Journal
Read buying guides, product notes, material stories, and field updates from the team.
Chile's Euro VI rule for heavy vehicles took effect on 5 January 2026 under Decreto 50/2023 — and certification has to be started on the Chilean side, by a manufacturer, assembler or importer.
Chile's 3CV publishes a brand-by-brand roll of emission-certified heavy vehicles — and fourteen Chinese truck brands already hold Euro VI records. Here is the list, and what it does not tell you.
An evidence-based comparison of UNIC (Furukawa), SANY PALFINGER, XCMG and SHIMEI truck-mounted cranes — lifting ranges, boom types, engineering features, service networks and the pros and cons of each
Kenya's import taxes do not add up. They compound.
French Polynesia's registration tax has an exemption clause that reads as though it were drafted by someone looking at a tipper truck.
In most markets, age is a slope. In Turkmenistan it is a cliff.
Most export markets state a preference. Ghana states a prohibition.
Most suppliers quoting into Saudi Arabia mention SABER. That is correct — and it is also usually where the useful information stops.
Laser cutting, bending and forming, boring and grinding, fit-up welding, shot blasting, powder coating, high-temperature curing, modular assembly, final assembly. The nine steps between steel plate an
Drive side, emission standard, fuel quality, ambient temperature, conformity route. Six questions that decide whether your crane truck can actually be registered and run where you are.
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4 t / 18 m off-road telehandler (RT crane) on a 4WD chassis, with three steering modes and quick-change attachments. Specification and price on request.
4 t XCMG crane with a four-section telescopic boom on a factory overseas-version Dongfeng 4x2 chassis. Specification and price on request.
