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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, […] -
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 […] -
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 […] -
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 […] -
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 […] -
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. […] -
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 […] -
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 […] -
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 […] -
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 […] -
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. […] -
CC Global: The Triple Extendable Long Hauler
Posted on February 4, 2024 | 9 CommentsTrailer manufacturer Nooteboom offers a whole range of extendable flatbed semi-trailers, called OVB Teletrailers. The Van de Lagemaat hauling company showcased their 2020 Scania R500 6×2/4 tractor with a 2009 […] -
CC Drive and Show: Colombo Sunday Run December 2023
Posted on January 28, 2024 | 19 CommentsThe final Sunday Run for 2023 took place on the last day of the year, which was happily a gorgeous sunny one after a few weeks of heavy rains. Since […] -
CC Global: The Veranda Man Is One Of The Home Improvement Van Men
Posted on January 26, 2024 | 18 CommentsSince early December, a whole army of professionals has been working on, in, and outside the new neighbors’ ole house (as in dating back to the mid 19th century). The […] -
CC Global: Volvo FM Based Megastructure
Posted on January 21, 2024 | 11 CommentsNever before had I seen such a colossal creation mounted on the frame of a standard size truck. At first glance, the Volvo simply seems to be too small and […]