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Trucks and Heavy Equipment Archive
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Truck Stop Classics: MAN (Diesel) 19.361, 10.212, And 13.215 – Rolling Exhibition
Posted on May 4, 2025 | 12 CommentsA trio of classic, heavy-duty MAN vehicles with friendly, rounded shapes. Toughness masked by soft looks, this especially applies to the duo sitting on the semi-low loader. -
![The motto of the Belgium-based Sarens company is ‘Nothing too heavy, nothing too high’. No further explanation needed. Last year, the thorough restoration of one of their classic, custom-built heavy […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/IMG_3553.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Truck Stop Classic: Late 80s DAF NATE 2826 DKS 6×6 Tractor – Heavily Customized")
Truck Stop Classic: Late 80s DAF NATE 2826 DKS 6×6 Tractor – Heavily Customized
Posted on April 27, 2025 | 6 CommentsThe motto of the Belgium-based Sarens company is ‘Nothing too heavy, nothing too high’. No further explanation needed. Last year, the thorough restoration of one of their classic, custom-built heavy […] -
![The world’s largest mobile tower crane was the king-size cherry on the cake at the ‘Heart for DAF days’, held last October. And luckily, I stayed long enough to watch […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/IMG_3602.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "CC Global: 2024 Spierings SK1265-AT6 eLift – The Process Of Steel Folding")
CC Global: 2024 Spierings SK1265-AT6 eLift – The Process Of Steel Folding
Posted on April 20, 2025 | 16 CommentsThe world’s largest mobile tower crane was the king-size cherry on the cake at the ‘Heart for DAF days’, held last October. And luckily, I stayed long enough to watch […] -
![In the latter years of the 20th century, truck manufacturer MAN offered a hulk of an engine in their straight-faced F90 and subsequent F2000 series. I mean, stuffing a twin-turbo […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/IMG_2440.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Truck Stop Classics: MAN Vee Ten – Monster Inside")
Truck Stop Classics: MAN Vee Ten – Monster Inside
Posted on April 13, 2025 | 15 CommentsIn the latter years of the 20th century, truck manufacturer MAN offered a hulk of an engine in their straight-faced F90 and subsequent F2000 series. I mean, stuffing a twin-turbo […] -
![The annual September truck show in the east of the Netherlands has become a must-visit. Well-organized, held at a perfect location, and featuring a wide variety of modern, heavy vehicles. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/IMG_2746-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "CC Global: 2024 Trucks@Twenthe – The Yearly And Orderly Color Fest")
CC Global: 2024 Trucks@Twenthe – The Yearly And Orderly Color Fest
Posted on April 6, 2025 | 12 CommentsThe annual September truck show in the east of the Netherlands has become a must-visit. Well-organized, held at a perfect location, and featuring a wide variety of modern, heavy vehicles. […] -
![In 1959, DAF introduced their V 1600 4×4 truck chassis. An early adopter was the NAM (Nederlandse Aardolie Maatschappij), the exploration and production company used a V 1600 chassis-cab as […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/IMG_3535.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Truck Stop Classic: 1959 DAF V 1600 C 4×4 Drilling Rig – Gas Searching Gas Guzzler")
Truck Stop Classic: 1959 DAF V 1600 C 4×4 Drilling Rig – Gas Searching Gas Guzzler
Posted on March 30, 2025 | 9 CommentsIn 1959, DAF introduced their V 1600 4×4 truck chassis. An early adopter was the NAM (Nederlandse Aardolie Maatschappij), the exploration and production company used a V 1600 chassis-cab as […] -
![Though semi-trailers and center-axle trailers have gained the upper hand in the Dutch trucking scene, there’s still a flourishing market for full trailers (a full trailer can stand on its […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/IMG_2817.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "CC Global: Scania Next Gen 6×2 Trucks – Going Solo")
CC Global: Scania Next Gen 6×2 Trucks – Going Solo
Posted on March 24, 2025 | 6 CommentsThough semi-trailers and center-axle trailers have gained the upper hand in the Dutch trucking scene, there’s still a flourishing market for full trailers (a full trailer can stand on its […] -
![An F-Max is certainly the last Ford model I was expecting to see there, neatly parallel parked. Ford Otosan from Turkey builds this textbook example of a heavy-duty, 4×2 Euro-tractor. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/IMG_3977.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "CC Global: 2024 Ford F-Max – A Ford That Will Not Fit In The Garage")
CC Global: 2024 Ford F-Max – A Ford That Will Not Fit In The Garage
