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...
Iveco Stralis Hi-Way Voted ‘Truck of the Year 2013’
19 Sep 2012, 11:35 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / While Iveco may not be doing so well as a company, the quality of their products still persists, and so, their new Stralis Hi-Way has just been voted ‘Truck of the Year 2012’, by 25 lead...
Russian Tanker Driver Takes Corner Much Too Quckly
13 Sep 2012, 15:35 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / When driving a tanker, which is not empty (carrying about 18 tons of fuel), you need to be very aware of the laws of physics, otherwise you may end up on your side, spilling petrol all over the road...
Crane Hooks Unweary Driver In Traffic
12 Sep 2012, 10:50 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / This is one of the more peculiar incidents we have seen in a while. So, there’s this this (probably female) driver who impatiently stays too close to a crane which was being transported on a l...
Jet-Powered Semi Truck Plays Quarter Mile Game in 7s League
5 Sep 2012, 15:08 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Semis are built for hauling and the creation in the adjacent video definitely hauls... itself past the drag strip’s finish line as fast as it can. Wait, what? a semi tearing up a drag strip? Y...
Improper Overtaking Causes High-Speed Crash on Russian Highway
5 Sep 2012, 11:50 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / As we have said countless times, driving your car on the highway requires a very different approach to any other sort of driving. You need to choose the most efficient speed (fuel efficiency-wise), ...
Ford F650 Turned into 20-Meter Limousine in China
30 Aug 2012, 13:20 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Don’t they just love long-wheelbase everything in China! Even vehicles which you would not have thought of get turned into extra-long stretched monsters. Take this Ford F650 which has been str...
Fire Truck Ploughs Straight Into Several Cars
23 Aug 2012, 06:46 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Driving and maintaining an old car or truck is a very time-consuming endeavor which requires mechanical skills and a bit of passion for the way in which things used to be made in the old days. Howev...
Drunk Hungarian Truck Driver Forgets He Is in the UK
14 Aug 2012, 10:01 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / We are not going to start a lecture on drinking and driving. We are, however, going to show you what alcohol can do to a truck driver who up to this point had an “unblemished record”. Th...
Classic Overtaking Fail With a Twist - Literally !
27 Jul 2012, 09:43 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The previous generation Opel Astra sedan, a car not renowned for its stability and great chassis (quite the opposite, in fact) causes a very serious crash on a two-laned Russian road. The driver att...
Bluebird City - Cheap All-Electric Truck With Swappable Batteries
25 Jul 2012, 13:14 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The main downsides of replacing your diesel-powered light truck were the price premium, as well as the limited range and long charge times. Well, a British company called EVInnovations has set out t...
Russian Drivers Know Best - Tripod Trucks Are OK
25 Jul 2012, 09:52 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / We have seen our fair share of Russian driving videos with overloaded vans and trucks, but we’ve never seen anything this ridiculous and dangerous. The man driving this GAZelle light truck ...
Volvo 750 Does Burnout While On a Tow Truck!
25 Jul 2012, 09:40 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Some lines of work may seem to lack entertainment at first, but if one tries hard enough, any boring run-of-the-mill job can be turned into something exciting and fun! This Swedish tow truck driv...
Proper Way to Prank Sleeping Wife
24 Jul 2012, 10:27 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / This is the way to test whether or not a girl is meant to be with you or not. Make a stupid prank which scares her to within an inch of her life and then gauge her reaction. If she doesn’t min...
Near-Miss in Thailand Will Leave You Speachless!
16 Jul 2012, 12:44 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Many people don’t realize that having a certain amount of driving skill can be quickly negated by other drivers who lack the necessary skill. The driver of the truck in this video probably fai...
Final Destination - Russian Style
13 Jul 2012, 09:21 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / We have repeatedly talked about the dangers of having vehicles of greatly different sizes (and masses) operating on and using the same road system. Things will always go bad, especially if you are o...
Japanese Truck Maker Hino Planning Aggressive Growth in 2013
10 Jul 2012, 11:51 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Hino Motors Ltd., one of Japan’s leading truck manufacturers, is set for an aggressive approach to growth, for the coming period. The company managed to shift 128,466 units in the 2011/2012 fi...
Swiss Fire Brigade Takes Delivery of 15 Unimog U20s
6 Jul 2012, 15:31 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Unimog has been making hardy off-road trucks since the 1940s and have acquired vast experience in the field. They now make a range of three vehicles, with the U20 being the smallest of the lot. ...