My Own Experience with Arve

I would like to write a piece about how I’ve experienced Arve myself, although I haven’t met him that often, the times we talked were always impressive. Especially since he could not only tell much about Sties, but also because he liked his job and was driven to keep his car clean and maintained. “My truck is the business card of Sties,” he said. I also have made some pictures of his car, even... Read More...

His Final Years

In his final years Arve drove with a permanent second driver in the truck. This driver was Trond Erik Sperre. Both names decorated the Volvo FH 12. Just as his previous truck, Arve put with big letters “Volvo” on front of the cabin, so you could see from afar when Arve was coming. On a modest spot the logo of Larvik, the place he lived, came. With this truck, they made several trips to several... Read More...

Just Forget Falken

In memory of Arve (Arabern) Almerud. By Geir Sundets (Translated from Norwegian to Dutch by Wim Varenkamp) In the second night of 1999 Arve “the Arab” Almerud died. The confirmation that our friend and deeply respected international transport colleague had left us after a stroke, was a big shock to the drivers environment. For everyone who had the pleasure to meet Arve, drive with him, hear his... Read More...

Arve’s Car

The next description and photo’s are about Arve (Arabern) Almerud’s Truck. This was a Volvo FH12 combination with Bussbygg loading platforms. At first sight, it looked an regular truck just like the other FH12’s, but because Arve liked to put his own mark on trucks, it changed a little. At the front of the cabin came in big letters: Volvo, these letters were red and white. On the side of the... Read More...