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Trucks and Heavy Equipment Archive
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Making A Truck Driver – Week 2
Posted on March 8, 2024 | 41 CommentsI made it through the first week of school and was actually learning how to drive a tractor-trailer, big rig, semi truck, or whatever else you might want to call […] -
CC Global: Nooteboom Manoovr MPL Semi-Low Loader – Clever Maneuver
Posted on March 3, 2024 | 10 CommentsThe big and long kahuna of Nooteboom’s range of semi-low loaders (all wheels underneath the bed) is the extendable Manoovr MPL 3+7. The numbers refer to the tridem on the […] -
Making a Truck Driver – Week 1
Posted on March 1, 2024 | 43 CommentsLast week I introduced this series – one which would see me quit being a lawyer and start being a truck driver. After all of the planning it was time […] -
CC Global: Bolk’s Swedes – Two Workforce Members And One Retiree
Posted on February 25, 2024 | 9 CommentsThe Bolk Transport company from the East Netherlands has a large fleet of heavy, special vehicles. One of them is this 2020 Volvo FH flatbed truck, clearly not configured to […] -
Making A Truck Driver – Prologue
Posted on February 23, 2024 | 63 CommentsCC has been a place that has morphed from strictly being a site that celebrates old cars into one that is about vehicles of all kinds. Back in May I […] -
CC Global: Some Stout Mercedes-Benz Tractors – Wörth Highlighting
Posted on February 18, 2024 | 11 CommentsNot what Janis Joplin had in mind, back in 1970, but today’s collection of Benzes certainly does belong to a Sonderklasse/Special Class. The segment of dedicated, factory heavy haul tractors. […] -
Truck Show Outtakes: Mack NM8, Scania V8, And Another One – You Will Hear From Us
Posted on February 9, 2024 | 20 CommentsA delightful presentation, rolled into a former military hangar in the east of the Netherlands. Scania’s legendary, first V8 turbodiesel engine and Mack’s first military 6×6 truck. An artillery tractor, […] -
What Comes Down Must Go Away – At Home Plowing and Snow Removal
Posted on February 9, 2024 | 51 CommentsDespite some wishful and frankly conflicted thinking that maybe this year it just wouldn’t snow, that fantasy has rolled over and died out here in New England. We may have […] -
CC Global: The Triple Extendable Long Hauler
Posted on February 4, 2024 | 9 CommentsTrailer manufacturer Nooteboom offers a whole range of extendable flatbed semi-trailers, called OVB Teletrailers. The Van de Lagemaat hauling company showcased their 2020 Scania R500 6×2/4 tractor with a 2009 […] -
CC Global: Volvo FM Based Megastructure
Posted on January 21, 2024 | 11 CommentsNever before had I seen such a colossal creation mounted on the frame of a standard size truck. At first glance, the Volvo simply seems to be too small and […] -
CC Global: Piling Rig On Tour – 21st Century Medieval Battering Ram
Posted on January 15, 2024 | 15 CommentsIn transit, a piling rig at rest and a tall cabover tractor don’t go well together, for obvious reasons. That’s quite a front overhang, by the way. A much lower […] -
CC Global: Machines Moving Machinery
Posted on January 7, 2024 | 7 CommentsThe Jan van Dam (John Vandam) company is specialized in transporting all kinds of heavy machines, covering the Netherlands and pretty much all other European countries. That includes removing said […] -
CC Global: Some Modern Volvo Recovery Vehicles
Posted on December 17, 2023 | 13 CommentsThere are two over-the-road ways to recover a seriously damaged or broken-down large commercial vehicle: either by hooking it up to a heavy wrecker or by putting the vehicle on […] -
CC Global: 2022 MAN TGX 41.640 And 2018 Scheuerle Low Loader – Running In The Family Business
Posted on December 8, 2023 | 11 CommentsThe history of the E. Lafeber hauling company can be traced back to 1820. Talking about a business that has withstood the test of time. Since the eighties -fast forward […] -
CC Global: Volkswagen Transporters T6.1 And T6 – The Last Of Us
Posted on December 1, 2023 | 11 CommentsThe 2023 Volkswagen Transporter T6.1 panel van on the left is the final edition of ICE-powered, one-tonne commercial vehicles developed and built by Volkswagen. Its successor will be unveiled next […]
