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Trucks and Heavy Equipment Archive
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2025 Volvo FH 540 Aero Globetrotter XXL Tractor And 2018 Floor Semi-Trailer – Northbound Traffic
Posted on February 8, 2026 | 2 CommentsFrisian hauling company Siep Amsterdam Transport -so not from Amsterdam- specializes in business trips to Norway and Sweden. A curtainside semi-low loader, coupled to their newest Volvo tractor, was on […] -
1973 Terex Titan 33-19 – The World’s Biggest Truck In Its Day
Posted on February 3, 2026 | 12 CommentsSince we enjoy trucks here at Curbside Classic, I thought I’d bring out the biggest classic of them all: a 1973 Terex Titan 33-19 dump truck that weighs in at […] -
Vintage Photos: Not a Nuclear Facility, Just a Harmless Furniture Factory And Showroom
Posted on February 1, 2026 | 15 CommentsA concrete and brick colossus in the town center nearby my place, with four classic trucks in a supporting role. When I came across this photo on a regional website […] -
2024 Scania 770S V8 8×4/4 Heavy Haulage Tractor – Boss Machine
Posted on January 25, 2026 | 14 CommentsThis on-highway diesel locomotive, owned by a heavy machinery and construction equipment dealer, got a full aftermarket exterior and interior treatment. Usually, only owner-operators and small hauling companies go all […] -
2021 Scania G500 6×2 Machine Transporter – A Giant Hits The Hardwood
Posted on January 17, 2026 | 11 CommentsA dedicated machine transporter, on display in the showroom of a used truck dealership, last September. It was a used truck alright, yet the complete bed with its hardwood floor […] -
Museum Classics: 1964 And 1968 DAF Garbage Trucks – Nobody Ever Heard Of Selective Waste Collection
Posted on January 11, 2026 | 32 Comments(Updated 1/11/2026) In the not-so-distant past, all types of household waste were simply thrown into the gaping mouth of a garbage truck by two fit & healthy […] -
2025 Pacton Low Deck Flatbed Semi-Trailer – No Cover
Posted on January 10, 2026 | 10 CommentsHeavy-duty, low deck flatbed semi-trailers are typically used to transport all kinds of unwieldy objects, like containers, office units, machinery, and concrete or prefab building elements. Dutch manufacturing company Pacton […] -
From The Files Of Transportbedrijf Schoones: Cat 395 Long Reach Excavator
Posted on January 3, 2026 | 6 CommentsThe Cat 395 -Caterpillar’s largest excavator- with a long reach boom and stick must have been the heaviest load on a low loader at the open house of the Schoones […] -
Truck (And Tractor) Carriers Of The Day: Two Loads Of 2025 Scanias
Posted on December 13, 2025 | 10 CommentsThe Zandbergen company specializes in transporting all kinds of commercial vehicles and agricultural machinery, for which they use a fleet of dedicated, full-size carriers. Two of them posed at a […] -
From The Files Of Transportbedrijf Schoones – A Trio Of End Dumps
Posted on December 7, 2025 | 6 CommentsBesides many impressive heavy-haulage combinations, the Schoones transport company has a fleet of end dumps, both in the form of straight trucks and semis. At the open house in September, […] -
Truck Stop Classic: Mid-1970s Scania L85 Dry Bulk Truck – My Weekend And Holiday Grand Tourer
Posted on November 21, 2025 | 14 Comments(Updated 11/21/2025) I did a double take when I came across this picture on a website for local historical affairs. This is one of the trucks my dad drove […] -
From The Files Of Transportbedrijf Schoones – The Cat 980 Episode
Posted on November 20, 2025 | 4 CommentsA semi-low loader with wheel wells is ideal for transporting heavy, tall, and wheeled machinery. The picture says it all, the Caterpillar 980 is sitting low and utterly secure, while […] -
2025 Scania 770S V8 Highline 6×2 Tractor – One In a Million
Posted on November 8, 2025 | 16 CommentsThis may come as a bit of a surprise, but Scania’s largest assembly facility isn’t located somewhere in Sweden, but in the Netherlands. The high-volume factory in the city of […] -
From The Files Of Transportbedrijf Schoones – The Cat 374 Episode
Posted on November 1, 2025 | 22 CommentsA perfect machine to feed a Kleemann impact crusher and a perfect big rig to bring it to the job. A Caterpillar 374 tracked excavator, carried by a Nooteboom Euro-PX […] -
International Harvester Loadstar (1962-1978): America’s Favorite Truck
Posted on October 26, 2025 | 24 CommentsThe International Loadstar was the single most successful truck in IH’s long history of commercial vehicle manufacturing. Ubiquitous, reliable, and adaptable, the Loadstar was an extremely common sight throughout its long […]
![2025 Volvo FH 540 Aero Globetrotter XXL Tractor And 2018 Floor Semi-Trailer – Northbound Traffic Frisian hauling company Siep Amsterdam Transport -so not from Amsterdam- specializes in business trips to Norway and Sweden. A curtainside semi-low loader, coupled to their newest Volvo tractor, was on […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/IMG_4438-115x115.jpg)
