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![(first posted 10/2/2012) Another branch of Marmon-Herrington’s many activities was the manufacturing of large trucks. It was a low-volume marginal affair, and production ceased in 1963. But the truck brand […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/Marmon-1993.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Marmon Big Trucks: Just Needs A Detroit Diesel V16")
Marmon Big Trucks: Just Needs A Detroit Diesel V16
Posted on September 14, 2024 | 14 Comments(first posted 10/2/2012) Another branch of Marmon-Herrington’s many activities was the manufacturing of large trucks. It was a low-volume marginal affair, and production ceased in 1963. But the truck brand […] -
![In the United States today, cab-over-engine long haul trucks are basically non-existent. COEs thrive in the light duty commercial truck market and manage to hang on in the medium duty […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/coe7.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Cabovers: Long Haul COEs Still in Use")
Curbside Cabovers: Long Haul COEs Still in Use
Posted on September 6, 2024 | 23 CommentsIn the United States today, cab-over-engine long haul trucks are basically non-existent. COEs thrive in the light duty commercial truck market and manage to hang on in the medium duty […] -
![One more walk through Versteijnen’s jumbo showroom in the south of the Netherlands, with their own Scania T500 V8 4×2 tractor prominently on display. Its first registration was in the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/IMG_1721.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "CC Global: We Buy And Sell Trucks, But We Have No Truck With Light-Duty Trucks")
CC Global: We Buy And Sell Trucks, But We Have No Truck With Light-Duty Trucks
Posted on September 3, 2024 | 8 CommentsOne more walk through Versteijnen’s jumbo showroom in the south of the Netherlands, with their own Scania T500 V8 4×2 tractor prominently on display. Its first registration was in the […] -
![Before the flat nosed Freightliner COE became the most popular truck of its kind for decades, there was its predecessor, the “bubble nose” Freightliner. Conceived in 1940 and and first […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/IMG_1551.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Truck Show Outtake: 1955 Freightliner “Bubble Nose” COE – And A Couple Of Other ’60s Freightliners")
Truck Show Outtake: 1955 Freightliner “Bubble Nose” COE – And A Couple Of Other ’60s Freightliners
Posted on August 30, 2024 | 11 CommentsBefore the flat nosed Freightliner COE became the most popular truck of its kind for decades, there was its predecessor, the “bubble nose” Freightliner. Conceived in 1940 and and first […] -
![A showroom with a floor area of 10,000 m² (107,600 ft²), filled with all sorts of used, heavy on-highway vehicles. My idea of an indoor amusement park. Two powerhouses in […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/IMG_1747.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "CC Global: Volvo, MAN, And Broshuis – Behemoths Protected From The Elements")
CC Global: Volvo, MAN, And Broshuis – Behemoths Protected From The Elements
Posted on August 29, 2024 | 6 CommentsA showroom with a floor area of 10,000 m² (107,600 ft²), filled with all sorts of used, heavy on-highway vehicles. My idea of an indoor amusement park. Two powerhouses in […] -
![There was a road train’s load of splendid old trucks at the 2024 PNW Truck Show this past weekend. Rather than overwhelm you with them all in one sitting, I’ll […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/IMG_1572.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Truck Show Outtake: The Ultimate Needle Nose Peterbilt – Best In Show")
Truck Show Outtake: The Ultimate Needle Nose Peterbilt – Best In Show
Posted on August 28, 2024 | 9 CommentsThere was a road train’s load of splendid old trucks at the 2024 PNW Truck Show this past weekend. Rather than overwhelm you with them all in one sitting, I’ll […] -
![The last round of pictures I took this year at shows held in two small towns that don’t ring the tiniest bell among the readership. Better go straight to the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/IMG_2277.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "CC Global: Truck Shows Milheeze And Dodewaard, May And June 2024")
CC Global: Truck Shows Milheeze And Dodewaard, May And June 2024
Posted on August 22, 2024 | 8 CommentsThe last round of pictures I took this year at shows held in two small towns that don’t ring the tiniest bell among the readership. Better go straight to the […] -
