Trucks - Netherlands: Illustrated History Books & Guides (3/3)

Diepe sporen - Grondverzet in de jaren vijftig, zestig en zeventig

Arie Pieters, who lives in 's-Gravendeel, is active in his daily life as a photographer, copywriter in the field of advertising & promotion, and freelance correspondent for a regional newspaper, among other things. In 2017, he published the booklet 'Everyone loves Jimmy'. In it, he described the role that the legendary GMC CCKW played during the reconstruction of the Netherlands after the Second World War. Many GMCs remained in service for decades after that, primarily as civilian dump trucks.

In 'Diepe sporen', the GMC also plays an important role, as do the REO, Henschel, Tatra, and other dump trucks. In addition, the dragline is naturally featured, as earthmoving without a dragline was unthinkable in the years between 1950 and 1980.

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Hegeman 1923-2009

This book details the history of transport company Hegeman from Huissen (NL), from its founding in 1923 to its bankruptcy in 2009.
Hegeman became well known for the red Macks used in stone transport. In the late 1960s, blue became the standard color.
The book discusses key acquisitions, including J.L. Koot NV Rotterdam in 1968, Gebr. Abrahams in 1976, and Hoogveld Angeren in 1999. It also covers the establishment of a GmbH in 1978.
With approximately 500 photos, the book provides a comprehensive overview of all truck brands that were ever used by Hegeman.

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Geroeste trucks en bussen

A worn and rusted truck or bus is a beautiful sight to behold. Many of these vehicles end up at dealers or at the scrapyard after an intensive and hard-working life. For years, the trucks and sometimes the buses are left at a location to slowly decay. Dull and green, they wait for better times.

Visiting a scrapyard in particular is a real experience. The vehicles are often higgledy-piggledy and sometimes they are completely absorbed by nature. It gives a very special feeling to walk around among all those old vehicles.

Fortunately, there are several enthusiastic people who have been to the sites and have taken the most beautiful photos. These photos have been collected and a selection has been made that gives a nice overview of the "heritage of Dutch road transport" in a rusted state. The atmosphere of the scrapyards in particular has been captured as much as possible in this book.

Vehicles in their final years have also been included in the book. There are photos of; front-wheel drive and torpedo trucks, buses, vans, tractors, box trucks, concrete mixers, fire engines, fairground trucks, tippers, gully emptiers, military trucks, tow trucks, tankers and garbage trucks. The buses are given attention in a separate chapter.

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