Readers’ revelations about rigid work; Editor’s Choice: Neil Shaw’s container-hauling Daf XF ticks all the boxes; Show reports on Truckstar, Assen and the All-Wales Truck & Transport event; Readers tell us how they stay awake at the wheel; We take a truck to school to teach awareness of dangers on the road and to enlighten kids about the industry; A portrait of a female driver pioneer; Logging in Malysia; Plus a Magnum Classic

Following on from last month's bumper-sized issue we've gone to town again with this one. Brand new trucks from Volvo and MAN get put to the test, we spend a week tramping in a DAF XF and there's a huge mix of superb trucks from new to old. Without further ado, let's run through all the great features we have.

Our Editor's Choice is Chiltern Distribution Ltd's special, surprisingly economical Scania S580 V8 with matching SOR trailer

We drive the brand new Volvo range including the FH16 750, 540 dual-clutch, FM and FMX

We also get behind the wheel of the much anticipated MAN TGX, in 510 and 640 form - it doesn't disappoint!

Legendary truck historian Peter Davies takes us back to the period between 1990-1994 to look back on the trucks of the era and give an insight into the industry at that time

Paul O Callaghan rides shotgun in this Scania R730 livestock truck across New Zealand

We meet up with owner-driver Paul Moir, who took the leap and bought his own truck in 2016. He's never looked back!

There’s a stunning Leyland Constructor was built in tribute to the truck that started it all for Archie Johnstone. It's period perfect, even down to the brand-new-old-stock Drum tipping gear

T&D Editor Dougie gets back on the road for the first time since the Covid lockdown in a DAF XF 580 Space Cab

THAT'S NOT ALL!

We also have valuable advice from Adam Bernstein in our Law and You column, where he explains how to deal with late payments. There's also a colouring competition for the kids courtesy of DAF Trucks UK with some great prizes on offer. Plus all the usual favourites including a Sharp End from Bill Dean and a Blunt End column from David Russell.

This is a special bumper issue of T&D with an extra 16 pages of awesome trucks added, including 30 pages of retro metal - withthe UK's finest Foden 4000 kicking it off. Our Editor's Choice is a Dutch influenced DAF XF Super Space, while there's also a custom Volvo FM car transporter, Scania caravan transporter, DAF CF 530 V Scania R500 XT timber trucks, Aussie adventures in a Kenworth, tough new Merc Arocs and loads more!

The September issue of Truck & Driver is available now. We’ve pulled out all the stops to fill this issue with brilliant features from brand new trucks to retro favourites. 
Editor’s Choice is a brand new 20-plate Volvo FH16 750, we go tramping in a Scania R410 gas truck, visit a company with some seriously specialised 4x4 MANs and check out an immaculate restored Scania 144 T-cab. 
Not only that, but we visit a haulier that just loves their manual Volvos, take a look at ERF’s Olympic cabs, a super-rare Aussie Iveco Powerstar and Peter Davies takes us back to the 80s with our Truckilicious Time Machine. Absolutely astonishing value for money – you won’t find anywhere near as much truck content anywhere else!


The July issue of Truck & Driver is packed full of amazing trucks from new to old, plus stories and adventures from life on the road. Our Editor’s Choice is Eric Gillie Horse Transport’s specialised Scania G500; the ultimate stallion shifter. We go trucking through Covid-19 with Bob Beech, with insights how driving has changed during the pandemic. We test Iveco’s hard-charging flagship  the Stralis 570XP, a light-weight Renault Range-T tipper, a 1997 Mercedes-Benz Actros and take a look at the history of the long-serving Daf Cabtec cab. Elsewhere, Paul O’Callaghan goes truck hopping in New Zealand, there’s an ERF EC11 brought back from the dead and we take a fond look back at Truckfest South East 2019. That’s not to mention all your favourite regulars!

In this issue:
 
Editor’s Choice:
Philp Ryan’s flagship Scania S730 hauls cement tankers all round Ireland – and the rest of the fleet are just as impressive!
 
Foden Farm Cat:
A simple project ended up becoming one of the best Fodens in the country, with this top-spec Alpha getting full Road House movie airbrushing
 
Scania’s new 540 tested:
We head to Norway to check out the latest kit from Scania, including the much-anticipated new 540hp six-cylinder


What on earth is a Sinotruck-we drivethe first of the Chinese imports.
Built on solid foundations - Condron concrete's one-off special Stralis.
Road train long haul - kicking ass in a Kenworth.
Power and style - D&J Sibbald's stunning Scania S650

Our April issue showcases two of the smartest, toughest Scania XTs: a manual R580 and a Peaky Blinders-themed tipper! There’s also a Renault v Daf head-to-head, a look behind the scenes at a truck racing heavy hauler, four Merc Actros 1s, a massive bonneted Iveco, a Ford Transcontinental, Scania 140 V8 wrecker… and drivers tell us what they think of the new turbo compound Volvo FH

