Welcome to Trucker’s World

Trucker's World

Subscribe to our newsletter

The community for everyone who loves trucks.

Welcome to Trucker’s World – it’s all about you! We have exactly what you, as a truck driver, are interested in. Immerse yourself in authentic stories and experiences from everyday driving life. Discover practical tips and tricks for on-the-go to make your life on the road easier. From humorous anecdotes to serious work life challenges, you’ll find everything about your everyday life here.

To ensure that you are always up-to-date and so that you can fully benefit from all the advantages, we recommend our newsletter. Subscribe and don't miss any more news from the world of truckers.

We look forward to welcoming you on board! Curious? Join our community and experience first-hand what Trucker’s World has to offer.

Trucker's World by MAN

Trucker's World by MAN

MAN Truck & Bus

Trucker’s World Stories

Saving lives in a MAN TGE

Frankfurt’s ambulances see a whole 48,136 runs a year. The Frankfurt fire brigade, which includes ambulance services, is one of the largest and most powerful in Germany. The fleet includes ambulances based on the MAN TGE platform.

Generations of MAN at Göllner forwarding company

From horse-drawn carriage to MAN TGX: The Göllner forwarding company has been in business for a good century and a half, and a century of that driving MAN.

Kautetzky’s new MAN show truck

There’s a new Trucker’s World-themed show truck gleaming on the haulage yard at Kautetzky.

MAN TGX Hörz

Entering the sugar beet harvesting season with new MAN trucks

It’s autumn in Lower Saxony. The fields around
Braunschweig have been harvested, the air smells of soil and diesel - it’s
sugar beet time. For the Agricultural Services Cooperative Velpke, this means:
high season.

MAN driver Chris Merkl

Driver of the Month: Chris Merkl

At the tender age of four, they let Chris sit behind the wheel of an MAN F2000. His little hands grabbed the steering wheel and gearstick. That feeling has remained with him to this day.

Company Hörndl transports

Company supports drivers

Hörndl Transporte appreciates not only on-time delivery, but above all the people behind the steering wheel. The company supports its drivers – with conviction.

MAN

We’ve been driving MAN vehicles since I can remember

The Hans Rolfes Transporte GmbH yard is home to sixteen MAN vehicles. The oldest truck is an MAN 19.361 underfloor engine model, which the senior boss likes to take on nostalgia tours.

MAN TGX Clarissa

Clarissa takes on heavy transports in her MAN TGX

Clarissa Frädrich is in her element behind the wheel of her yellow MAN TGX. The 37-year-old heavy haulage driver from Emmerich am Rhein took an unusual route into the industry.

MAN TGX Altenfeld

A new career as a driver – at 44

A mother of five, Katharina Altenfeld is also a heavy goods truck driver – with a passion. Her jobs include hauling crane parts for wind turbines all over Germany. Her career path into the cab was anything but ordinary – she didn’t get her HGV licence until she was 44.

TW Member

Driver of the month: Richard Scherping

Richard Scherping is one of the originals at Trucker’s World. The 41-year-old has lived in the Taunus region since 2012, and he thinks it’s great that the drivers’ club has been around for a full 20 years.

MAN Heavy Haul

Driver of the month: Steffen Richter

Steffen Richter is the absolute MAN driver with six years of Trucker’s World membership behind him. “Franz Zerle asked me if I fancied joining the drivers’ club at Lohfeldener Rüssel back in 2019. Well, of course I did!”

MAN eTGX

MAN eTruck: Driving experience, handling, range

After driving an eTruck, you won’t want to give it back – like MAN eMobility experts Sonja Drösser and Gerrit Fröhlich.

MAN eTruck production

MAN electric lions and diesel trucks from one assembly line

The series production of MAN electric trucks has started. But that's not the only thing that's special. Anyone visiting the Munich plant from now on can witness firsthand how both electric and diesel trucks are manufactured on the same line. What's behind this change, and how does this new production system work? We asked around.

MAN Hauber 735L1

MAN 735 L1 tipper truck

Centrally located in the old town of Frankfurt, a treasure trove of MAN classics was waiting for the employees of the “Veteranenhalle” in Selters. Read the exciting story about a special discovery written by author Florian Dasenbrock for the magazine “Historischer Kraftverkehr”.

MAN underground

Patrick is a trucker underground

Patrick Bremer is a truck driver – but in a very special workplace: 700 metres underground. He tells us about narrow, dark tunnels, the heat in the mine and the huge network of roads deep underground in which he regularly travels with his MAN Special.