![Making A Truck Driver – Week 2 I made it through the first week of school and was actually learning how to drive a tractor-trailer, big rig, semi truck, or whatever else you might want to call […]](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: Nooteboom Manoovr MPL Semi-Low Loader – Clever Maneuver The big and long kahuna of Nooteboom’s range of semi-low loaders (all wheels underneath the bed) is the extendable Manoovr MPL 3+7. The numbers refer to the tridem on the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/IMG_1961.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Making a Truck Driver – Week 1 Last week I introduced this series – one which would see me quit being a lawyer and start being a truck driver. After all of the planning it was time […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Truck-Driver-01.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![CC Global: Bolk’s Swedes – Two Workforce Members And One Retiree The Bolk Transport company from the East Netherlands has a large fleet of heavy, special vehicles. One of them is this 2020 Volvo FH flatbed truck, clearly not configured to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/IMG_1824.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![CC Global: Some Stout Mercedes-Benz Tractors – Wörth Highlighting Not what Janis Joplin had in mind, back in 1970, but today’s collection of Benzes certainly does belong to a Sonderklasse/Special Class. The segment of dedicated, factory heavy haul tractors. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/IMG_1996.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Truck Show Outtakes: Mack NM8, Scania V8, And Another One – You Will Hear From Us A delightful presentation, rolled into a former military hangar in the east of the Netherlands. Scania’s legendary, first V8 turbodiesel engine and Mack’s first military 6×6 truck. An artillery tractor, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/IMG_1888.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![What Comes Down Must Go Away – At Home Plowing and Snow Removal Despite some wishful and frankly conflicted thinking that maybe this year it just wouldn’t snow, that fantasy has rolled over and died out here in New England. We may have […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/tradplow4.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![CC Global: The Triple Extendable Long Hauler Trailer manufacturer Nooteboom offers a whole range of extendable flatbed semi-trailers, called OVB Teletrailers. The Van de Lagemaat hauling company showcased their 2020 Scania R500 6×2/4 tractor with a 2009 […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/IMG_1983.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![CC Global: Volvo FM Based Megastructure Never before had I seen such a colossal creation mounted on the frame of a standard size truck. At first glance, the Volvo simply seems to be too small and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/IMG_1726.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![CC Global: Piling Rig On Tour – 21st Century Medieval Battering Ram In transit, a piling rig at rest and a tall cabover tractor don’t go well together, for obvious reasons. That’s quite a front overhang, by the way. A much lower […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/IMG_1933.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![CC Global: Machines Moving Machinery The Jan van Dam (John Vandam) company is specialized in transporting all kinds of heavy machines, covering the Netherlands and pretty much all other European countries. That includes removing said […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/IMG_2049.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![CC Global: Some Modern Volvo Recovery Vehicles There are two over-the-road ways to recover a seriously damaged or broken-down large commercial vehicle: either by hooking it up to a heavy wrecker or by putting the vehicle on […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/IMG_1917.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![CC Global: 2022 MAN TGX 41.640 And 2018 Scheuerle Low Loader – Running In The Family Business The history of the E. Lafeber hauling company can be traced back to 1820. Talking about a business that has withstood the test of time. Since the eighties -fast forward […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/IMG_1972.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![CC Global: Volkswagen Transporters T6.1 And T6 – The Last Of Us The 2023 Volkswagen Transporter T6.1 panel van on the left is the final edition of ICE-powered, one-tonne commercial vehicles developed and built by Volkswagen. Its successor will be unveiled next […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/IMG_2019.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)


