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Curbside Classics Archives
Trucks and Heavy Equipment Archive
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![Exactly 35 years ago, Bavarian truck maker MAN unveiled a 4×2 on-highway tractor with a massive V10 underneath its tilt cab. Their F90 19.462 was born, at that point the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/MAN-D-2840-LF-460.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Truck History: The MAN 18.3 Liter V10 – The Last On-Highway Turbodiesel Behemoth In Europe")
Truck History: The MAN 18.3 Liter V10 – The Last On-Highway Turbodiesel Behemoth In Europe
Posted on January 7, 2022 | 32 CommentsExactly 35 years ago, Bavarian truck maker MAN unveiled a 4×2 on-highway tractor with a massive V10 underneath its tilt cab. Their F90 19.462 was born, at that point the […] -
![Eye-catching, well-equipped trucks and tractors are not exclusively driven by owner/operators. The hauling companies take pride in their rolling hardware just as well. Remarkable color schemes and liveries are a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/IMG_9784.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Truck Show Outtakes: Fleetsights")
Truck Show Outtakes: Fleetsights
Posted on December 7, 2021 | 7 CommentsEye-catching, well-equipped trucks and tractors are not exclusively driven by owner/operators. The hauling companies take pride in their rolling hardware just as well. Remarkable color schemes and liveries are a […] -
![This 20.70 m (67’11”) long and 3.00 m (9’10”) wide colossus is the most impressive rigid rolling creature I’ve ever laid my eyes on. Its sheer weight of approximately 108 […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/IMG_9819.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Truck Show Outtakes: Wagenborg’s Traveling Circus – The Strongman And The Auxiliaries")
Truck Show Outtakes: Wagenborg’s Traveling Circus – The Strongman And The Auxiliaries
Posted on November 29, 2021 | 17 CommentsThis 20.70 m (67’11”) long and 3.00 m (9’10”) wide colossus is the most impressive rigid rolling creature I’ve ever laid my eyes on. Its sheer weight of approximately 108 […] -
![That’s my favorite kind of pickup alright. At work, off-road and covered with grime. The dented sheet metal is a welcome finishing touch. And of course, it’s powered by a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/IMG_9868.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Global: 2017 Nissan Navara And 2018 Mitsubishi L200 – Strictly Business")
CC Global: 2017 Nissan Navara And 2018 Mitsubishi L200 – Strictly Business
Posted on November 23, 2021 | 17 CommentsThat’s my favorite kind of pickup alright. At work, off-road and covered with grime. The dented sheet metal is a welcome finishing touch. And of course, it’s powered by a […] -
![Number 14 is one of the nine special and identical Racing Edition demo tractors of the Dutch Renault Trucks organization. Fully optioned, naturally, and with the most powerful engine. The […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/IMG_9725.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Truck Show Outtake: 2021 Renault Trucks T High Racing Edition – In Name Only")
Truck Show Outtake: 2021 Renault Trucks T High Racing Edition – In Name Only
Posted on November 19, 2021 | 6 CommentsNumber 14 is one of the nine special and identical Racing Edition demo tractors of the Dutch Renault Trucks organization. Fully optioned, naturally, and with the most powerful engine. The […] -
![Mercedes-Benz is the leading brand of Daimler Truck AG, the world’s largest manufacturer of heavy trucks and tractors. The others rolling under Daimler’s umbrella are Freightliner, Mitsubishi-Fuso, Western Star, BharatBenz, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/IMG_9678.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Truck Show Outtakes: The Mercedes-Benz Actros – The S-Class Of Their Heavy Vehicle Product Line")
Truck Show Outtakes: The Mercedes-Benz Actros – The S-Class Of Their Heavy Vehicle Product Line
Posted on November 8, 2021 | 16 CommentsMercedes-Benz is the leading brand of Daimler Truck AG, the world’s largest manufacturer of heavy trucks and tractors. The others rolling under Daimler’s umbrella are Freightliner, Mitsubishi-Fuso, Western Star, BharatBenz, […] -
![Picking up hay bales with a pitchfork and loading them on a flatbed trailer. Hard manual work that went out of the farmhouse window. That job has been taken over […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/IMG_9844.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Global: John Deere and Krone Round Baler – Wrap It Up")
CC Global: John Deere and Krone Round Baler – Wrap It Up
Posted on November 4, 2021 | 11 CommentsPicking up hay bales with a pitchfork and loading them on a flatbed trailer. Hard manual work that went out of the farmhouse window. That job has been taken over […] -
![The sea fish vendor at our weekly market got himself a fresh combo and livery. Previously, the food trailer was towed by a heavy-duty, full-size panel van. But the brand […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/IMG_9835.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Global: 2021 MAN TGL 8.220 – Bringing Sea Fish Daily (Now Without a Daily)")
