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Heavy 4 axled rigids with a heavy hydraulic crane are very common in Europe.
This Danish. example is quite special, the crane is mounted at the rear end
of the chassis. Though this is by itself no exception, this Danish example is. 
Rear mounted cranes above the 45 ton meter capacity are quite rare. A big
disadvantage is the limitation of the loading length. Danish operator Give
must have a specific task for this kind of configuration.

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LKw Walter is a huge road transport organization with Austrian roots. Today it's
running depots and subsidiary companies all over Europe. Traction for thier
fleet of s curtainsider semi trailers and swap body is coming without any
exception from sub contractors. This DAF Super Space Cab tautliner
combination was photographed between Eindhoven and Venlo (NL) autumn
2011. The semi trailer is suited for inter modal traffic. Inter modal traffic is fully
integrated in the LKW Walter service.

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A MAN TGX XXL steel hauler from German operator A.D.W. MAN will update it's
truck ranges at the Euro 6 introduction. Just as all other manufacturers MAN
needs much more cooling capacity for complying with the mentioned Euro 6
limits. The front section will changed accordingly , LED daylight will be
incorporated as well. It's unsure if MAN will close the gap between the top
power rating at 680 hp of the V-eight and the current 540 hp of the 6-inlines.

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A good looking Iveco Stralis MkI from Dutch operator Hoevers. This company
is already an old name in the Dutch transport scene. The company is already
more then 80 years old! Besides transprot it's offering warehousing and value
added logistcs to it's customers. Their fleet is formed by a large number of
DAF's and a lesser number of Iveco's. The company is focusing on Western
and South Europe. Groupage, LTL and FTL of general cargo is core business.

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A Polish registered Renault Magnum MkIII drawbar combination. The rig is
hauling insulation materal for Isover. The Isover group is running a large
production facility in Holland. High cube drawbar combinations are a common
sight for this kind of work.. Despite the main part of it's work is far below the
allowed gross weight the operator decided to go for a 40 ton combination.
Back loads are much easier to find when the truck has a 25 ton payload
available.

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