Why do so many Americans hate European trucks?

I’ll show the Dutch how to grow flowers.....



And I could teach them how to spec a truck too.......

 

You want to show the Dutch how to grow flowers?? That's funny, we export US$ 7 billion worth of plants and flowers each year. Most of all the world trade in flowers is done on the flower auction in Aalsmeer.

 

And specing a truck......?

 

2018 — A record year for DAF

DAF Trucks broke all records in 2018. Thanks to a historically high market share of 16.6%, DAF has grown to be Europe's second largest brand in the heavy truck (16+ tonnes) segment. DAF is the European market leader in the important tractor-unit segment, with a market share of no less than 19.8%. The European market for trucks of 16+ tonnes amounted to almost 319,000 trucks in 2018 compared to 306,000 in 2017.

Market leader in seven European countries

As in previous years, DAF was the market leader in the heavy segment in 2018 in the Netherlands (32.0%), the United Kingdom (26.5%), Poland (23.2%) and Hungary (32.6%). The Dutch truck manufacturer was also the market leader in Belgium (22.1%), Bulgaria (19.9%) and the Czech Republic (19.5%). In Germany—Europe's largest truck market—DAF was once again the largest import brand, with a market share of 12.3%.​

Seems the buyers like the specs, otherwise they wouldn't buy the trucks.

 

HHmmm. A paper released by the Truck manufacturers Lobby Organization. Asking for TAX breaks to sell more New Trucks.....

Who'd have thought It......

 

What are the specs on the cup holders?

 

It's far more than that of course, the report also recommends this:

Utilisation of additional axle mass for trucks above 15t GVM (ADR 80/03 Euro V and ADR 80/04 Euro VI and equivalents only).

This first option proposes changes to current Dimension and Mass laws to permit the carriage of heavier loads for new trucks (i.e. ADR 80/03 Euro V and ADR 80/04 Euro VI and equivalents only). Specifically, this option proposes amendment of current national and state regulations on axle limits to support a 12% increase in allowable GVM/ GCM for all truck types above 15t GVM. The analysis assumes that 65% of the fleet is currently weight constrained (as opposed to volume constrained). The assumption is also made that if this measure was to be introduced a doubling of the fleet replacement rate for all trucks over 15t GVM would occur from 2020.​

 

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ This Too is just a Plot by the TIC, to sell more New Trucks....

Nothing More, nothing Less..

 

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