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Trucks and Heavy Equipment Archive
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![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 […] -
![One of my favorite search terms on YouTube is ‘passage (très) difficile’. Then you’ll find yourself in France, watching modern big rigs rolling through old small towns. AubeAgri_Production posted a […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/themes/arras-3.0.3/images/thumbnail.png "CC Videos: French Truckin’ Wizards – Door-To-Door Transport")
CC Videos: French Truckin’ Wizards – Door-To-Door Transport
Posted on January 18, 2025 | 13 CommentsOne of my favorite search terms on YouTube is ‘passage (très) difficile’. Then you’ll find yourself in France, watching modern big rigs rolling through old small towns. AubeAgri_Production posted a […] -
![When big things go wrong on the road, better call a yellow cab with an 8×4 drivetrain, representing the top segment of wreckers. Three of those brutes were on display […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/IMG_3108-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "CC Global: Scania And Volvo 8×4 Wreckers – Dealing With Weighty Matters")
CC Global: Scania And Volvo 8×4 Wreckers – Dealing With Weighty Matters
Posted on January 10, 2025 | 6 CommentsWhen big things go wrong on the road, better call a yellow cab with an 8×4 drivetrain, representing the top segment of wreckers. Three of those brutes were on display […] -
![(first posted 11/4/2018) When a Dutch earth moving company was in the market for a new, heavy 6×6 truck in the seventies, there was plenty of choice. Truck […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/IMG_7538.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Truck Stop Classics: 1971 And 1975 Magirus-Deutz Eckhauber 6×6 – Square Lined And Air Cooled")
Truck Stop Classics: 1971 And 1975 Magirus-Deutz Eckhauber 6×6 – Square Lined And Air Cooled
Posted on January 5, 2025 | 25 Comments(first posted 11/4/2018) When a Dutch earth moving company was in the market for a new, heavy 6×6 truck in the seventies, there was plenty of choice. Truck […] -
![In the recent past, a drivetrain as seen here has gained serious traction in the Netherlands and other Euro-countries. Such an axle configuration is generally referred to as an 8×2/*6 […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/IMG_3110.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "CC Global: 2024 Scania 770S XT V8 Hooklift Truck – For Sale, Sold, At Work")
CC Global: 2024 Scania 770S XT V8 Hooklift Truck – For Sale, Sold, At Work
Posted on January 3, 2025 | 10 CommentsIn the recent past, a drivetrain as seen here has gained serious traction in the Netherlands and other Euro-countries. Such an axle configuration is generally referred to as an 8×2/*6 […] -
![From 1958 to 1980, all heavy-duty, six-cylinder conventionals of the Swedish truck manufacturer had this all-steel snout. The letters LS in the model designation refer to a conventional truck or […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/IMG_3943.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Truck Stop Classic: 1965 Scania-Vabis LS 76 – The Truckmaker’s Conventional Expression For 22 Years")
Truck Stop Classic: 1965 Scania-Vabis LS 76 – The Truckmaker’s Conventional Expression For 22 Years
Posted on December 22, 2024 | 13 CommentsFrom 1958 to 1980, all heavy-duty, six-cylinder conventionals of the Swedish truck manufacturer had this all-steel snout. The letters LS in the model designation refer to a conventional truck or […] -
![This fall I attended a truck show for the first time. My daughter and I had a great time at this event, wandering past about 200 big rigs and other […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/1984-Ford-LTL-9000-LF-3.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Truck Stop Classic: 1984 Ford LTL-9000 – Fords Don’t Come Any Bigger Than This")
Truck Stop Classic: 1984 Ford LTL-9000 – Fords Don’t Come Any Bigger Than This
Posted on December 18, 2024 | 44 CommentsThis fall I attended a truck show for the first time. My daughter and I had a great time at this event, wandering past about 200 big rigs and other […] -
![Owner-operator worthy, the combination vehicles of the Leverink hauling company. This type of semi, consisting of a 4×2 cabover tractor with a tri-axle curtainsider, can be seen all over the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/IMG_2788.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "CC Global: 2024 Scania R500 And 2023 Schmitz Cargobull Curtainsider – Don’t Park On Tall, Dry Grass")
CC Global: 2024 Scania R500 And 2023 Schmitz Cargobull Curtainsider – Don’t Park On Tall, Dry Grass
Posted on December 15, 2024 | 15 CommentsOwner-operator worthy, the combination vehicles of the Leverink hauling company. This type of semi, consisting of a 4×2 cabover tractor with a tri-axle curtainsider, can be seen all over the […] -
![(first posted 12/14/2018) In 1947, Lancia Veicoli Industriali (Lancia Commercial Vehicles) introduced the Esatau, a full line of heavy trucks and tractors. The production of the Esatau bus and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/IMG_7654.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Truck Stop Classic: Ca. 1950 Lancia Esatau 864 – Una Bella Sorpresa")
Truck Stop Classic: Ca. 1950 Lancia Esatau 864 – Una Bella Sorpresa
Posted on December 13, 2024 | 38 Comments(first posted 12/14/2018) In 1947, Lancia Veicoli Industriali (Lancia Commercial Vehicles) introduced the Esatau, a full line of heavy trucks and tractors. The production of the Esatau bus and […] -
![A bare-knuckle truck, acquired by the current owner when it was nine years old. Apart from the company name and some personal touches by the driver, nothing was changed after […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/IMG_2747.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "CC Global: 2011 DAF FAD CF85 8×4 Hooklift Truck – Within Reach")
CC Global: 2011 DAF FAD CF85 8×4 Hooklift Truck – Within Reach
Posted on December 9, 2024 | 10 CommentsA bare-knuckle truck, acquired by the current owner when it was nine years old. Apart from the company name and some personal touches by the driver, nothing was changed after […]
