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Curbside Classics Archives
Trucks and Heavy Equipment Archive
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![The folks at Delta Machinery are true CAT people. Just like in previous years, they put their Scania-Faymonville couple on display at the truck show in the southeast of the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/IMG_2341.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Global: Delta Machinery – Transporting Compactors Compactly")
CC Global: Delta Machinery – Transporting Compactors Compactly
Posted on May 24, 2024 | 4 CommentsThe folks at Delta Machinery are true CAT people. Just like in previous years, they put their Scania-Faymonville couple on display at the truck show in the southeast of the […] -
![The other day I visited a classic MAN and Büssing show in the East Netherlands. A rather lonely and not-so-young German big rig caught my attention, the combination was clearly […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/IMG_2512.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Global: Carrozzeria Pezzaioli-Bodied MAN – Livestock Gran Turismo")
CC Global: Carrozzeria Pezzaioli-Bodied MAN – Livestock Gran Turismo
Posted on May 20, 2024 | 11 CommentsThe other day I visited a classic MAN and Büssing show in the East Netherlands. A rather lonely and not-so-young German big rig caught my attention, the combination was clearly […] -
![From 1956 to 1994, with an update in 1969, German truck manufacturer MAN offered a short-nosed conventional, generally referred to as the ‘MAN Ponton-Kurzhauber’. It was one of the heavy-duty […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/IMG_2421.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Truck Stop Classic: MAN 26.281 DHK Dreiseitenkipper – Round-Faced And Steely-Spined")
Truck Stop Classic: MAN 26.281 DHK Dreiseitenkipper – Round-Faced And Steely-Spined
Posted on May 15, 2024 | 23 CommentsFrom 1956 to 1994, with an update in 1969, German truck manufacturer MAN offered a short-nosed conventional, generally referred to as the ‘MAN Ponton-Kurzhauber’. It was one of the heavy-duty […] -
![Just perfect! An 18 years old, battle-scarred dump truck, parked between two immaculate showstoppers. Dump trucks don’t have it easy, you know. They’re always carrying very heavy loads, under less […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/IMG_2353.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Truck Show Outtake: 2006 Ginaf X 4241 S Dump Truck – Unpolished Refinement")
Truck Show Outtake: 2006 Ginaf X 4241 S Dump Truck – Unpolished Refinement
Posted on May 10, 2024 | 11 CommentsJust perfect! An 18 years old, battle-scarred dump truck, parked between two immaculate showstoppers. Dump trucks don’t have it easy, you know. They’re always carrying very heavy loads, under less […] -
![Deutz, an illustrious name in the vehicle manufacturing industry. The company’s founders gave us the internal combustion engine as we know it. Their air-cooled diesel engines were distributed all over […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/IMG_2247.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Global: Two Tractors, More Than 50 Years Apart – Both Making a Big Noise")
CC Global: Two Tractors, More Than 50 Years Apart – Both Making a Big Noise
Posted on May 5, 2024 | 10 CommentsDeutz, an illustrious name in the vehicle manufacturing industry. The company’s founders gave us the internal combustion engine as we know it. Their air-cooled diesel engines were distributed all over […] -
![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&ssl=1 "CC Global: 2023 Trucks@Twenthe – Happy Hunting Ground (For Truck Enthusiasts, Anyway)")
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, […] -
![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&ssl=1 "Trackside Classics: Steamrail Victoria Newport Workshops — Open Days 2024")
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, […] -
![(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&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: Thai E-tean Farm Truck – No Frills, No Muffler, No License Needed")
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 […] -
![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&ssl=1 "CC Global: This Volvo Always Stays Ahead Of The Competitors")
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 […] -
![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&ssl=1 "CC Global (And Video): Scania And Volvo Dually Pickup Trucks – Lively Demo By a DAF Driver")
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, […] -
![(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&ssl=1 "Storage Yard Classic: 1963-70 Ford N-Series Trucks")
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 […] -
![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&ssl=1 "CC Global: 2018 Scania P450 8×4 Crane Carrier – The Show’s Gatekeeper")
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 […] -
![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&ssl=1 "Making A Truck Driver – Finale")
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 […] -
![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&ssl=1 "CC Global: The Corporation’s Industrial Vehicles Are Finally Rolling Out Of The Shadows")
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 […] -
![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&ssl=1 "Making A Truck Driver – Week 5")
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, […]
