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![When I’m on my way, I’m always on the lookout for heavy machinery scenery. Like this Volvo at work, owned by Klever Boor- en Perstechniek. The company -an experienced specialist […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/IMG_8932-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Global: 2012 Volvo FH Globetrotter – 510 Diesel Horses Working On a Floating Solar Project")
CC Global: 2012 Volvo FH Globetrotter – 510 Diesel Horses Working On a Floating Solar Project
Posted on September 23, 2020 | 17 CommentsWhen I’m on my way, I’m always on the lookout for heavy machinery scenery. Like this Volvo at work, owned by Klever Boor- en Perstechniek. The company -an experienced specialist […] -
![On 28th July, MG UK teased the coming-soon MG5 EV. Although the only image they have is this one, I could almost picture it in my brain with 99.9 % […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/fig01.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Report From China: Roewe Ei5 And Its Siblings")
Report From China: Roewe Ei5 And Its Siblings
Posted on September 18, 2020 | 4 CommentsOn 28th July, MG UK teased the coming-soon MG5 EV. Although the only image they have is this one, I could almost picture it in my brain with 99.9 % […] -
![Freight containers come in multiple shapes and sizes. Best known are the fully enclosed shipping containers, either 20, 40 or 45ft long. Yesterday, I shot this combination, carrying a fully […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/IMG_8923.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Global: 2019 Scania S520 Tractor And 2004 Pacton Semi-Trailer – All Packed And Ready To Go")
CC Global: 2019 Scania S520 Tractor And 2004 Pacton Semi-Trailer – All Packed And Ready To Go
Posted on September 14, 2020 | 13 CommentsFreight containers come in multiple shapes and sizes. Best known are the fully enclosed shipping containers, either 20, 40 or 45ft long. Yesterday, I shot this combination, carrying a fully […] -
![Usually, this 2006 – 2014 model is referred to as the Ford Transit Mk7. It was merely a serious update of the Transit’s third (platform) generation, as introduced in 2000. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/IMG_8908.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Global: 2009 Ford Transit T260 2.2 TDCi – The Last Generation Before Its Global Transition")
CC Global: 2009 Ford Transit T260 2.2 TDCi – The Last Generation Before Its Global Transition
Posted on July 29, 2020 | 26 CommentsUsually, this 2006 – 2014 model is referred to as the Ford Transit Mk7. It was merely a serious update of the Transit’s third (platform) generation, as introduced in 2000. […] -
![This whole scene brought back memories to my school holidays job, a long time ago. Unpacking and unloading everything, needed for the job that working day. The action scene was […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/IMG_8906.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Global: Unpacking After Arrival")
CC Global: Unpacking After Arrival
Posted on July 15, 2020 | 2 CommentsThis whole scene brought back memories to my school holidays job, a long time ago. Unpacking and unloading everything, needed for the job that working day. The action scene was […] -
![In 2003, Volkswagen introduced the fifth generation of their Transporter. By then, everybody was long used to Transporters with a transverse engine in the nose and a front-wheel drive layout. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/IMG_8904.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Global: 2008 Volkswagen Transporter T5 2.5 TDI – Near The End Of The Line For The Inline Five")
CC Global: 2008 Volkswagen Transporter T5 2.5 TDI – Near The End Of The Line For The Inline Five
Posted on July 6, 2020 | 19 CommentsIn 2003, Volkswagen introduced the fifth generation of their Transporter. By then, everybody was long used to Transporters with a transverse engine in the nose and a front-wheel drive layout. […] -
![This is the most common big rig set-up as used by our driving schools: a 4×2 box truck with a tall sleeper cab, towing a close-coupled tandem axle trailer. If […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/IMG_8777.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Global: 2016 Volvo FH – Full-Size Educational Vehicle")
CC Global: 2016 Volvo FH – Full-Size Educational Vehicle
Posted on June 7, 2020 | 6 CommentsThis is the most common big rig set-up as used by our driving schools: a 4×2 box truck with a tall sleeper cab, towing a close-coupled tandem axle trailer. If […] -
![Automated side loaders, we’re talking about garbage trucks, are RHD. The reason is obvious, when looking at the picture: the driver is sitting on the side where the action takes […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/IMG_8765.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Global: Garbage Trucks – RHD Regular Sized, LHD Micro Sized")
