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Curbside Classics Archives
Trucks and Heavy Equipment Archive
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CC Global: 2023 Truck Show Milheeze – Open To All Ages
Posted on April 16, 2023 | 33 CommentsA compact show, well organized by a regional truckers club in the southeast of the Netherlands. Free entry, plenty to see, yet Generation Alpha clearly ruled. -
![Regardless their size, specific task or where they’re based, Dutch fire trucks always come in one and the same shade of red with identical graphics. In this case, the starting […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/IMG_0898.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Global: 2017 DAF CF 310 FAV (4×4) Fire Truck – Posing While Its Crew Ruins a Picasso")
CC Global: 2017 DAF CF 310 FAV (4×4) Fire Truck – Posing While Its Crew Ruins a Picasso
Posted on April 7, 2023 | 32 CommentsRegardless their size, specific task or where they’re based, Dutch fire trucks always come in one and the same shade of red with identical graphics. In this case, the starting […] -
![Welcome to the PACCAR-wing, the museum’s latest extension, where a fabulous collection of classic and more recent Tatra trucks and tractors is housing till next Sunday. It’s time for backbone […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/IMG_0786.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Museum Classics: The DAF Museum’s Tatra Experience – Part Two, The Trucks")
Museum Classics: The DAF Museum’s Tatra Experience – Part Two, The Trucks
Posted on March 27, 2023 | 15 CommentsWelcome to the PACCAR-wing, the museum’s latest extension, where a fabulous collection of classic and more recent Tatra trucks and tractors is housing till next Sunday. It’s time for backbone […] -
![At first sight this utterly basic looking 2022 Mercedes-Benz Vito (Metris) panel van seems to be a roadside assistance vehicle. Yet its main job is escorting those massive big rigs […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/IMG_0686.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Global: Walking By Tour – Miscellaneous Wheeled Items")
CC Global: Walking By Tour – Miscellaneous Wheeled Items
Posted on March 10, 2023 | 12 CommentsAt first sight this utterly basic looking 2022 Mercedes-Benz Vito (Metris) panel van seems to be a roadside assistance vehicle. Yet its main job is escorting those massive big rigs […] -
![No behemoths with towering cabs today. Instead, some agile and enclosed delivery trucks, like this meat-hauling MAN duo. The 2021 TGE in front is nothing more -or less- than a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/IMG_0679.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Global: From Butchers To Duke John, They All Must Deliver")
CC Global: From Butchers To Duke John, They All Must Deliver
Posted on February 26, 2023 | 5 CommentsNo behemoths with towering cabs today. Instead, some agile and enclosed delivery trucks, like this meat-hauling MAN duo. The 2021 TGE in front is nothing more -or less- than a […] -
![Industrial areas aren’t exactly known for their marvelous architecture or views. Rather desolate places they are, especially during weekends. Strolling around last Saturday yielded three interesting finds though, in less […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/IMG_0666.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Global: Off For The Weekend – Three Different Stages Of Construction")
CC Global: Off For The Weekend – Three Different Stages Of Construction
Posted on February 10, 2023 | 14 CommentsIndustrial areas aren’t exactly known for their marvelous architecture or views. Rather desolate places they are, especially during weekends. Strolling around last Saturday yielded three interesting finds though, in less […] -
![One of the events I want to visit this year is the annually held Truckstar Mack & Speciaaltransportdag. Middle-of-the-road trucks and combination vehicles are not allowed (and will probably be […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/broshuis.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Video: Pas Op! Zwenkt Uit *)")
CC Video: Pas Op! Zwenkt Uit *)
Posted on January 30, 2023 | 13 CommentsOne of the events I want to visit this year is the annually held Truckstar Mack & Speciaaltransportdag. Middle-of-the-road trucks and combination vehicles are not allowed (and will probably be […] -
![Rolling down the meandering balcony road through Les Gorges du Guil in the French Alps, featuring a Scania R580-V8 6×2 livestock truck/trailer combination and its resolute driver chauffeur. (Video created […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/themes/arras162/images/thumbnail.png "CC Video: What Goes Up Must Come Down")
CC Video: What Goes Up Must Come Down
