake: 2019 Tatra Phoenix 8×8 Dump Truck – Bring It On!")
Truck Show Outtake: 2019 Tatra Phoenix 8×8 Dump Truck – Bring It On!
Posted on September 19, 2021 | 35 CommentsTatra’s famed and proven central backbone tube, with independently suspended swing half axles, guarantees sublime off-road capabilities. But to maximize the possibilities the Dutch legislation offers, the factory 8×8 set-up […] -
![Last Sunday, I visited the first major truck show since more than two years, and it was delightful. Every serious gathering in that period of time was cancelled, sometimes months […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/IMG_9736.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Truck Show Classics: 1964 Mack B-61 And 1995 Peterbilt 379 – Retirement Abroad")
Truck Show Classics: 1964 Mack B-61 And 1995 Peterbilt 379 – Retirement Abroad
Posted on September 17, 2021 | 21 CommentsLast Sunday, I visited the first major truck show since more than two years, and it was delightful. Every serious gathering in that period of time was cancelled, sometimes months […] -
![Building contractors prefer compact, heavy-duty trucks that combine decent off-road capabilities with maximum versatility. I spotted this prime example of such an all-rounder and its driver just around the corner. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/IMG_9636.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Global: 2018 DAF CF 6×4 Truck With Roll-Off System And Crane – The Construction Workers’ Gofer")
CC Global: 2018 DAF CF 6×4 Truck With Roll-Off System And Crane – The Construction Workers’ Gofer
Posted on September 10, 2021 | 13 CommentsBuilding contractors prefer compact, heavy-duty trucks that combine decent off-road capabilities with maximum versatility. I spotted this prime example of such an all-rounder and its driver just around the corner. […] -
![GM pioneered the automatic transmission with their Hydra-Matic back in 1939, a four speed unit with a fluid coupling (no torque converter). It was rather complex, but it worked well […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/GMC-1954-twin-hm-br-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Transmission History: GM’s 8-Speed Hydra-Matic and 21-Speed Twin Hydra-Matic For Big Trucks – Complex Dead End")
Transmission History: GM’s 8-Speed Hydra-Matic and 21-Speed Twin Hydra-Matic For Big Trucks – Complex Dead End
Posted on September 9, 2021 | 24 CommentsGM pioneered the automatic transmission with their Hydra-Matic back in 1939, a four speed unit with a fluid coupling (no torque converter). It was rather complex, but it worked well […] -
![What an idyllic and ideal CC-setting this is. At first, I didn’t see anyone nearby the location, but the owner did spot me, when I was taking pictures of his […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/IMG_9576.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtakes: 1988 Peugeot 405 GR And 1970 DAF Flatbed Truck – Among Other Things")
CC Outtakes: 1988 Peugeot 405 GR And 1970 DAF Flatbed Truck – Among Other Things
Posted on July 18, 2021 | 10 CommentsWhat an idyllic and ideal CC-setting this is. At first, I didn’t see anyone nearby the location, but the owner did spot me, when I was taking pictures of his […]
