NL euro country report
general transport 1961
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A 6-inline powered Scania R450 livestock combo. A lot of the European livestock combos are equipped with an Italian built bodywork. The EC rules for the transport of livestock are very strict. Ventilation, temperature and drinking facilities are part of these rules.
general transport 1963
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A small Dutch Iveco EuroCargo distribution truck running on the A50 near Arnhem. The small Italian truck is very popular throughout Europe. It's sturdy, frugal and offers comfort to its driver. The engine ranges its using is jointly developed with Cummins.
general transport 1965
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A Dutch Renault T-series running in the Norwegian Bring livery. Bring is the successor of the names Nor-Cargo and earlier Sties. Unfortunately, Bring lost a lot of its Norwegian character by utilizing a lot of Eastern European drivers.
general transport 1962
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A Volvo FM rigid equipped with a Palfinger hydraulic crane is unloading construction materials in the Swedish town Malmö. Volvo is currently developing a successor of the aged FM. The new one will use new cab based on the current FH design.
general transport 1964
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Two competitors caught in one shot. The CF is DAFs trump card in the distribution business, the Scania P is ditto for Scania. DAF created a lot of variants of the CF and utilizes it up to 50-ton gross weight. The Scania P is ending at 32-36 ton.
general transport 1966
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PostNL is dominating the Dutch parcel distribution market. Long ago it started a part of the state-owned PTT. After privatising the PTT it was split up in KPN (telecom) and PostNL. Quite a while ago it bought TNT Ipec, that was the start of growing big in parcel transport.