RVs keep rolling in

 The flood of European RVs is at its peak with at least two dozen arriving this week alone. They arrive at the PSA Fairview Cove terminal on Atlantic Container Line ships and are lined up in the terminal awaiting the owners to clear them through Border Services.

Today's crop included a large Magirus, which I just missed, so I had to make do with a number of smaller rigs.

Mitsubishi Fuso is a rare choice for RV. This one appears to be a commercial van body conversion on a Canter cab / chassis.

FIATs are a popular choice and this one with a Euro Mobil RV body sports tandem rear axles.

 IVECOs are often used for the expedition / off road types.

 Some have made a small concession to aerodynamic streamlining, but most are just boxes with wheels.

For those with a more relaxed approach there is this nicely appointed Mercedes with Mirage Sprinter RV body.

All of the above were from Germany, and are likely to spend the entire summer in North America - some even heading to South America or Alaska.

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Mitsubishi Fuso back in production.

The disastrous earthquake and tsunami in Japan on March 11 resulted in a halt in production by Mitsubishi Fuso at Kawasaki, Japan. The truck maker was able to resume limited production March 29 and 30 and has now resumed regular manufacturing of parts and complete vehicles, with the first units reaching North America June 1.

Mitsubishi Bus and Truck Corp sells it vehicles world wide and is part of the Daimler Trucks Div. The evolution of that ownership is contorted: Chrysler acquired a stake in 1970 but that was dissolved in 1993. Volvo bought a portion in 1999 (becoming Daimler Chrysler in 2001). When Daimler got out of Chrysler, it increased its share in Mitsubishi Fuso to the current 89.29%.

Therefore to see a brand new Fuso FE 160 crew cab parked amongst the Western Stars on Saturday was not that much of a surprise, except that Lockhart's are not listed as a dealer on M-F's web site.

For the curious, the word "fuso" means "hibiscus" a flower that has symbolized Japan for centuries.

Mitsubishi Fuso at the Airport

I spotted this one at the airport a couple of weeks ago. There is no Fuso truck dealer in Nova Scotia (there is one in Fredericton) so I guess this was part of a fleet deal.

It is used to recover airplane de-icing fluid for recycling.