Yannis Kamrad MAN TGX

In an MAN to the Olympic Games

Yannis Kamrad sat in an HGV for the first time at the age of five – today the 21-year-old from Peine is now driving a 520 hp MAN across Europe.

MAN TGS Nüsslein

Markus Nüßlein and his MAN TGS

Markus Nüßlein's bright yellow MAN TGS 35.400 is parked in Wimmelbach, a small farming community in Upper Franconia. The 50-year-old is passionate about transporting sand, gravel and bulk goods – in addition to his main job.

Janina Schwitz MAN TGS

Janina Schwitz and her MAN TGS keep the motorway running

Others may prefer to stay at home when it snows, but that’s when Janina Schwitz starts the most important part of her job. The 36-year-old road maintenance worker from Upper Franconia ensures that traffic flows on the motorway even in the most adverse conditions – but not just in winter.

MAN TGS Cindy Faber

Cindy's new love is her MAN TGX 18.520 called Eddy

Anyone familiar with the DMAX series "Asphalt Cowboys" will also know Cindy Faber and her MAN truck "Kalle". After faithful service and 900,000 kilometres, it has found a worthy successor: "Eddy", an MAN TGX 18.520, which reflects the 34-year-old trucker's passion for powerful vehicles.

Elektrotrucker on tour in the MAN eTGX

You know him as "Elektrotrucker" on YouTube. But the likeable driver is actually called Tobias Wagner and was the founder of a start-up company just a year ago. The 31-year-old then decided to take an unusual step. He followed his passion and switched to the cab of an HGV. Now he has experienced the MAN eTGX at first hand. We get to look over his shoulder in a detailed video diary.

Truck Range MAN TGA, TGL,TGM

Truck driving from MAN F2000 to MAN eTruck - a changing dream job

Your job has changed a lot in the last two decades. But new systems that make your work even safer and more convenient can help with increasing demands. 20 years of innovation in the cab – we take a look in the (digital) rear-view mirror.

MAN tipper

That's what I want - to drive a MAN tipper

This former automotive mechatronics specialist now drives an MAN tipper through Middle Franconia – and is thus living his childhood dream. A story about vocation, the courage to change and a fascination for heavy machinery.

MAN TGX D30

MAN D30 – The new heart of the MAN truck

Smooth gear changes and fuel-saving at the same time: MAN has achieved just that with the new D30 PowerLion power train for its latest long-distance truck. Fuel consumption and expenses are interdependent factors, of course. Efficiency is the ideal basis for a long partnership with your truck – but naturally it also needs to be powerful and reliable, ready for your daily journeys. The gearbox also plays an important role here, making driving even more fun.

MAN TGX Mark Huhn

Mark Huhn realises his childhood dream with the MAN TGX

When Mark Huhn talks about his MAN TGX, his enthusiasm for it is palpable. The experienced trucker is continuing a family tradition started by his grandfather. But what is it that makes the MAN brand so special to him, and why is he still so passionate about it after all these years?

MAN eTGX Polarexpress

In the MAN eTGX to the Allianz Arena in Munich

An experienced trucker, a state-of-the-art electric truck and the final stage of a 3,000 kilometre test drive through Europe. Trucker's World member Rudi Schweigert experienced the MAN eTGX first-hand – and was welcomed by Bavarian legend, Giovane Élber.

Bauma

TRUCKER’S WORLD PRESENTS - MAN’S EPIC JOURNEY TO BAUMA 2025

Until 13 April 2025, the international construction industry will once again be exhibiting at bauma, presenting new machines and technologies. MAN and Trucker’s World will be there.

MAN TGX Ernst Hähnlein

The airbrush painting depicts the home of the MAN TGX.

The innovative construction company, Ernst Hähnlein Bau GmbH, has a strong reputation in building construction and civil engineering with significant road construction and civil engineering skills based on state-of-the-art expertise and almost one hundred years of experience. A new chapter is now beginning for the company: the first MAN TGX has arrived. For the chosen driver, this means one thing above all: the joy of reunion.

Giving back to the community

Giving back to the community

With their commitment to children with cancer, Christoph Giegerich and his haulage team regularly prove that a readiness to help and a sense of belonging are strong elements of the driver community. An annual charity rally also raises social awareness for the profession.

MAN TGX Beat Steinmann

Across narrow mountain passes with an MAN TGX

Beat Steinmann embodies a generation of drivers who practise their profession with pride and professionalism. Even after 30 years on Swiss roads, he still feels at home in his MAN TGX – rolling proof of true passion.

