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Trucks and Heavy Equipment Archive
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CC Global: 2023 Trucks@Twenthe – Happy Hunting Ground (For Truck Enthusiasts, Anyway)
Posted on April 28, 2024 | 17 CommentsNo fear when these guys show up in your rear-view mirror, it’s just that family names ending on -ing or -ink are commonplace in the eastern regions of the Netherlands, […] -
Trackside Classics: Steamrail Victoria Newport Workshops — Open Days 2024
Posted on April 27, 2024 | 16 CommentsThis has taken ages to write. What an experience! Just the program ran to eight pages. What to include? What to leave out? I had just got a new phone, […] -
CC Capsule: Thai E-tean Farm Truck – No Frills, No Muffler, No License Needed
Posted on April 22, 2024 | 16 Comments(first posted 4/22/2018) I recently posted about European microcars, which are still a thing. But mobility is a global issue – especially in rural areas, where motorized […] -
CC Global: This Volvo Always Stays Ahead Of The Competitors
Posted on April 21, 2024 | 5 CommentsRiding along on a 2017 Volvo FH truck and GS Meppel center-axle trailer, two brand spanking new Scania trucks, straight from the Zwolle plant in the Netherlands, the truck maker’s […] -
CC Global (And Video): Scania And Volvo Dually Pickup Trucks – Lively Demo By a DAF Driver
Posted on April 14, 2024 | 5 CommentsThere are three ways to pick a large dumpster or truck body up from the ground and put it on the back of a straight truck: with a hooklift hoist, […] -
Storage Yard Classic: 1963-70 Ford N-Series Trucks
Posted on April 9, 2024 | 82 Comments(first posted 7/6/2013) In the 1960s, Ford leveraged its considerable reputation for quality trucks into an entirely new line—the N-series. These trucks slotted between the “conventional” light-to-heavy duty F-series trucks […] -
CC Global: 2018 Scania P450 8×4 Crane Carrier – The Show’s Gatekeeper
Posted on April 7, 2024 | 10 CommentsA telescopic crane mounted on a standard chassis-cab from a truck manufacturer, that’s something you don’t see often around here. Usually, the entire crane unit rests on a dedicated all-terrain/rough-terrain […] -
Making A Truck Driver – Finale
Posted on April 5, 2024 | 60 CommentsIs it a bonus week when you pay for a five-week course to learn how to drive a semi and actually get six weeks for the same price because you […] -
CC Global: The Corporation’s Industrial Vehicles Are Finally Rolling Out Of The Shadows
Posted on March 31, 2024 | 21 CommentsCertainly in Northwestern Europe, heavy Iveco vehicles have always had a reputation of typical, bare-bones ‘fleet trucks’, rarely owned by small transport companies or owner-operators. This has been the case […] -
Making A Truck Driver – Week 5
Posted on March 29, 2024 | 21 CommentsThe final week of my five-week course in learning how to drive a big rig was a week of soaring highs and crashing lows. At the start of the week, […] -
CC Global: 2021 Volvo FH 6×2*4 Hooklift Truck – (Keep) Dry Cargo
Posted on March 24, 2024 | 7 CommentsWood fiber – sawdust – forage – biomass. Ten Damme’s business in writing, right there. The company has a large and interesting fleet of heavy trucks and tractors, such as […] -
Making A Truck Driver – Week 4
Posted on March 22, 2024 | 23 CommentsWeek 4 of our 5-week course pretty much wrapped up most of the actual training. Week 5 would be mostly testing (both school and BMV), a hazmat class required for […] -
CC Global: Skip (Container) Loaders – The Shortest Heavy-Duty Trucks By Far
Posted on March 17, 2024 | 15 CommentsShort, low, yet with plenty of power on tap. The English call them skip loaders, dedicated straight trucks for transporting open top containers, especially used for the disposal of construction […] -
Making A Truck Driver – Week 3
Posted on March 15, 2024 | 31 CommentsThe start of week three of truck driving school saw me settling into a familiar routine with familiar people. I was in the groove by now, and not missing billable […] -
CC Global: 2023 Mack And Special Transport Day – Heavy Atmosphere
Posted on March 10, 2024 | 17 CommentsThe 2023 edition of the Truckstar Mack & Speciaal Transportdag in the Netherlands was held on October 8. After a whole series of show reports, it’s time for the finale. […]