CC Global: 2021 MAN TGL 8.220 – Bringing Sea Fish Daily (Now Without a Daily)
Posted on October 31, 2021 | 9 CommentsThe sea fish vendor at our weekly market got himself a fresh combo and livery. Previously, the food trailer was towed by a heavy-duty, full-size panel van. But the brand […] -
![Only 7.44 m (24’5”) long and rated at a GCW of 200 metric tons (440,925 lbs). Rensink’s 750 hp Volvo is a downright beast and a perfect specimen of a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/IMG_9814.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Truck Show Outtake: 2015 Volvo FH16-750 8×4 Heavy Haulage Tractor – Brute Force In a Compact Package")
Truck Show Outtake: 2015 Volvo FH16-750 8×4 Heavy Haulage Tractor – Brute Force In a Compact Package
Posted on October 29, 2021 | 21 CommentsOnly 7.44 m (24’5”) long and rated at a GCW of 200 metric tons (440,925 lbs). Rensink’s 750 hp Volvo is a downright beast and a perfect specimen of a […] -
![The Leverink hauling company is a family business going back to 1934. According to their website, they have 75 trucks and tractors, 160 (semi-) trailers and last but not least, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/IMG_9715.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Truck Show Outtakes: The Leverink Liveries")
Truck Show Outtakes: The Leverink Liveries
Posted on October 22, 2021 | 14 CommentsThe Leverink hauling company is a family business going back to 1934. According to their website, they have 75 trucks and tractors, 160 (semi-) trailers and last but not least, […] -
![After posting many straight trucks with some type of roll-off system (hooklift, chains, cables) over the past years, I could finally take several pictures of the exposed equipment of such […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/IMG_9790.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Truck Show Outtakes: Heavy 6×2 Trucks With a Roll-Off System – All Ready To Roll")
Truck Show Outtakes: Heavy 6×2 Trucks With a Roll-Off System – All Ready To Roll
Posted on October 15, 2021 | 9 CommentsAfter posting many straight trucks with some type of roll-off system (hooklift, chains, cables) over the past years, I could finally take several pictures of the exposed equipment of such […] -
![Well how about that, a late model Benz in one of their classic shades of green! And a heavy-duty dude at that, with its 10×4 drivetrain, operating in the top […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/IMG_9812.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Truck Show Outtake: 2021 Mercedes-Benz Arocs 10×4 – Working In The Sonderklasse Of Concrete Mixer Trucks")
Truck Show Outtake: 2021 Mercedes-Benz Arocs 10×4 – Working In The Sonderklasse Of Concrete Mixer Trucks
Posted on October 8, 2021 | 14 CommentsWell how about that, a late model Benz in one of their classic shades of green! And a heavy-duty dude at that, with its 10×4 drivetrain, operating in the top […] -
![Once an Air Force base, now an event venue. The old buildings still scattered alongside the runway and a few military vehicles from bygone times are just sitting there as […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/IMG_9775.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC History: DAF YA 328 Artillery Tractor And Some Other Cold War Relics")
CC History: DAF YA 328 Artillery Tractor And Some Other Cold War Relics
Posted on October 1, 2021 | 15 CommentsOnce an Air Force base, now an event venue. The old buildings still scattered alongside the runway and a few military vehicles from bygone times are just sitting there as […] -
![The Zandbergen hauling company, specialized in transporting full-size on- and off-road vehicles, brought one of their truck & trailer combinations to the show I recently visited. There were three Volvo […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/IMG_9738.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Truck Show Outtake: Tetrising Big Volvos")
Truck Show Outtake: Tetrising Big Volvos
Posted on September 24, 2021 | 10 CommentsThe Zandbergen hauling company, specialized in transporting full-size on- and off-road vehicles, brought one of their truck & trailer combinations to the show I recently visited. There were three Volvo […] -
![Tatra’s famed and proven central backbone tube, with independently suspended swing half axles, guarantees sublime off-road capabilities. But to maximize the possibilities the Dutch legislation offers, the factory 8×8 set-up […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/IMG_9668.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Truck Show Outtake: 2019 Tatra Phoenix 8×8 Dump Truck – Bring It On!")
Truck Show Outtake: 2019 Tatra Phoenix 8×8 Dump Truck – Bring It On!
Posted on September 19, 2021 | 35 CommentsTatra’s famed and proven central backbone tube, with independently suspended swing half axles, guarantees sublime off-road capabilities. But to maximize the possibilities the Dutch legislation offers, the factory 8×8 set-up […]
