In association with Rijnmond NOS Nieuws•vandaag, 22:25 Two truck drivers got stuck at the same time today at the Maastunnel in Rotterdam. Driver Kadir can laugh about it afterwards: “When I came out of the Maastunnel, I already saw the other truck,” he says. Rijnmond. According to the broadcaster, the two truck drivers got stuck … Read more
MEPPEL – A truck driver was seriously injured on Thursday evening in a single-vehicle accident on the Ruinerwoldseweg in Meppel. The emergency services received a report of a serious single-vehicle accident around 9:45 p.m. A tractor with a trailer had driven straight ahead at a T-junction, after which the truck came to a halt against … Read more
Conflicting requirements for the largest possible space for cargo in the semi-trailer, for the most spacious and most comfortable cabin for the driver, who will spend hundreds of hours in it every month behind the wheel and while resting, and finally for the best possible aerodynamics for the lowest possible fuel consumption while maintaining the … Read more
After the end of the Second World War, the Prague automobile manufacturer Praga continued to produce interwar cargo types, whether it was the RN series or the “heavy” ND series. In addition, however, she worked on a new generation of cars, the N2T to N5T series (according to the useful weight of 2 to 5 … Read more
The long-term goal of the Czech car company Tatra Trucks is to produce 2,500 vehicles per year, which the manufacturer is gradually approaching, last year it managed to produce and deliver a total of 1,451, i.e. 100 more than in 2022. You have to see these numbers in the context of production, which is quite … Read more
GRININGEN – LCW Groningen has taken over Van de Hoef from Groenekan as of January 1, 2024. The activities of both family businesses are seamlessly linked. In particular, the 24-hour distribution of obsolete cage monkey products in the Benelux is being strengthened and can even be expanded further. “In addition to the location in Groningen, … Read more
TILBURG – On December 22, a Cornelissen trailer was stolen in Tilburg. The trailer’s license plate is OS-08-SB but has now been fitted with a French license plate. The trailer was seen on December 23 between Winterberg and Willingen in the Sauerland. Gerrit Walgemoet of Investigation and Recovery Service calls on drivers and holidaymakers to … Read more
The Hungarian carriers will join their Polish counterparts in the blockade of the western border of Ukraine since Monday. This was stated in a press release from the Association of Hungarian Road Transporters. It is noted that the Hungarian police allowed the protest to take place at the border. Transport workers they will start a … Read more
Industrial designer Lukáš Taneček is no ordinary person, as he received the prestigious RED DOT Award in 2022, which is an award for product and communication design. Specifically, he won it for the ST Rail Grinding Train. It is interesting to note that from the car section this price is held by, for example, the … Read more
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LINNICH – A Moldovan driver drove his tractor-trailer over a temporary bridge on Rurstraße in Linnich, Germany, on Thursday evening. The result: estimated material damage in the six-figure range. Around 5:30 p.m., the 27-year-old driver drove illegally onto the temporary bridge. He drove over the concrete barriers on the bridge and became stuck. His vehicle … Read more