Posted on March 17, 2025 | 13 CommentsAn F-Max is certainly the last Ford model I was expecting to see there, neatly parallel parked. Ford Otosan from Turkey builds this textbook example of a heavy-duty, 4×2 Euro-tractor. […] -
![Captured on camera on March 3 and 8, with the focus on heavy on- and off-road machinery, though I gladly made an exception for a little fellow with a good […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/IMG_3961.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "CC Global: Walking By Some Roadside Workers")
CC Global: Walking By Some Roadside Workers
Posted on March 10, 2025 | 7 CommentsCaptured on camera on March 3 and 8, with the focus on heavy on- and off-road machinery, though I gladly made an exception for a little fellow with a good […] -
![Five years ago, I walked by a construction site where the NederFund company was setting up their concrete screw piling equipment. More background information about the whole process and the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/IMG_3948.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "CC Global: Concrete Screw Piling – Our Work Will Never See The Light Of Day")
CC Global: Concrete Screw Piling – Our Work Will Never See The Light Of Day
Posted on February 23, 2025 | 7 CommentsFive years ago, I walked by a construction site where the NederFund company was setting up their concrete screw piling equipment. More background information about the whole process and the […] -
![Building trailers, semi-trailers, and an eclectic variety of other, on-/off-road transport related products for both the civilian market and the military. That was DAF in a nutshell, especially in the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/IMG_3633.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Truck Stop Classic: 1969 DAF FA 1690 A ‘Standaard Tankauto’ – DAF’s Turnkey Tanker Solutions")
Truck Stop Classic: 1969 DAF FA 1690 A ‘Standaard Tankauto’ – DAF’s Turnkey Tanker Solutions
Posted on February 13, 2025 | 20 CommentsBuilding trailers, semi-trailers, and an eclectic variety of other, on-/off-road transport related products for both the civilian market and the military. That was DAF in a nutshell, especially in the […] -
![(first posted 2/3/2019) The Dutch Renault importer decided that the Renault Alaskan pickup, introduced in 2017, is even too much of a niche. Consequently, you won’t find them […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/IMG_7487.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "CC Global: Renault Alaskan – Another Niche Filled, Thanks To Nissan")
CC Global: Renault Alaskan – Another Niche Filled, Thanks To Nissan
Posted on February 3, 2025 | 35 Comments(first posted 2/3/2019) The Dutch Renault importer decided that the Renault Alaskan pickup, introduced in 2017, is even too much of a niche. Consequently, you won’t find them […] -
![In 1949, the Van Doorne brothers and their crew started the production of rolling truck chassis. Right from the get-go, the full focus was on building cabovers. The thought behind […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Torpedo-1960.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Truck Stop Classics: 1957-1972 DAF ‘Torpedo’ – Conventionals For Conventionals")
Truck Stop Classics: 1957-1972 DAF ‘Torpedo’ – Conventionals For Conventionals
Posted on February 3, 2025 | 17 CommentsIn 1949, the Van Doorne brothers and their crew started the production of rolling truck chassis. Right from the get-go, the full focus was on building cabovers. The thought behind […] -
![The roots of the Faymonville Group are in the small town of Rocherath, in the German speaking part of Belgium. These days, the trailer manufacturer has production facilities in Belgium, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/IMG_3160.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "CC Global: 2022 Scania 770S V8 6×4 Tractor And 2020 Faymonville VarioMAX – Expanding Across The Pond")
CC Global: 2022 Scania 770S V8 6×4 Tractor And 2020 Faymonville VarioMAX – Expanding Across The Pond
Posted on January 26, 2025 | 7 CommentsThe roots of the Faymonville Group are in the small town of Rocherath, in the German speaking part of Belgium. These days, the trailer manufacturer has production facilities in Belgium, […] -
![(first posted 1/18/2019) On a gray morning earlier this week I had an in-town errand. As I pulled into the still mostly empty lot, I spotted a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/acty1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: Honda 4WD Acty pickup")
CC Outtake: Honda 4WD Acty pickup
Posted on January 18, 2025 | 27 Comments(first posted 1/18/2019) On a gray morning earlier this week I had an in-town errand. As I pulled into the still mostly empty lot, I spotted a […]
