I’ve just got back from holiday, where I drove through France and so got the opportunity to take a few snaps. These were taken on 30th May at a service area northbound on the E17 autoroute, just north of Dijon.
This Daf was a good starting point.
Behind it was this very nice looking Scania 480, from Italy judging by the trailer.
Unfortunately a slight problem…
This FH looked the business, again a Spaniard and also fridge puller of some kind.
Another Spanish fridge puller, this time a merc.
And finally a rear view! Hope you enjoy. More coming soon.
Not nitpicking look but the 480 Scania is Italian, TIR SPAGNA from Cesena.
Sorry! 
And you’ll notice that the Spanish Merc is parked across some bays for cars,and not a wheel clamp in sight!
Wheel clamps seem to be a British thing,let’s hope they don’t start exporting them!
In mainland europe the police and owners of motorway services understand that driver’s have to make a daily rest,and if the truck park is full,then you park wherever you can.Within reason.
Nice pics 
! any pics of brits, Irish or Turkish trucks ? 
Betz:
Nice pics ! any pics of brits, Irish or Turkish trucks ?
Sadly not, I also missed three Irish Scania 580 cattle trucks, plus a French reg’d r620 longline 6x2, doh!!!
Nice pics mate, cheers. Although…
chorcheela:
This FH looked the business, again a Spaniard though not a fridge puller this time.
…take another look …ok, ok, not a fridge box as such, but still a fridge
Ok! I have corrected my original post to show the Italian Scania (should have looked at the front number plate) and the Spanish fridge trailer!!!
I’m curious about that trailer, because ‘proper’ fridge trailers are well insulated but a curtainsider must be hard to insulate, and especially in southern Europe’s climate, must be very inefficient? Any one know what they are used for, presumably something that only needs to be kept cool as opposed to cold?
I didn’t consider trying to get in to have a look because you can only do that when you get near Calais!!
From what i remember from my mushroomin’ days the curtains were double skinned with an insulation layer in between. This obviously made them a little harder to pull and ‘crowd-up’, but not too bad. Probably used for fruit/veg or similar. Like you say, in warmer climes you’re restricted to how cool you can get them, and once the curtains have been fully opened it takes a good while to get the temp back down from 30+.
Sorry to be so pedantic mate! 