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Curbside Classics Archives
Trucks and Heavy Equipment Archive
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![Heavy tow trucks, those massive lumps of metal in luminous colors, have always intrigued me. Like this duo, representing the top segment of European on-road tow trucks, all set-up to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/IMG_7968.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Global: 2014 Volvo FMX 8×4 And 2019 Scania S650 6×2 – Your Crash Their Cash")
CC Global: 2014 Volvo FMX 8×4 And 2019 Scania S650 6×2 – Your Crash Their Cash
Posted on May 30, 2019 | 11 CommentsHeavy tow trucks, those massive lumps of metal in luminous colors, have always intrigued me. Like this duo, representing the top segment of European on-road tow trucks, all set-up to […] -
![When I was a kid in the seventies, the 1965-1973 Volvo N88-series already had the looks of a classic (as in really old) truck. I didn’t like it back then, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/IMG_7969.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Truck Stop Classic: 1967 Volvo N88 6×2 Flatbed Truck – Timber!")
Truck Stop Classic: 1967 Volvo N88 6×2 Flatbed Truck – Timber!
Posted on May 27, 2019 | 29 CommentsWhen I was a kid in the seventies, the 1965-1973 Volvo N88-series already had the looks of a classic (as in really old) truck. I didn’t like it back then, […] -
![If a mainstream truck maker doesn’t build a vehicle that can take full advantage of the existing legislation, you’ll have to ask a customizer to help you out. And then […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/IMG_8107.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Global: 2019 Ginaf X6 4243 S – Desperado, The Blazing Asphalt Hauler")
CC Global: 2019 Ginaf X6 4243 S – Desperado, The Blazing Asphalt Hauler
Posted on May 23, 2019 | 8 CommentsIf a mainstream truck maker doesn’t build a vehicle that can take full advantage of the existing legislation, you’ll have to ask a customizer to help you out. And then […] -
Wordless Outtake: Brotherhood of MAN
Posted on May 19, 2019 | 10 Comments -
![The process of expansion, specialization and professionalization of stock farming has been going on for decades, nothing new under the sun. Way into the seventies, the animal feed was delivered […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/IMG_8119-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Global: Volvo And Welgro – How Animal Feed Is Hauled From The Mill To The Farm")
CC Global: Volvo And Welgro – How Animal Feed Is Hauled From The Mill To The Farm
Posted on May 16, 2019 | 23 CommentsThe process of expansion, specialization and professionalization of stock farming has been going on for decades, nothing new under the sun. Way into the seventies, the animal feed was delivered […] -
![After Deeres and Little Party Animals, I spotted a shipload of Big Benzes coming from Germany. Mercedes-Benz is the main brand of the globally operating Daimler Trucks juggernaut, the world’s […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/IMG_7917.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Global: Three-Pointed Stars Sailing Down The River On A Freightliner")
CC Global: Three-Pointed Stars Sailing Down The River On A Freightliner
Posted on May 9, 2019 | 13 CommentsAfter Deeres and Little Party Animals, I spotted a shipload of Big Benzes coming from Germany. Mercedes-Benz is the main brand of the globally operating Daimler Trucks juggernaut, the world’s […] -
![The tractor and semi-trailer combination on the left is the most common type of heavy brick hauler in my country. The truck and mid-axle trailer combo on the right is […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/IMG_7785.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Global: Two Different Ways To Do The Same Job")
CC Global: Two Different Ways To Do The Same Job
Posted on April 25, 2019 | 9 CommentsThe tractor and semi-trailer combination on the left is the most common type of heavy brick hauler in my country. The truck and mid-axle trailer combo on the right is […] -
![Four-wheel-drive farm tractors are widely used here in the earthmoving business, either to move earth or machinery. This New Holland T7030 tractor brings a Doosan crawler excavator to a construction […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/IMG_7859.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: New Holland Machine Mover")
CC Outtake: New Holland Machine Mover
Posted on April 15, 2019 | 5 CommentsFour-wheel-drive farm tractors are widely used here in the earthmoving business, either to move earth or machinery. This New Holland T7030 tractor brings a Doosan crawler excavator to a construction […] -
