Not often you get a peak at the mill but light's perfect today. Rigs in Europe called 'overacts' because they sit over the engine, principally to shorten the vehicle so as to manoeuvre its narrower streets... some of which still date to the Middle Ages in their layout. Note the cab is pivoted at the front and is provided suspension at the rear and that with the release of a catch it can be tipped over for open access.
This will be a cookin' six with a capacity am guessing of maybe thirteen litres, tho' they never really advertise the figure; though they do the horses, which are usually 500 or 550 H.P. They are therefore no slouch at the lights minus a trailer, and they are also invariably automatic nowadays and provided with twelve gears. I've driven manuals, which eventually feel just like a car, although the greybeards used to need to double-de clutch too... which I've only done in a tractor or to drop to first gear in the days there was no syncromesh at that level.
There is likely a turbo prior that exhaust pipe, which feeds the box am leaning upon. Note the chassis is a wholly traditional ladder and sets the block at an incline to suit the drive-shaft to the rear axle. The axle in the middle on units is a lift-axle that is only used to spread the load and reduce an axle-weight that otherwise demolishes manhole-covers.
Fuel injected diesel as you can see too, with the clutch and gearbox inline too. The likes of Scania do a V-8 that turns out 800 H.P. and the guys seem to have found a way to amend the cruise-controller to leave you in no doubt they're the kings of the road. I hope you've enjoyed this brief tour as much as I have, as my container here is unloaded of its plywood flooring from the Far East?
The trucks a DAF, though I've driven all of the others available in to buy in the UK; which curiously does not include the Fords that you see on the continent.
