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Trucks and Heavy Equipment Archive
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CC Global: 1959-95 Mercedes L Series Trucks
Posted on December 8, 2024 | 154 Comments(first posted 7/1/2014) Say the words “big truck” to someone who grew up in the United States during the 1970s and 1980s, such as myself, and the first image to […] -
Curbside Outtakes: General Motors GMT400 Pickups at Work and Play
Posted on December 6, 2024 | 32 CommentsThe GMT400 pickup was launched in 1987 for the 1988 model year and continued in production in various forms until 2002. I’ve never owned one but their appeal to me […] -
CC Global: 2021 Volvo FM460 And 2024 Scania R530 V8 – Attention Grabbers
Posted on December 1, 2024 | 10 CommentsTwo Swedish infrastructure workers with a 10×4*6 drivetrain, air suspension all around, and a gross weight rating of 47 tonnes (103,600 lbs). And both of them are equipped with a […] -
Truck Show Outtake: 1964 Büssing Commodore LU 11/16 – This Is Not A Cab Over Engine
Posted on November 27, 2024 | 29 Comments(first posted 11/26/2018) Büssing was an illustrious German manufacturer of high-quality trucks, tractors, buses and engines. The company was founded in 1903 as Heinrich Büssing, Spezialfabrik für Motorlastwagen, […] -
Truck Stop Classic: 1989 DAF FAS 2800 Turbo Intercooling 6×2 Truck – An Earthy Job
Posted on November 25, 2024 | 14 CommentsBVB (Bas van Buuren) Substrates is a producer of growing media. The company recreated one of their heavy DAF trucks from the eighties, in a period correct livery and all. […] -
CC Global: 2024 Volvo FH16 8×4/4 And 2021 Broshuis PL2 3+7 – Adding Up To a 52-Wheeler (Without Spares)
Posted on November 15, 2024 | 14 CommentsAh yes, the intriguing world of special and heavy haulage once again, starring a semi with a payload capacity of 116 tonnes (255,700 lbs). An extendable Broshuis semi-low loader with […] -
Truck Stop Classic: 1993 DAF FAV 2300 HT 4×4 Truck – The Final Edition Of DAF’s First Tilt Cab
Posted on November 7, 2024 | 11 CommentsWorking as a fire truck, that was the intended career for this all-wheel drive DAF truck. But alas, the body manufacturer went belly up and consequently, the chassis-cab was returned […] -
CC Global: DAF CF Military 4×4 Trucks – You’re In The Belgian Army Now (Or Soon Enough, Anyway)
Posted on October 23, 2024 | 19 CommentsThis isn’t a still from a post-apocalyptic movie, but a line-up of four brand new military trucks with a 4×4 drivetrain. Though these off-roaders are marketed as the DAF CF […] -
Truck Stop Classic: 2003 DAF XF 95.380 Space Cab 4×2 Tractor – Well-Used And Used Well
Posted on October 13, 2024 | 16 CommentsOn September 8, this DAF from Flanders hit the two million kilometer mark (1,243,000 miles). It’s safe to assume its engine is broken-in by now. The tractor was driven to […] -
Construction Site Classic: 1973 DAF NAT 2506 6×4 Dump Truck – The Binder Reminder
Posted on October 10, 2024 | 11 CommentsTwo decades before becoming a member of the PACCAR trucking family, DAF had another American partner. Back in the seventies, the International Harvester Company owned one-third of the DAF shares. […] -
Truck Show Outtakes: Scania V8 Tractors (And a Pacton Semi-Trailer) – Gen Y And Next Gen
Posted on October 6, 2024 | 9 CommentsThirty years of cabover progress, presented in one of the finest color schemes I’ve ever seen. BD Logistics’ pride and joy, a retired 1989 Scania 3-series 6×2 and a 2023 […] -
CC Global: Volkswagen Amarok 3.0 TDI V6 4Motion PanAmericana – Built Ford Tough
Posted on October 2, 2024 | 11 CommentsThe current, second generation of the Ford Ranger T6 with a touch of Volkswagen, that’s the new (and also second) generation of the VW Amarok pickup in a nutshell. This […] -
Truck Stop Classic: 1993 Renault R 340ti Major 4×2 – Le Tractor
Posted on September 26, 2024 | 7 CommentsEverything’s covered up these days! Don’t worry, I’m just talking about most modern, heavy trucks and tractors. You can barely take a close look at their stout undercarriage. But this […] -
CC Global: Ginaf Identical Twins – About To Go Their Separate Ways
Posted on September 19, 2024 | 7 CommentsThe transformation from a DAF 8×4 chassis-cab into a Ginaf 8×4 Wide Spread is like a Dobermann morphing into a Rottweiler. Completely unrelated, I know, but you get the picture. […] -
Truck Show Outtake: 2020 Scania R520 V8 Longroof – Eastbound
Posted on September 15, 2024 | 9 Comments‘Blumengroßhandel’ is German for a flower wholesale business, yet this Scania’s home base is in the Netherlands. So apparently, all merchandise goes east. And with an overall length of 10.95 […]