![(first posted 8/17/2018) Right after the Second World War, German engineer Albert Friedrich started the development of a multi-purpose vehicle for farmers. What he had in […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/IMG_6944.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Fieldside Classic: Mercedes-Benz Unimog 406 – AWD Tractor, Dump Truck, Flatbed Truck And Tool Carrier")
Fieldside Classic: Mercedes-Benz Unimog 406 – AWD Tractor, Dump Truck, Flatbed Truck And Tool Carrier
Posted on August 17, 2024 | 26 Comments(first posted 8/17/2018) Right after the Second World War, German engineer Albert Friedrich started the development of a multi-purpose vehicle for farmers. What he had in […] -
![No towering sleeper cab tractors today, but a classic example of a ‘trip around the church’ delivery truck. A modern fuel tanker whose task is supplying diesel juice to farmers, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/IMG_2709.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "CC Global: 2021 DAF CF 370 FAN Tanker Truck – Day Cab In Broad Daylight")
CC Global: 2021 DAF CF 370 FAN Tanker Truck – Day Cab In Broad Daylight
Posted on August 14, 2024 | 20 CommentsNo towering sleeper cab tractors today, but a classic example of a ‘trip around the church’ delivery truck. A modern fuel tanker whose task is supplying diesel juice to farmers, […] -
![Examining a sublime Büssing Unterflur (underfloor) in the yard of a Dutch MAN dealership. In the world of classic commercial vehicles, that’s the equivalent of admiring fine art in any […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/IMG_2445.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Truck Stop Classic: Büssing Commodore LU 11/16 – Navy Blue Suits It Very Well")
Truck Stop Classic: Büssing Commodore LU 11/16 – Navy Blue Suits It Very Well
Posted on August 6, 2024 | 9 CommentsExamining a sublime Büssing Unterflur (underfloor) in the yard of a Dutch MAN dealership. In the world of classic commercial vehicles, that’s the equivalent of admiring fine art in any […] -
![At the show, I really thought I was taking some pictures of an exemplary, modern owner-operator tractor unit. Yet after some searching, it turned out that the 2011 Scania is […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/IMG_2371.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Truck Show Outtake: 2011 Scania R500 V8 6×2 – The Retiree’s Retired Owner-Operator Tractor")
Truck Show Outtake: 2011 Scania R500 V8 6×2 – The Retiree’s Retired Owner-Operator Tractor
Posted on August 4, 2024 | 14 CommentsAt the show, I really thought I was taking some pictures of an exemplary, modern owner-operator tractor unit. Yet after some searching, it turned out that the 2011 Scania is […] -
Wordless Outtake: Mirror – Signal – (Never Mind) Shoulder Check
Posted on August 1, 2024 | 13 Comments -
![A straightforward dry bulk tanker, consisting of a 4×2 tractor and a tridem axle semi-trailer. Similar combinations can be found all over the Continent, their task is transporting dry cement […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/IMG_2290.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Truck Show Outtake: 2017 Volvo FM And 2018 Spitzer Dry Bulk Tanker – No-Frills Carrier")
Truck Show Outtake: 2017 Volvo FM And 2018 Spitzer Dry Bulk Tanker – No-Frills Carrier
Posted on July 27, 2024 | 8 CommentsA straightforward dry bulk tanker, consisting of a 4×2 tractor and a tridem axle semi-trailer. Similar combinations can be found all over the Continent, their task is transporting dry cement […] -
![Flatbeds with a 4×2 drivetrain, the oldest and most elementary form of trucking. Commercial vehicles with a full-size bakkie, like several classic MAN trucks at the show I visited in […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/IMG_2435.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Truck Stop Classics: MAN (Diesel) Flatbed Trucks – Back To Basics")
Truck Stop Classics: MAN (Diesel) Flatbed Trucks – Back To Basics
Posted on July 21, 2024 | 8 CommentsFlatbeds with a 4×2 drivetrain, the oldest and most elementary form of trucking. Commercial vehicles with a full-size bakkie, like several classic MAN trucks at the show I visited in […] -
![Running on diesel fuel and transporting diesel fuel, given the numbers on the orange front and rear signs. A trio of identical Volvo FM 4×2 tractors, each towing a tridem […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/IMG_2304.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Truck Show Outtakes: Three Fuel Tanker Semis – LAG Behind The Volvo Tractors")
Truck Show Outtakes: Three Fuel Tanker Semis – LAG Behind The Volvo Tractors
Posted on July 14, 2024 | 20 CommentsRunning on diesel fuel and transporting diesel fuel, given the numbers on the orange front and rear signs. A trio of identical Volvo FM 4×2 tractors, each towing a tridem […]
