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CC Global Archive
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CC Global: 2018 Scania S 520 – Tri-Axle Griffin
Posted on June 20, 2019 | 10 CommentsThis year, the Scania V8 turbodiesel is celebrating its 50th anniversary. The current generation, with a displacement of 16.4 liter, is offered in four maximum power output versions: 520, 580, […] -
CC Global: 2018 DAF XF 480 FAN Low Deck – 8.94 MPG Combined, Sublime Fuel Efficiency
Posted on June 13, 2019 | 37 CommentsIf goods are voluminous rather than heavy, a combination like this is the preferred choice to transport them. The legal maximum load length of a truck towing a trailer in […] -
CC Global: Heavy Brick Haulers Photoreport – The River Delta Is Their Home Base
Posted on June 6, 2019 | 18 CommentsDown through the ages, our rivers have brought us sand and clay, among others. So logically and historically, brickworks have always been situated on or nearby river banks. Consequently, our […] -
CC Global: 2014 Volvo FMX 8×4 And 2019 Scania S650 6×2 – Your Crash Their Cash
Posted on May 30, 2019 | 11 CommentsHeavy tow trucks, those massive lumps of metal in luminous colors, have always intrigued me. Like this duo, representing the top segment of European on-road tow trucks, all set-up to […] -
CC Global: 2019 Ginaf X6 4243 S – Desperado, The Blazing Asphalt Hauler
Posted on May 23, 2019 | 8 CommentsIf a mainstream truck maker doesn’t build a vehicle that can take full advantage of the existing legislation, you’ll have to ask a customizer to help you out. And then […] -
CC Global: Volvo And Welgro – How Animal Feed Is Hauled From The Mill To The Farm
Posted on May 16, 2019 | 23 CommentsThe process of expansion, specialization and professionalization of stock farming has been going on for decades, nothing new under the sun. Way into the seventies, the animal feed was delivered […] -
Argentinian Man Turns a Renault Fuego Into a Lamborghini – After 14 Years It’s Finally Finished
Posted on May 14, 2019 | 17 CommentsI received an email with a link to an article at tn.com about the completion of a very drastic redo: turning an elderly Renault Fuego into a Lamborghini. The builder’s […] -
CC Global: Three-Pointed Stars Sailing Down The River On A Freightliner
Posted on May 9, 2019 | 13 CommentsAfter Deeres and Little Party Animals, I spotted a shipload of Big Benzes coming from Germany. Mercedes-Benz is the main brand of the globally operating Daimler Trucks juggernaut, the world’s […] -
CC Global: Two Different Ways To Do The Same Job
Posted on April 25, 2019 | 9 CommentsThe tractor and semi-trailer combination on the left is the most common type of heavy brick hauler in my country. The truck and mid-axle trailer combo on the right is […] -
CC Global: House Painters At Work – 2007 Opel Vivaro Face To Face With 2013 Citroën Jumpy
Posted on April 18, 2019 | 14 CommentsLike many other professionals, house painters prefer a mid-size panel van as their commercial vehicle. Compactness and excellent fuel efficiency, combined with enough cargo capacity to transport everything needed for […] -
CC Global: The Fuerte RoRo-Ship – The Fiesta Deck Is Fully Occupied By Ford Europe’s Bestseller
Posted on April 13, 2019 | 26 CommentsExactly one month after I saw a herd of Deere sailing down the river, another load coming from Germany caught my eye. The upper deck of the Fuerte RoRo-ship was […] -
CC Global: 2018 Iveco Daily 50C18 Flatbed Truck – The Shipyard Traded In Their Fuso Canter
Posted on April 2, 2019 | 17 CommentsThe Iveco Daily is the Fiat Ducato’s (or Ram ProMaster’s) big brother. It’s Europe’s heaviest light commercial vehicle; with a GVM up to 7.2 metric tons (15,873 lbs) the Daily […] -
CC Global: 2008 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 315 CDI – The Gardener’s Rig
Posted on March 31, 2019 | 18 CommentsVan Dijk’s van, parked on a dijk (dyke) road; I just had to take a few pictures when I walked by this combination. Owner Van Dijk is a gardener and […] -
CC Global: 2012 Volkswagen Transporter – (Almost) 70 Years Of Ongoing Success
Posted on March 25, 2019 | 17 CommentsSince 1950, Volkswagen Transporter panel vans can be found on every street corner in my country. It’s quite unthinkable that these will not be around anymore. Typically all of them […] -
CC Global: Looking For Street Art In Cape Town – 1962 Oldsmobile Starfire, and More
Posted on March 15, 2019 | 13 CommentsThe International Public Art Festival came to Cape Town early this year. I went down to Salt River, the suburb where it was all happening, and came across something special, […]