![CC Global: 1959-95 Mercedes L Series Trucks (first posted 7/1/2014) Say the words “big truck” to someone who grew up in the United States during the 1970s and 1980s, such as myself, and the first image to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/16c8htl.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Outtakes: General Motors GMT400 Pickups at Work and Play The GMT400 pickup was launched in 1987 for the 1988 model year and continued in production in various forms until 2002. I’ve never owned one but their appeal to me […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/IMG_0507.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![CC Global: 2021 Volvo FM460 And 2024 Scania R530 V8 – Attention Grabbers Two Swedish infrastructure workers with a 10×4*6 drivetrain, air suspension all around, and a gross weight rating of 47 tonnes (103,600 lbs). And both of them are equipped with a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/IMG_3194.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Truck Show Outtake: 1964 Büssing Commodore LU 11/16 – This Is Not A Cab Over Engine (first posted 11/26/2018) Büssing was an illustrious German manufacturer of high-quality trucks, tractors, buses and engines. The company was founded in 1903 as Heinrich Büssing, Spezialfabrik für Motorlastwagen, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/IMG_7585.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Truck Stop Classic: 1989 DAF FAS 2800 Turbo Intercooling 6×2 Truck – An Earthy Job BVB (Bas van Buuren) Substrates is a producer of growing media. The company recreated one of their heavy DAF trucks from the eighties, in a period correct livery and all. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/IMG_3448.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![CC Global: 2024 Volvo FH16 8×4/4 And 2021 Broshuis PL2 3+7 – Adding Up To a 52-Wheeler (Without Spares) Ah yes, the intriguing world of special and heavy haulage once again, starring a semi with a payload capacity of 116 tonnes (255,700 lbs). An extendable Broshuis semi-low loader with […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/IMG_2740.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Truck Stop Classic: 1993 DAF FAV 2300 HT 4×4 Truck – The Final Edition Of DAF’s First Tilt Cab Working as a fire truck, that was the intended career for this all-wheel drive DAF truck. But alas, the body manufacturer went belly up and consequently, the chassis-cab was returned […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/IMG_3626.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![CC Global: DAF CF Military 4×4 Trucks – You’re In The Belgian Army Now (Or Soon Enough, Anyway) This isn’t a still from a post-apocalyptic movie, but a line-up of four brand new military trucks with a 4×4 drivetrain. Though these off-roaders are marketed as the DAF CF […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/IMG_3592.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Truck Stop Classic: 2003 DAF XF 95.380 Space Cab 4×2 Tractor – Well-Used And Used Well On September 8, this DAF from Flanders hit the two million kilometer mark (1,243,000 miles). It’s safe to assume its engine is broken-in by now. The tractor was driven to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/IMG_3670.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Construction Site Classic: 1973 DAF NAT 2506 6×4 Dump Truck – The Binder Reminder Two decades before becoming a member of the PACCAR trucking family, DAF had another American partner. Back in the seventies, the International Harvester Company owned one-third of the DAF shares. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/IMG_3583.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Truck Show Outtakes: Scania V8 Tractors (And a Pacton Semi-Trailer) – Gen Y And Next Gen Thirty years of cabover progress, presented in one of the finest color schemes I’ve ever seen. BD Logistics’ pride and joy, a retired 1989 Scania 3-series 6×2 and a 2023 […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/IMG_2843.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![CC Global: Volkswagen Amarok 3.0 TDI V6 4Motion PanAmericana – Built Ford Tough The current, second generation of the Ford Ranger T6 with a touch of Volkswagen, that’s the new (and also second) generation of the VW Amarok pickup in a nutshell. This […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/IMG_3336.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Truck Stop Classic: 1993 Renault R 340ti Major 4×2 – Le Tractor Everything’s covered up these days! Don’t worry, I’m just talking about most modern, heavy trucks and tractors. You can barely take a close look at their stout undercarriage. But this […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/IMG_3026.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![CC Global: Ginaf Identical Twins – About To Go Their Separate Ways The transformation from a DAF 8×4 chassis-cab into a Ginaf 8×4 Wide Spread is like a Dobermann morphing into a Rottweiler. Completely unrelated, I know, but you get the picture. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/IMG_3131.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Truck Show Outtake: 2020 Scania R520 V8 Longroof – Eastbound ‘Blumengroßhandel’ is German for a flower wholesale business, yet this Scania’s home base is in the Netherlands. So apparently, all merchandise goes east. And with an overall length of 10.95 […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/IMG_2790.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)


