Don’t Flip Off Truck Drivers!
15 Oct 2012, 11:47 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Size matters in traffic, more than other areas where it may be invoked, because the bigger your vehicle, the more damage you can do with it. A truck, crashing into an average-sized car of any age, r...
Russian Driver Can’t Wait 2 Seconds to Overtake - Crashes Into 18-Wheeler
15 Oct 2012, 11:08 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Some drivers just don’t seem to understand that driving fast, in order to reach one’s destination quicker just isn’t worth the accident risk. You may gain a few minutes, at best, i...
Double Overtaking Maneuver Ends Badly for Lada Driver
8 Oct 2012, 12:05 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / It is very simple. When on a two-lane road, with traffic coming either way, when a car ahead of you is overtaking, you will not try to overtake it while it is doing its own overtaking maneuver. Ther...
UAZ 4x4 Crashes Into Flatbed Truck Carrying Smaller Truck
5 Oct 2012, 12:04 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / We often wonder whether or not some Russian drivers simply want to crash into one another, as sometimes it seems like the only logical explanation. The speeds at which these crashes take place are n...
Truck Loses All Braking on Russian Highway
4 Oct 2012, 13:00 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Brakes are very important, and the heavier the vehicle, the the more inertia they have to deal with. For trucks, if their brakes were to fail, they would roll on for a while, before all the energy w...
Truck Gets Rear-Ended - Causes Massive Pile-Up in Russia
2 Oct 2012, 15:07 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Highway roadworks are a real hazard. They force drivers, who are traveling around (and sometimes over) the accepted speed limit, usually above 110 km/h (70 mph), to slow down considerably, with not ...
First Volvo FH Built Gets Sold at Charity Auction
2 Oct 2012, 14:39 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Volvo’s new FH series of trucks is here, with a whole host of innovations, which will only serve to strengthen their excellent position on the market. The first FH to roll off the production l...
Volvo Shows Off Innovative New FH Series Trucks
2 Oct 2012, 14:27 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Volvo trucks are among the best-liked and most appreciated trucks in the world. Their durability, safety and fuel efficiency have always made them a prime choice for a very wide range of commercial ...
Truck Loses Load During Cornering - Severely Hits Another Car
2 Oct 2012, 08:37 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / There seems to be a lot of debris littering Russia’s roads. Some of it is stationary, and you can usually avoid it by using the steering of your car, or its braking capacity, or, in extreme ca...
Renault Shows Off Aerodynamic Truck Concept CX/03
26 Sep 2012, 13:45 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Since Renault Trucks recently announced a major revamp of their entire range of vehicles, it was only natural that they had to show something which previews what they have in store. Meet the CX/03 c...
18-Wheeler Carrying Logs Topples Over in Russia
26 Sep 2012, 08:54 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / If you’ve seen the movie Final Destination, then this is very similar to that, except it’s real and there are no known actors involved in the action. There’s this truck which is ca...
Russian Truck Driver Fails at Waterside Unloading Maneuver
25 Sep 2012, 15:18 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Whenever you are transferring oxygen (or propane, or CO2) tanks from the back of a truck, onto a small boat, on the bank of a river, it is advisable to stop as close to the water as possible, so as ...
Light Truck Intentionally Causes Crash in Russia
25 Sep 2012, 14:42 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Most car accidents can be explained by stupidity, lack of awareness or lack of skill. However, the driver of the light truck seen in this video seems to do it on purpose. The truck in question, ...
Owner Finds Use for Dodge Ram With Air Suspension
25 Sep 2012, 09:09 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Aftermarket air suspension kits can often ruin a car, by disrupting the balance between the car’s springs, shocks and chassis, dramatically changing the handling characteristics. However, if t...
Brazilian Driver Escapes From Truck Dangling from Bridge
25 Sep 2012, 08:04 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / As far as driving-related dramas are concerned, finding yourself in the cab of a truck, dangling off a bridge, just above the water is such a common sight in the movies, that it could almost be call...
Extremely Lucky Truck Driver Lands On His Feet after Accident
24 Sep 2012, 15:32 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Some people are just lucky, while others just aren’t. This Russian truck driver definitely fits into the first category, as he miraculously escapes a massive crash with another truck, and land...
Russian Truck Driver Ignores Low Bridge
24 Sep 2012, 13:17 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Driving a truck, aside from the considerably larger ‘footprint’ it leaves, also requires special attention to their tall height. This isn’t really an issue, however, as most truck ...
Renault Trucks Aiming for Extensive Range Refresh in 2013
20 Sep 2012, 12:30 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The Hanover Motor Show for commercial vehicles was the venue chosen by Heinz-Jurgen Low, President of Renault Trucks, to announce that the company will be completely revamping its range of trucks in...
In China, One Truck Carries 18 Others
20 Sep 2012, 08:11 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The question of transport efficiency is a delicate one, and transporting any sort of goods in an efficient manner poses problems for any logistics planner. However, in China, they just cram as many ...
Volvo SARTRE ‘Road Train’ Program Completed and Deemed Successful
19 Sep 2012, 11:46 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / In an effort to further reduce the nasty stuff that comes out the back of their cars, Volvo started a road train project which involved a pace-setting lead vehicle, which was to be followed by a num...