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![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 […] -
![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, […] -
![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, […] -
![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 […] -
![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 […] -
![Wood fiber – sawdust – forage – biomass. Ten Damme’s business in writing, right there. The company has a large and interesting fleet of heavy trucks and tractors, such as […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/IMG_1863.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Global: 2021 Volvo FH 6×2*4 Hooklift Truck – (Keep) Dry Cargo")
CC Global: 2021 Volvo FH 6×2*4 Hooklift Truck – (Keep) Dry Cargo
Posted on March 24, 2024 | 7 CommentsWood fiber – sawdust – forage – biomass. Ten Damme’s business in writing, right there. The company has a large and interesting fleet of heavy trucks and tractors, such as […] -
![Short, low, yet with plenty of power on tap. The English call them skip loaders, dedicated straight trucks for transporting open top containers, especially used for the disposal of construction […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/IMG_1879.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Global: Skip (Container) Loaders – The Shortest Heavy-Duty Trucks By Far")
CC Global: Skip (Container) Loaders – The Shortest Heavy-Duty Trucks By Far
Posted on March 17, 2024 | 15 CommentsShort, low, yet with plenty of power on tap. The English call them skip loaders, dedicated straight trucks for transporting open top containers, especially used for the disposal of construction […] -
![The 2023 edition of the Truckstar Mack & Speciaal Transportdag in the Netherlands was held on October 8. After a whole series of show reports, it’s time for the finale. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/IMG_2079.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Global: 2023 Mack And Special Transport Day – Heavy Atmosphere")
CC Global: 2023 Mack And Special Transport Day – Heavy Atmosphere
Posted on March 10, 2024 | 17 CommentsThe 2023 edition of the Truckstar Mack & Speciaal Transportdag in the Netherlands was held on October 8. After a whole series of show reports, it’s time for the finale. […] -
![(first posted 2/18/2018) From the mid-seventies onwards, the LT -renamed Crafter in 2006- has been Volkswagen’s largest commercial vehicle in Europe. Bigger VAG Group trucks are available […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/IMG_5328.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Global: 1995 Volkswagen Transporter 1.9 D And 2003 Volkswagen LT 2.5 TDI – VeeDub’s Handy Tools")
CC Global: 1995 Volkswagen Transporter 1.9 D And 2003 Volkswagen LT 2.5 TDI – VeeDub’s Handy Tools
Posted on March 8, 2024 | 11 Comments(first posted 2/18/2018) From the mid-seventies onwards, the LT -renamed Crafter in 2006- has been Volkswagen’s largest commercial vehicle in Europe. Bigger VAG Group trucks are available […] -
![The big and long kahuna of Nooteboom’s range of semi-low loaders (all wheels underneath the bed) is the extendable Manoovr MPL 3+7. The numbers refer to the tridem on the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/IMG_1961.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Global: Nooteboom Manoovr MPL Semi-Low Loader – Clever Maneuver")
CC Global: Nooteboom Manoovr MPL Semi-Low Loader – Clever Maneuver
Posted on March 3, 2024 | 10 CommentsThe big and long kahuna of Nooteboom’s range of semi-low loaders (all wheels underneath the bed) is the extendable Manoovr MPL 3+7. The numbers refer to the tridem on the […] -
![(first posted 2/21/2018) On December 28, 2011, the funeral of North Korean dictator Kim Jong Il displayed to the world a sight that many found shocking: a Lincoln Continental […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/lincoln-jumbo.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Global: North Korea, Land of Lincolns")
CC Global: North Korea, Land of Lincolns
Posted on February 25, 2024 | 68 Comments(first posted 2/21/2018) On December 28, 2011, the funeral of North Korean dictator Kim Jong Il displayed to the world a sight that many found shocking: a Lincoln Continental […] -
![The Bolk Transport company from the East Netherlands has a large fleet of heavy, special vehicles. One of them is this 2020 Volvo FH flatbed truck, clearly not configured to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/IMG_1824.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Global: Bolk’s Swedes – Two Workforce Members And One Retiree")
CC Global: Bolk’s Swedes – Two Workforce Members And One Retiree
Posted on February 25, 2024 | 9 CommentsThe Bolk Transport company from the East Netherlands has a large fleet of heavy, special vehicles. One of them is this 2020 Volvo FH flatbed truck, clearly not configured to […] -
![Not what Janis Joplin had in mind, back in 1970, but today’s collection of Benzes certainly does belong to a Sonderklasse/Special Class. The segment of dedicated, factory heavy haul tractors. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/IMG_1996.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Global: Some Stout Mercedes-Benz Tractors – Wörth Highlighting")
CC Global: Some Stout Mercedes-Benz Tractors – Wörth Highlighting
Posted on February 18, 2024 | 11 CommentsNot what Janis Joplin had in mind, back in 1970, but today’s collection of Benzes certainly does belong to a Sonderklasse/Special Class. The segment of dedicated, factory heavy haul tractors. […]
