Truck Overturns on N31 Near Zurich, Blocking Road and Prompting Emergency Response

Truck Overturns on N31 Near Zurich, Blocking Road and Prompting Emergency Response

ZURICH – An accident took place on the N31 near Zurich on Wednesday evening around 7:36 PM. Due to an unknown cause, a truck overturned on the N31 in the direction of Harlingen. When the truck overturned, a passenger car and van collided with the back of it. The N31 is completely blocked in the … Read more

Volvo FMX: Watch a Little Girl Drive This Indestructible Truck Remotely

Volvo FMX: Watch a Little Girl Drive This Indestructible Truck Remotely

Therefore, we include here the comments for the 7 spots, and we include the actual videos below, in the video gallery. 1. Volvo FMX, driven by remote control by a little girl The Volvo FMX is the truck model for exploitation in harsh conditions, off-road, forests, mines or near construction equipment. Those at Volvo have … Read more

The Evolution and Legacy of the Tatra T148 Truck: Features, Innovations, and Global Impact

The Evolution and Legacy of the Tatra T148 Truck: Features, Innovations, and Global Impact

The T148 began to be produced in the early seventies as a result of several years of work on the modernization of the existing T138. It was supposed to solve some of the car’s shortcomings. The T138 entered the market as a successor to the popular, but significantly out-of-service Tatra 111, created already during the … Read more

AB Texel Group Announces Acquisition of Bagged Goods Transport from Ecotrans Logistics BV

AB Texel Group Announces Acquisition of Bagged Goods Transport from Ecotrans Logistics BV

TEXEL/VAASSEN – AB Texel Group and Nijhof-Wassink Group have reached agreement on the purchase of bagged goods transport from Ecotrans Logistics BV. With this acquisition, AB Texel Group strengthens its position in bagged goods distribution for, among other things, packaged animal feed, premixes and fertilizer products. As of October 1, 2023, the employees, customers, the … Read more

Chinese Manufacturers Dominate Russian Truck Market Amid Sanctions and Supply Chain Disruptions

Chinese Manufacturers Dominate Russian Truck Market Amid Sanctions and Supply Chain Disruptions

Due to the sanctions, all European manufacturers have left Russia and the supply of all imported components to car manufacturers – Daimler, ZF, WABCO, Cummins and so on – has completely stopped. However, the market has not fallen, but on the contrary is growing: +51.3% in the first three months of this year. Now in … Read more

Over 900 Kilos of Cocaine Intercepted by Dutch Customs in Middelburg and Vlissingen

Over 900 Kilos of Cocaine Intercepted by Dutch Customs in Middelburg and Vlissingen

MIDDLEBURG – [update 19:41 uur] In cooperation with the police, Customs found 430 kilos of cocaine at a company in Middelburg on Tuesday 6 June during a general inspection. In addition, Customs intercepted 509 kilos of cocaine in the port of Vlissingen during another regular inspection this afternoon. Customs has received assistance from the Royal … Read more

Russia convenes UN Security Council over Kakhovka dam destruction by Ukraine

Russia convenes UN Security Council over Kakhovka dam destruction by Ukraine

NEW YORK — Russia convenes the UN Security Council over the destruction of the Kakhovka dam in the lower reaches of the Dnipro River. The Russian envoy to the UN in New York has confirmed this, according to Russian media. Ukraine also wants the UN Security Council to address the serious damage to the dam. … Read more

Person Trapped Between Containers During Truck Unloading Incident in Voorschoten

Person Trapped Between Containers During Truck Unloading Incident in Voorschoten

VANSCHOTEN – At the Veurseweg in Voorschoten, a person became trapped between a number of containers during the unloading of the truck. Several emergency services have arrived at the scene. Several police motorcyclists also arrived at the scene. The victim has since been freed and rushed to hospital under motorcycle escort. We don’t know if … Read more

“North Holland Traffic Arteries Face Weight Restrictions, Causing Inconvenience for Freight Transport”

“North Holland Traffic Arteries Face Weight Restrictions, Causing Inconvenience for Freight Transport”

ZOETERMEER – From 13 May, a weight restriction will still apply on an important traffic artery in North Holland (N9). The A7 near Purmerend was previously closed to professional freight transport. This means that two of the three major traffic arteries (north-south) have a weight restriction and therefore freight transport has to detour with all … Read more

“MAN’s Electric Semi-Trailer Tractor Ready for High-Power Charging Stations Across Europe”

“MAN’s Electric Semi-Trailer Tractor Ready for High-Power Charging Stations Across Europe”

While a number of electric truck manufacturers, such as Scania and Volvo, focus on smaller vehicles with electric drive or on such uses that do not drive large portions of kilometers, the German brand MAN starts straight away with the king – with the semi-trailer tractor. After winter testing, she started driving it on German … Read more