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. ...
Truck Thinks It's a Train in Russia
4 Jul 2012, 15:39 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Russia is a very strange country with pragmatic people. NASA famously spent millions of dollars to create a ball point pen that works in space, while the cosmonauts just used a simple lead pencil. ...
Iveco Stralis Hi-Way Launched
4 Jul 2012, 07:45 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Iveco recently introduced a new generation of its heavy-duty vehicle, the Stralis Hi-Way, with the carmaker placing its eggs in the efficiency basket. The Stralis Hi-Way uses technologies like Hi-eS...
Russian Garbage Truck Spills Load Onto the Street
1 Jul 2012, 09:29 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Garbage collection definitely never seemed like a particularly interesting job for anybody, so we suspect that the people who operate in this line of work are often frustrated by the lack of diversi...
Truck Driver Falls Asleep at the Wheel
29 Jun 2012, 13:52 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Driver fatigue is easily one of the leading causes of accidents that happen outside of towns where one has traffic lights and all sorts of distractions to keep one from falling asleep. However, once...
18-Wheeler Topples Over in Canada
28 Jun 2012, 16:02 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / We cannot stress enough how dangerous driving alongside and amongst big-rig trucks can be. After a Russian truck toppled over and another one crashed into multiple other cars causing explosions, it&...
Truck With No Brakes Causes Massive Accident and Explosions
26 Jun 2012, 14:12 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The video linked here shows what to us is one of the biggest and most spectacular accidents we’ve ever seen, and yes, it did happen in Russia, as, apparently, a truck’s brakes failed and...
Failed Overtake Maneuver Causes Barrel Roll
26 Jun 2012, 13:59 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Simple overtaking maneuver goes bad in Russia, after the driver of the car with the dash cam tries to overtake a truck which suddenly makes a left turn without indicating. The driver then panics and...
Another Failed Overtaking Maneuver from Russia
21 Jun 2012, 11:15 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / This isn’t really anything new, however, it still shows us what not to do and when and where not to overtake. Russian dashcams have provided us with so much valuable information on how, where ...
The Ultimate Engine Sound - Made by a Diesel
19 Jun 2012, 12:41 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / You may know that we here at autoevolution are very interested in performance diesels and we would like to see more sporty diesels on our roads. However, despite the fact that the number of such car...
Truck Tire Bursts With Disastrous Consequences
13 Jun 2012, 12:19 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / We have seen various accidents of different types, but we had yet to see a tire burst as it happened and how violent it really is. In the video, you will notice a truck driving on the right of the s...
Russian Truck Sandwich
11 Jun 2012, 15:45 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Trucks are extremely dangerous on the road, as we’ve shown you before, more than once. They are dangerous to passenger cars as well as each other. They have limited visibility, poor brakes whe...
Extreme Truck-Car Crash on Highway
7 Jun 2012, 17:00 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Highways can be a dangerous place, especially if they are above ground. However, even when they aren’t above ground, things can go horribly wrong really quickly. It seems that in this video...
Coca-Cola UK’s Trucks Get Bio-Power
4 Jun 2012, 14:10 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / It’s not only the passenger car industry which has benefited from the use of alternative fuels in the last decade. It’s also been the case with trucks, buses and even farming equipment. ...
Truck Violently Crashes into Bar in Minnesota
4 Jun 2012, 12:40 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / It may just be the increase in the number of surveillance cameras in and around various buildings, but it seems that the number of cars crashing into buildings is going up these days. It may als...
Trucks Clash in Massive Intersection Accident
1 Jun 2012, 16:05 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Accidents between trucks are some of the most spectacular forms of automotive carnage we’ve ever seen, as trucks have a lot of inertia, and when they crash, they really make a mess. So to i...
US Used Small Car Prices Drop Along With Fuel Prices
1 Jun 2012, 12:42 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Despite the downsizing trend sweeping the US along with the rest of the world, apparently, due to the 3.5% drop in fuel prices when compared with 2011, small car values on the used market are steadi...
Awesome RC Truck Makes Huge Jumps
31 May 2012, 15:58 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / If you’ve got around $2,200 (€1,800) to spend on something with which you will have a lot of fun, don’t hesitate to buy a Losi 5IVE 4WD off-road truck. From what we can see, it&r...
High Center of Gravity Truck Fail in Russia
23 May 2012, 16:49 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Truck driving, especially on a twisty mountain road, is an art form onto itself, having to maintain speed, balance and the right gear at all times. Trucks are top-heavy, when transporting someth...