MAN TGX Spiri

Green machine

Having set up his own business and bought a new MAN TGX, Daniel Spiri had a ground-breaking year in various ways in 2021. After a year going independent, he knows he made the right decisions – with his company, Spiri-Truck GmbH, and his MAN TGX 18.510 with MAN HydroDrive.

VW-MAN G 9.136 FAE

With heart and soul, and a blue light

When a local fire brigade wanted to retire a 1986 vintage water tender from service, firefighter Henning simply bought it himself. Since then, he has been taking part in tours and drivers' meetings with his beloved classic vehicle.

From port to port

On the road along the North Sea coast: Thorsten Schulginn transports sea containers to customers all over Germany. There is now a new highlight in his dream job – the MAN TGX in the 100 Years MAN Diesel Edition.

MAN-DB-Schenker_MAN TGX

Positive energy

As one of the world’s leading logistics service providers, DB Schenker is putting its trust in fully electric transport trucks and is strengthening and enhancing its fleet with 100 MAN eTGX and 50 MAN eTGL trucks. The first ten MAN eTGX Ultra Low Liners were delivered in Munich last week.

MAN TGS

HE DELIVERS EVERYTHING NEEDED FOR FENCING AND HORTICULTURE WITH HIS MAN TGS.

Marthall Tree Products is one of the largest timer suppliers in North-West England. Steve Corke and his truck colleagues transport fencing and horticulture materials every day with their new MAN trucks – from the picturesque coastline into the heart of the country.

Beach Boy

When Alexander Bloch gets into his MAN vehicle at 4.30 a.m. in the morning, a place awaits him that many people only know from their holidays: St. Peter-Ording. But for Alexander, 49, the famous beach is not only a picturesque place, but above all his daily challenge – with plenty of sand, salt and a good dose of North German humour

MAN TGX

Achieving great things

As a former professional driver, Christian Kemena sometimes missed driving. An opportunity to provide concrete help meant that he transported seveal shipments of relief goods to war-torn Ukraine. In doing so, he demonstrated how you can achieve great things with courage and passion.

Rolling legend - A MAN 6020 L1

Veterans of the classic vehicle scene have known this truck for a long time: the yellow cab-behind-engine MAN truck has been in collectors’ hands since 1979. It still wears its first paint finish with style.

New Lions as reinforcement

To mark the 60th birthday of owner Klaus Hörz, the Spedition Hörz company has six new MAN TGX trucks in the brand-new company design in the yard. And it’s not only the person celebrating his birthday who is delighted – his drivers are also extremely enthusiastic.

Untitled design - 1

An MAN fire truck on its way to Crete

Christoph Schnatterer from Denzlingen near Freiburg in Germany has been visiting the Greek island of Crete with his family for thirty years. The inhabitants of the Chora Sfakion region often had to fight forest fires, but they lacked a fire engine. The 59-year-old wanted to help - and, with MAN's support, started an admirable campaign. 

Off road training: Off road truck driver professionals

The most challenging of deployments: The off-road training course teaches drivers everything they need to know about driving off-road. Thorsten Helbig from MAN ProfiDrive® explains the highlights and requirements of the training course.

Ten in one go

You spend ten or more hours in the truck. So your cab should be comfortable, well-equipped and fully functional.

On a mission to detect breast cancer early

David Doisy has found a very special driving job and also his vocation: He drives an extraordinary MAN TGX for a French cancer screening and prevention organisation.

Design ohne Titel - 1

Magical gleaming lions

What a wonderful surprise for Maik Brechlin and Kilian Kopp: Their boss delighted the two fibre-optic fitters with two spectacularly converted MAN TGEs.

An MAN stands in the forest...

Backing up several hundred metres with a full load: Not a problem for Robin

Production of the Electric Lions

What are the differences in MAN eTruck production compared with diesel trucks?

"What a great job."

Lars Schwikowski is a third-generation truck driver. As a child, he sat behind the wheel for the first time on his grandfather's lap - and was determined to become a driver ever since. When the pressure of time, long days and many kilometres leave their mark, Lars remembers a few golden rules his grandfather gave him. He also wants to pass on his love of the job to his children.

Inseparably connected

Sascha Lanzerath named his truck Christine after the horror thriller of the same name from 1983. In the film, a young man falls in love with a classic car and slowly takes possession of it. Sascha sees the name as a happy omen. In his life, too, everything revolves around a vehicle: his MAN TGX. But unlike the ominous film duo, the inseparable couple from Rhineland-Palatinate only spread joy – among customers and on social media.

