Trucks: boeken - historie, typen en techniek (1/2)

Warum hatten alle Lastwagen früher Vollgummireifen? Aus welchem Grund betrieb Büssing eine eigene Omnibuslinie? Wann wurde der letzte Dampf-Lkw gebaut? Welches Kommunalfahrzeug hiess der "elektrische Berliner"?
In dieser Enzyklopädie der internationalen Nutzfahrzeuggeschichte finden Sie Informationen, Daten, Erklärungen sowie Antworten auf tausendundeine Frage.

Halwart Schrader behandelt alle bedeutenden Fahrzeugmarken der Welt, und zwar nicht nur Hersteller von Lastwagen, Traktoren, Omnibussen, etc., sondern auch Produzenten von Anhängern, Aufbauten, Motoren, Achsen und Getrieben.

This wonderfully illustrated book begins with a history of the truck, covering its origins, evolution, and the early pioneers of truck design and engineering. A wide variety of trucks are featured, with more than 700 photographs, from general load carriers such as box vans and furniture-removal vans, to specialized vehicles such as fire trucks, military trucks and mobile cranes.

Trucks from Europe, North America and many other countries are discussed, highlighting differences in design and the manufacturers who made them. Each vehicle is put into historical context, showing its uses, how it reached its current position in the market, or how production resulted in its demise.

A newly updated photographic A-Z directory of over 280
makes, including all the most successful manufacturers as
well as many lesser-known brands.

This book presents readers with an extensive catalog of old trucks, spanning various styles and periods, each accompanied by concise and contextualized documentary contributions.
From military trucks to cargo vehicles, fire trucks, buses, and ambulances, the work takes a journey through history, uncovering the origins of the first ambulances and fire trucks, their subsequent evolution, and the revolutionary impact on society as vehicles transitioned away from animal traction.

Positioned as a valuable tool for scholars and collectors, this volume provides in-depth information. It also invites readers to explore its pages in search of intriguing images or to be surprised by captivating anecdotes.

Text in Spanish.

Dieses Buch widmet sich den Lastwagen und Bussen Osteuropas, wobei sich die Eingrenzung auf den Wirtschaftsraum des ehemaligen Ostblocks mit den Staaten des RGW (Bulgarien, CSSR, DDR, Polen, Rumänien, Sowjetunion und Ungarn) sowie Jugoslawien bezieht.
Durch persönliche Eindrücke bei zahlreichen Besuchen in osteuropäischen Herstellerwerken, auf Messen und Ausstellungen sowie bei Gesprächen mit Mitarbeitern der Unternehmen gelangte Michael Dünnebier an Informationen aus erster Hand.

Der Schwerpunkt der Betrachtungen liegt auf der Firmen- und Typenhistorie, besonders während der planwirtschaftlichen Periode. Dargestellt werden aber auch die weitere Geschichte der Unternehmen und der Übergang in die Marktwirtschaft bis in die Gegenwart.

The first publication in Polish presenting commercial vehicles produced in the countries belonging to the Comecon, the so-called Eastern Bloc, which existed after World War II, until 1990.
The author explains what kind of organisation the Comecon was and what kind of vehicles are defined as commercial vehicles. He presents the vehicle manufacturers and their production profile, as well as selected models of vans, trucks and buses, taking into account their construction and operating characteristics and technical data.

The vehicles are presented according to the manufacturers operating in each country, viz: Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, Yugoslavia, the German Democratic Republic, Poland, Romania, Hungary and the Soviet Union.
The descriptions of the manufacturers and their vehicles are preceded by short chapters providing information on the origins and development of the automotive industry in the countries mentioned.

Text in Polish.

Hier geht es um schwere Allradfahrzeuge mit bis zu vier Achsen und um Kettenfahrzeuge, die sich durch stärkste Hindernisse fortbewegen.
Der Autor zeigt und erklärt Fahrzeuge, die man nicht alle Tage zu sehen bekommt. Darunter so bekannte Marken wie MAN, Faun, Volvo, IFA, Iveco-Magirus, Mercedes-Benz, Hitachi, Hanomag, Massey Ferguson, Liebherr, Caterpillar und Komatsu.
Aber auch weniger bekannte wie Foremost-Terra Flex, Semex-Tatra, Dynapac, Mastenbroek oder Morooka.

Welcomed at end of the 19th century as the solution to the severe problem of horse manure in city streets, electric trucks soon became the norm for short-haul commercial deliveries. Though reliable, they were gradually replaced by gasoline-powered trucks for long-haul deliveries-although a fleet of electric milk trucks survived in Great Britain into the 1960s. Industrial electric vehicles never disappeared from factories and ports.

During the past decade, with the availability of the lithium-ion battery, the electric truck is back on the road for all payloads and all distances. The fourth in a series covering the history and future of electric transport, this book chronicles the work of the innovative engineers who perfected e-trucks large and small.