![CC Global: 2023 Trucks@Twenthe – Happy Hunting Ground (For Truck Enthusiasts, Anyway) No fear when these guys show up in your rear-view mirror, it’s just that family names ending on -ing or -ink are commonplace in the eastern regions of the Netherlands, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/IMG_1813.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Trackside Classics: Steamrail Victoria Newport Workshops — Open Days 2024 This has taken ages to write. What an experience! Just the program ran to eight pages. What to include? What to leave out? I had just got a new phone, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Program2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![CC Capsule: Thai E-tean Farm Truck – No Frills, No Muffler, No License Needed (first posted 4/22/2018) I recently posted about European microcars, which are still a thing. But mobility is a global issue – especially in rural areas, where motorized […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/IMG_20180222_084305.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![CC Global: This Volvo Always Stays Ahead Of The Competitors Riding along on a 2017 Volvo FH truck and GS Meppel center-axle trailer, two brand spanking new Scania trucks, straight from the Zwolle plant in the Netherlands, the truck maker’s […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/IMG_1857.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![CC Global (And Video): Scania And Volvo Dually Pickup Trucks – Lively Demo By a DAF Driver There are three ways to pick a large dumpster or truck body up from the ground and put it on the back of a straight truck: with a hooklift hoist, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/IMG_1802.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Storage Yard Classic: 1963-70 Ford N-Series Trucks (first posted 7/6/2013) In the 1960s, Ford leveraged its considerable reputation for quality trucks into an entirely new line—the N-series. These trucks slotted between the “conventional” light-to-heavy duty F-series trucks […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/n600-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![CC Global: 2018 Scania P450 8×4 Crane Carrier – The Show’s Gatekeeper A telescopic crane mounted on a standard chassis-cab from a truck manufacturer, that’s something you don’t see often around here. Usually, the entire crane unit rests on a dedicated all-terrain/rough-terrain […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/IMG_1860.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Making A Truck Driver – Finale Is it a bonus week when you pay for a five-week course to learn how to drive a semi and actually get six weeks for the same price because you […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Truck-Driver-12.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![CC Global: The Corporation’s Industrial Vehicles Are Finally Rolling Out Of The Shadows Certainly in Northwestern Europe, heavy Iveco vehicles have always had a reputation of typical, bare-bones ‘fleet trucks’, rarely owned by small transport companies or owner-operators. This has been the case […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/IMG_1760.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Making A Truck Driver – Week 5 The final week of my five-week course in learning how to drive a big rig was a week of soaring highs and crashing lows. At the start of the week, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Truck-Driver-04.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![CC Global: 2021 Volvo FH 6×2*4 Hooklift Truck – (Keep) Dry Cargo Wood fiber – sawdust – forage – biomass. Ten Damme’s business in writing, right there. The company has a large and interesting fleet of heavy trucks and tractors, such as […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/IMG_1863.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Making A Truck Driver – Week 4 Week 4 of our 5-week course pretty much wrapped up most of the actual training. Week 5 would be mostly testing (both school and BMV), a hazmat class required for […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Truck-Driver-05.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![CC Global: Skip (Container) Loaders – The Shortest Heavy-Duty Trucks By Far Short, low, yet with plenty of power on tap. The English call them skip loaders, dedicated straight trucks for transporting open top containers, especially used for the disposal of construction […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/IMG_1879.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Making A Truck Driver – Week 3 The start of week three of truck driving school saw me settling into a familiar routine with familiar people. I was in the groove by now, and not missing billable […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Truck-Driver-08.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![CC Global: 2023 Mack And Special Transport Day – Heavy Atmosphere The 2023 edition of the Truckstar Mack & Speciaal Transportdag in the Netherlands was held on October 8. After a whole series of show reports, it’s time for the finale. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/IMG_2079.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)