CC Global: Garbage Trucks – RHD Regular Sized, LHD Micro Sized
Posted on May 28, 2020 | 38 CommentsAutomated side loaders, we’re talking about garbage trucks, are RHD. The reason is obvious, when looking at the picture: the driver is sitting on the side where the action takes […] -
![The heaviest and most powerful Volkswagen Crafter, carrying an interesting machine. I’ve passed by this combination many times, driving my car. Last Saturday afternoon, I went out for a long […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/IMG_8728.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Global: 2018 Volkswagen Crafter Double Cab Flatbed Truck – Empas Hot Water Weed Control Machine")
CC Global: 2018 Volkswagen Crafter Double Cab Flatbed Truck – Empas Hot Water Weed Control Machine
Posted on May 20, 2020 | 20 CommentsThe heaviest and most powerful Volkswagen Crafter, carrying an interesting machine. I’ve passed by this combination many times, driving my car. Last Saturday afternoon, I went out for a long […] -
![As the cars of my teenage years age, some brands and series have vanished unnoticed, others achieve mythical status, and a few just roll along and become a blank canvas […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/20181202_125049.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Global: Aussie Chrysler Valiants in South Africa – With Added Local Attitude")
CC Global: Aussie Chrysler Valiants in South Africa – With Added Local Attitude
Posted on May 17, 2020 | 42 CommentsAs the cars of my teenage years age, some brands and series have vanished unnoticed, others achieve mythical status, and a few just roll along and become a blank canvas […] -
![Big diesel machinery, I can’t get enough of it. But you already knew that, of course. I walked by a construction site the other day, where the NederFund company was […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/IMG_8703.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Global: Lebotec Concrete Screw Piling Equipment – And The Scania Delivery Service")
CC Global: Lebotec Concrete Screw Piling Equipment – And The Scania Delivery Service
Posted on May 8, 2020 | 8 CommentsBig diesel machinery, I can’t get enough of it. But you already knew that, of course. I walked by a construction site the other day, where the NederFund company was […] -
![My country’s semi-shutdown caused a national cleanup operation, one could almost call it a rage. Folks are cleaning up their houses, garages, sheds, gardens and whatever. Throughout the country, loaded […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/IMG_8690.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Global: Covid-19 – Peak Waste Disposal")
CC Global: Covid-19 – Peak Waste Disposal
Posted on April 26, 2020 | 21 CommentsMy country’s semi-shutdown caused a national cleanup operation, one could almost call it a rage. Folks are cleaning up their houses, garages, sheds, gardens and whatever. Throughout the country, loaded […] -
![Europe’s heaviest combination vehicles can be found up north, especially in Finland. The country’s legal maximum GVM for a big rig is 76 metric tons (167,500 lbs). But that’s not […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/sisu-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Global: Sisu Polar Hybrid – The Finnish Concept Of Strength")
CC Global: Sisu Polar Hybrid – The Finnish Concept Of Strength
Posted on April 21, 2020 | 22 CommentsEurope’s heaviest combination vehicles can be found up north, especially in Finland. The country’s legal maximum GVM for a big rig is 76 metric tons (167,500 lbs). But that’s not […] -
![This Volvo dump truck stands out for two reasons: it has the sleeper cab of the big FH-series and at the rear, the Terberg company worked on the factory tandem […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/IMG_8682.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Global: 2017 Volvo FH 8×4 Wide Spread – The Burly Asphalt Viking")
CC Global: 2017 Volvo FH 8×4 Wide Spread – The Burly Asphalt Viking
Posted on April 5, 2020 | 33 CommentsThis Volvo dump truck stands out for two reasons: it has the sleeper cab of the big FH-series and at the rear, the Terberg company worked on the factory tandem […] -
![In the first days of the world shutting down for Covid-19, I went to pick up a take-out order from a local restaurant (trying to keep them in business, while […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/20200322_173036.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Outtake: A Brazilian VW Treat in Berkeley")
Curbside Outtake: A Brazilian VW Treat in Berkeley
Posted on April 3, 2020 | 16 CommentsIn the first days of the world shutting down for Covid-19, I went to pick up a take-out order from a local restaurant (trying to keep them in business, while […]