Posted on January 15, 2023 | 16 CommentsRolling down the meandering balcony road through Les Gorges du Guil in the French Alps, featuring a Scania R580-V8 6×2 livestock truck/trailer combination and its resolute driver chauffeur. (Video created […] -
![Place a third steering axle halfway a factory 8×4 chassis and voilà – a 10×4 truck with 10 tons extra GVWR is born. This Volvo FMX conversion job was done […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/IMG_0663.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Global: 2016 Volvo FMX 460 10×4 Dump Truck – Firmly Earthbound")
CC Global: 2016 Volvo FMX 460 10×4 Dump Truck – Firmly Earthbound
Posted on December 20, 2022 | 5 CommentsPlace a third steering axle halfway a factory 8×4 chassis and voilà – a 10×4 truck with 10 tons extra GVWR is born. This Volvo FMX conversion job was done […] -
![(first posted 12/17/2016) Last week we looked at the Bedford VAL Twin Steer coach, and the week before that, the Fageol Super Freighter Van – and it posed an […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/Eisenhauer_twin_engine_1945-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Truck Stop Classics: Eisenhauer “Twin Engine” Freighter – Twin Strikeout")
Truck Stop Classics: Eisenhauer “Twin Engine” Freighter – Twin Strikeout
Posted on December 17, 2022 | 30 Comments(first posted 12/17/2016) Last week we looked at the Bedford VAL Twin Steer coach, and the week before that, the Fageol Super Freighter Van – and it posed an […] -
![Valhalla, that’s what it says above the entry door of this Scandinavia Liner. The 2022 DAF XG+ 480 FT must give the driver some majestic (air) ride then. For the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/IMG_0333.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Global: 2022 Truck Show Asten – Summery Summary")
CC Global: 2022 Truck Show Asten – Summery Summary
Posted on December 5, 2022 | 5 CommentsValhalla, that’s what it says above the entry door of this Scandinavia Liner. The 2022 DAF XG+ 480 FT must give the driver some majestic (air) ride then. For the […] -
![(first posted 12/3/2016) Whether you recognize this distinctive vehicle likely depends on your answer to the following question; Which actor did you first see portray Superman; A-Henry Cavill, B-Christopher […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/d9d1302e-6590-47c7-a3c6-c915-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Truck Stop Classics: 1952 Fageol Super Freighter – The Definitive ‘50s Moving Van")
Truck Stop Classics: 1952 Fageol Super Freighter – The Definitive ‘50s Moving Van
Posted on December 3, 2022 | 55 Comments(first posted 12/3/2016) Whether you recognize this distinctive vehicle likely depends on your answer to the following question; Which actor did you first see portray Superman; A-Henry Cavill, B-Christopher […] -
![It’s simply impossible to mistake a Unimog for any other vehicle, regardless its age. A more than 75 years old concept that has stood the test of time, with the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/IMG_0656.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: 1972 Mercedes-Benz Unimog 406 – What You See Is What You Get")
CC Outtake: 1972 Mercedes-Benz Unimog 406 – What You See Is What You Get
Posted on November 27, 2022 | 13 CommentsIt’s simply impossible to mistake a Unimog for any other vehicle, regardless its age. A more than 75 years old concept that has stood the test of time, with the […] -
![Aiming for the high-hanging fruit? Then this fine piece of rental machinery is the perfect tool. Standing at some distance, I initially thought it was a truck-mounted telescopic boom crane. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/IMG_0318.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Truck Show Outtake: 2021 MAN TGS 35.470 With Ruthmann Steiger T 750 HF – High-Level Cherry Picking")
Truck Show Outtake: 2021 MAN TGS 35.470 With Ruthmann Steiger T 750 HF – High-Level Cherry Picking
Posted on November 20, 2022 | 13 CommentsAiming for the high-hanging fruit? Then this fine piece of rental machinery is the perfect tool. Standing at some distance, I initially thought it was a truck-mounted telescopic boom crane. […] -
![A compact semi with six axles, perfectly capable of turning on a dime. And those are some sturdy crane outriggers at the back. The short stakes are also noticeable. By […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/IMG_0647.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Global: 2022 Volvo FH 6×2/4 Tractor And 2022 Vogelzang Semi-Trailer – Running Short")
CC Global: 2022 Volvo FH 6×2/4 Tractor And 2022 Vogelzang Semi-Trailer – Running Short
Posted on November 11, 2022 | 5 CommentsA compact semi with six axles, perfectly capable of turning on a dime. And those are some sturdy crane outriggers at the back. The short stakes are also noticeable. By […]