Around the world in 12 square metres

An MAN truck has become the new home of an Italian couple. They carry only what they need in their converted truck while they travel the world. Simone and Lucia have a whole new respect for professional drivers when it comes to driving.

“I will never forget IAA 2024.”

Trucker Thomas was our eyes and ears at the Hanover trade fair.

A truck for special occasions

MAN is the first European manufacturer to launch a hydrogen-combustion truck onto the market. We asked MAN Head of Sales Stefan Schall about the potential applications of the MAN hTGX.

A luxurious MAN TGX from France

Bull bar, skull tattoo design, parquet on the chassis cover: it is immediately apparent that Julien Genoudet was very involved in the design of his truck. Of course, MAN was the only option for the driver of Transports Meyer in France.

MAN Oldtimer

Journey in time to happiness

The highlights include one F2000 and several CBE trucks: Mathias Heermann and his brothers have collected ten historic MAN Lions. Most have been restored piece by piece – with lettering and paintwork in the design of Heermann Abbruch GmbH. The classic vehicles look like they are still in full use and bring back many memories.

MAN eTGX

E-mobility – What do I need to know?

Many of you drivers are showing huge interest in the new MAN eTrucks technology. You have sent us your questions and we will answer them. This article looks at the practical handling of batteries and which system components are relevant.

How is the MAN eTruck powered?

You drivers are very interested in the new technology of the MAN eTrucks. You have sent us your questions and we will answer them. The first part is about the heart of the electric lion: the driveline.

MAN eTGX

“Grinning from ear to ear”

Brimming with enthusiasm for the MAN eTGX and MAN eTGS: Achim Demattio knows MAN eTrucks inside out and down to the last detail; after all, he is responsible for ensuring that they precisely meet drivers’ and hauliers’ requirements. In this interview, Achim discusses his experiences of the electric vehicles.

MAN TGX 18.640

Special trucks for loyal employees

Trust, appreciation, employee loyalty – anyone who goes on tour for Buck Transporte GmbH can do so in a beautiful vehicle. This is now also the case for Sven Acker, who has been with the company since his apprenticeship and will be attracting attention in his new MAN TGX 18.640 from now on.

No Results Found

Discover the MAN TGE – creating unexpected wow moments.

The MAN Van doesn't just create wow moments – it delivers them every day. With a redesigned cockpit and new assistance systems for even greater comfort and safety. It also fits nearly every application: From panel van to camper, from emergency vehicle to tipper. Whatever you need, there’s a MAN TGE for it. Curious? The MAN TGE: Ready to make a splash with our van?

Get yours now!

It’s up to you now, colleague!

Truck Life

Whether you’re looking for practical tips for everyday life, want to read personal stories from other drivers or just love good road tales - you’ve come to the right place! And the best thing about it? Your opinion counts! Share your experiences, tips and stories about your life in our trucks. Tell us who you are so we can strengthen our community together!

Tell your story

Subscribe to our newsletter – stay up-to-date

Interesting stories from your everyday driving life, news about MAN technology or new promotions and competitions – stay up-to-date with our newsletter. Register to secure your advantages in the MAN Shop and a surprise for your loyalty. Let’s get started.

Subscribe to our newsletter

Entertainment

Everything that’s fun: Here you will find entertainment for your driving and rest periods, or ideas for your personal family moments. Make your choice

Build your own MAN Christmas truck

The cool MAN Christmas truck moves into your home with the crafting template. Print it out, colour it in and put it together! A very special Christmas decoration for everyone who loves trucks.

The MAN TGX to colour in

Little artists can get colourful and creative with this colouring template. Simply download the colouring template and you’re ready to start colouring.

Background pictures 

Spruce up your phone or laptop and make a really powerful statement

MAN TGX

Desktop Version

Android Version

MAN Radiator grille

Desktop Version

Android Version

wallpaper-man-26.281-dhak-1920x1200.jpg

MAN 26.281 DHAK

Desktop Version

MAN 630 L1

Desktop Version

Lion MAN

Desktop Version

Android Version

MAN ProfiDrive: Driver training for professionals

man-digital-services-profidrive-4-3-width-800-height-450.jpg

Exclusive Trucker’s World collection in the MAN Shop

Nothing works without you, everything works with you!

Subscribe to our newsletter

Tell us your story

Any questions? Just ask.