![The Iveco Daily is the Fiat Ducato’s (or Ram ProMaster’s) big brother. It’s Europe’s heaviest light commercial vehicle; with a GVM up to 7.2 metric tons (15,873 lbs) the Daily […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/IMG_7732.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Global: 2018 Iveco Daily 50C18 Flatbed Truck – The Shipyard Traded In Their Fuso Canter")
CC Global: 2018 Iveco Daily 50C18 Flatbed Truck – The Shipyard Traded In Their Fuso Canter
Posted on April 2, 2019 | 17 CommentsThe Iveco Daily is the Fiat Ducato’s (or Ram ProMaster’s) big brother. It’s Europe’s heaviest light commercial vehicle; with a GVM up to 7.2 metric tons (15,873 lbs) the Daily […] -
![(first posted 5/11/2014) A title this short is appropriate for the story of the GAZ-66, a 4×4 truck that was one of the mainstays of both the Soviet Army and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/1-GAZ66.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Global: GAZ-66")
CC Global: GAZ-66
Posted on March 1, 2019 | 23 Comments(first posted 5/11/2014) A title this short is appropriate for the story of the GAZ-66, a 4×4 truck that was one of the mainstays of both the Soviet Army and […] -
![Sloopwerken, it says on the front and sides of the cab. That’s Dutch for Here Today, Gone Tomorrow. In other words, a demolition company, the guys you call when something […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/IMG_7738.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Global: 2003 DAF CF 85.380 8×4 Truck – The Demolition Men Have Arrived")
CC Global: 2003 DAF CF 85.380 8×4 Truck – The Demolition Men Have Arrived
Posted on February 26, 2019 | 17 CommentsSloopwerken, it says on the front and sides of the cab. That’s Dutch for Here Today, Gone Tomorrow. In other words, a demolition company, the guys you call when something […] -
![The fifties – the golden age of the heavy German conventional truck. Peak Teutonic Autobahn Behemoths, in other words. In Europe, there was nothing else on the road so massive […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/IMG_7583.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Truck Show Classics: Heavy German Conventionals – Autobahn Dinosaurs")
Truck Show Classics: Heavy German Conventionals – Autobahn Dinosaurs
Posted on February 15, 2019 | 15 CommentsThe fifties – the golden age of the heavy German conventional truck. Peak Teutonic Autobahn Behemoths, in other words. In Europe, there was nothing else on the road so massive […] -
![Sitting in a quiet corner on a Sunday afternoon, already loaded up for its first ride on Monday morning. A fairly new Scania truck with a hooklift system and a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/IMG_7718.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Global: 2018 Scania R520 6×2 Truck And 2012 GS Meppel Trailer – Big Bags Of Bricks Delivery Service")
CC Global: 2018 Scania R520 6×2 Truck And 2012 GS Meppel Trailer – Big Bags Of Bricks Delivery Service
Posted on February 5, 2019 | 2 CommentsSitting in a quiet corner on a Sunday afternoon, already loaded up for its first ride on Monday morning. A fairly new Scania truck with a hooklift system and a […] -
![Besides automakers, truck manufacturers also offer special editions. Image boosters, aimed at small hauling companies and owner operators, equipped with the biggest cab and a powerful engine. Trucks and tractors […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/IMG_7447.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Global: 2016 Renault T High Edition – Cozy Walk Through Cab")
CC Global: 2016 Renault T High Edition – Cozy Walk Through Cab
Posted on January 20, 2019 | 37 CommentsBesides automakers, truck manufacturers also offer special editions. Image boosters, aimed at small hauling companies and owner operators, equipped with the biggest cab and a powerful engine. Trucks and tractors […] -
![This combination caught my attention because it looked kind of thickset for this type of tipping bulk haulers. Usually these are much longer, with more rear overhang too. They are […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/IMG_7232.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Global: 2013 Renault T 460 And 2017 Kässbohrer Tipping Bulk Tanker – The Sandman Comes")
CC Global: 2013 Renault T 460 And 2017 Kässbohrer Tipping Bulk Tanker – The Sandman Comes
Posted on January 13, 2019 | 13 CommentsThis combination caught my attention because it looked kind of thickset for this type of tipping bulk haulers. Usually these are much longer, with more rear overhang too. They are […]