![1973 Terex Titan 33-19 – The World’s Biggest Truck In Its Day Since we enjoy trucks here at Curbside Classic, I thought I’d bring out the biggest classic of them all: a 1973 Terex Titan 33-19 dump truck that weighs in at […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/1973-Terex-Titan-33-19.jpg)
![Vintage Photos: Not a Nuclear Facility, Just a Harmless Furniture Factory And Showroom A concrete and brick colossus in the town center nearby my place, with four classic trucks in a supporting role. When I came across this photo on a regional website […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Trio-Druten-2-115x115.webp)
![2024 Scania 770S V8 8×4/4 Heavy Haulage Tractor – Boss Machine This on-highway diesel locomotive, owned by a heavy machinery and construction equipment dealer, got a full aftermarket exterior and interior treatment. Usually, only owner-operators and small hauling companies go all […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/IMG_4578-115x115.jpg)
![2021 Scania G500 6×2 Machine Transporter – A Giant Hits The Hardwood A dedicated machine transporter, on display in the showroom of a used truck dealership, last September. It was a used truck alright, yet the complete bed with its hardwood floor […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/IMG_4629-115x115.jpg)
![Museum Classics: 1964 And 1968 DAF Garbage Trucks – Nobody Ever Heard Of Selective Waste Collection (Updated 1/11/2026) In the not-so-distant past, all types of household waste were simply thrown into the gaping mouth of a garbage truck by two fit & healthy […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/IMG_8578.jpg)
![2025 Pacton Low Deck Flatbed Semi-Trailer – No Cover Heavy-duty, low deck flatbed semi-trailers are typically used to transport all kinds of unwieldy objects, like containers, office units, machinery, and concrete or prefab building elements. Dutch manufacturing company Pacton […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/IMG_4398-115x115.jpg)
![From The Files Of Transportbedrijf Schoones: Cat 395 Long Reach Excavator The Cat 395 -Caterpillar’s largest excavator- with a long reach boom and stick must have been the heaviest load on a low loader at the open house of the Schoones […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/IMG_4660-115x115.jpg)
![Truck (And Tractor) Carriers Of The Day: Two Loads Of 2025 Scanias The Zandbergen company specializes in transporting all kinds of commercial vehicles and agricultural machinery, for which they use a fleet of dedicated, full-size carriers. Two of them posed at a […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/IMG_4355-115x115.jpg)
![From The Files Of Transportbedrijf Schoones – A Trio Of End Dumps Besides many impressive heavy-haulage combinations, the Schoones transport company has a fleet of end dumps, both in the form of straight trucks and semis. At the open house in September, […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/IMG_4709-115x115.jpg)
![Truck Stop Classic: Mid-1970s Scania L85 Dry Bulk Truck – My Weekend And Holiday Grand Tourer (Updated 11/21/2025) I did a double take when I came across this picture on a website for local historical affairs. This is one of the trucks my dad drove […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Scania-85.jpg)
![From The Files Of Transportbedrijf Schoones – The Cat 980 Episode A semi-low loader with wheel wells is ideal for transporting heavy, tall, and wheeled machinery. The picture says it all, the Caterpillar 980 is sitting low and utterly secure, while […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/IMG_4679-115x115.jpg)
![2025 Scania 770S V8 Highline 6×2 Tractor – One In a Million This may come as a bit of a surprise, but Scania’s largest assembly facility isn’t located somewhere in Sweden, but in the Netherlands. The high-volume factory in the city of […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/IMG_4424-115x115.jpg)
![From The Files Of Transportbedrijf Schoones – The Cat 374 Episode A perfect machine to feed a Kleemann impact crusher and a perfect big rig to bring it to the job. A Caterpillar 374 tracked excavator, carried by a Nooteboom Euro-PX […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/IMG_4639-115x115.jpg)
![International Harvester Loadstar (1962-1978): America’s Favorite Truck The International Loadstar was the single most successful truck in IH’s long history of commercial vehicle manufacturing. Ubiquitous, reliable, and adaptable, the Loadstar was an extremely common sight throughout its long […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/a-1971_international_loadstar-1600_A179CE95-7736-4276-B777-1C0A4CCEEA09_1_201_a-16116-115x115.webp)