There’s something for everyone in March T&D! Full features on Volvo, several Scania V8s, a flat-roof Daf XF530, amazing Irish Ivecos, hard-working Renaults, an MAN TGX, a classic Mercedes-Benz… plus some Foden history and an update from Australia. Editor’s Choice is the immaculate Volvo FH500 of P J Lee, and we visit a Dutch heavy haulage show

Packed out with fantastic trucks from six of the major manufacturers, including a beast of a Black Lion special edition MAN TGX, plus a long list of retro trucks from Britaniacrest’s classic fleet and from the Retro Show at Gaydon. Also, more adventures from Australia, coverage of Alfie’s charity convoy – and a positive view of the road transport industry is offered by S500 driver Emma

Editor’s Choice is a stunning MAN TGX. Feast your eyes on a super-rare Scania next-gen R650 XT manual, a 2 million km R500 V8 and a lovingly-restored Foden Alpha. Volvo’s new turbo-compound engine gets a full week tramping test while our guys go heavy hauling and cattle catching in Australia. There’s all the action from Brands Hatch and a poignant tale of a family drawn back into trucking

An Irish owner-driver’s Scania S650 is the Editor’s Choice, we spend a week on the road in a gas-powered Volvo FH, find out why Ross Garrett Transport specced manuals on its new Daf XFs and trace the history of the A66 trunk road. We show you how to fit a microwave in your truck, meet truck racing champ Stuart Oliver, go to the Causeway Coast Truck Fest in Northern Ireland, check out a Scania T-cab V8… plus there’s Part 2 of Volvos in the Middle East

Phenomenal extra value in November’s T&D with an A2 Daf wall planner and poster FREE inside. Plus there are an extra 16 pages of previously unseen content from the final issue of the iconic TRUCK magazine. Editor’s Choice is a pair of new Volvo FH Dual Clutch 540s, there’s all the action from Truckfest Scotland, a new limited-edition Renault Range T High Sport, we go behind the scenes at custom truck kings Tranz Tech and meet truck racing champ Ryan Smith and his team

October overload! The new T&D comes with a free MAN Rugby World Cup wall planner, a 16-page review of August’s Convoy in the Park and also features the classiest Scania T-cab of 2019! We go to work in a new Volvo FH 500 and Daf CF and test the new MirrorCam Actros. For retro fans we’ve a Scania 143 Centurion and the story of Volvos on the Middle East run in the ’70s and ’80s

Our September issue is loaded with brilliant trucks. Editor’s Choice features a very special new Daf XF, there’s a Convoy movie-themed Volvo FH12 and we take a trip to the Nürburgring for the ADAC Truck Grand Prix. There’s a variety of Scanias, from a retro 143 to a glamorous Danish bin wagon, and a smart fleet from Ireland. From Northern Ireland there’s a rare pair of manual MANs, plus we drive the latest from Volvo and Iveco’s new S-Way

Free 16-page guide to Convoy in the Park 2019! Magnificent Only Fools and Horses Scania S730, Super Space Cabs for Sligo, a high-flying Renault Range T, an owner-driver takes the Iveco Stralis Hi-Way, MAN TGX ‘King Arthur’ joins Knights of Old, a 2.1m-kilometre Volvo FH, an incredible restoration of a Scania 140 V8, Briarwood returns to Volvo, plus tributes to ‘Oor Wullie’ and the Read dynasty in the Forest of Dean

Bumper 116-page issue! Brit replica of the Smokey & the Bandit Kenworth; We drive a 23m-long Volvo FH16 750 roadtrain in New Zealand; Checking out the Scania G500 Tridem; Mercedes launches a mirrorless Actros; Two weeks on the road with a Daf CF450; Ultra-rare pocket rocket – a Scania 92M; Convoy in the Park preview; A guide to choosing the right tyres; Reports on the first two rounds of the 2019 truck racing season and on Truckfest Peterborough; A Canter through the Lake District

Britain’s last stand: a report on the demise of UK truck manufacturers, with a look at two great finales – a Foden Alpha and an ERF ECX – and a long-serving Seddon Atkinson 400. Plus: V8 or straight-six? Scania S500 head-to-head with an S650; a Euro 6 buyer guide; what readers think of the Renault Range T High; July’s R580 Topline V8 Scania calendar truck; Humble MAN tippers; a fast focus on truck racer Luke Garrett; and all the latest from Team T&D

OWNER-DRIVER SPECIAL! Legal advice, tips and features on how to go solo and on those who’ve already done so, their trucks including an Actros, Foden, Daf XF, two Renault Range Ts and a stunning Scania R730. Plus regulars Ed’s Choice – Chris Bradford’s Volvo FH 540 twin-tag; Retro Truck, behind the wheel of a Version 1 FH16 520; Truck Racing, on track with Richard Collett; and Team T&D, including one contributor’s Aussie adventure

Fantastic revamp and redesign of the only magazine covering both trucks and drivers – with 16 extra pages for our relaunch too! Super new features, including Team T&D, where driver-contributors depict their life on the road, Retro Truck – this month, an ERF EC12 Olympic – Truckers' Test and a more regular slot for Long-Distance Diary. Probably our best issue ever!

Young guns! Special issue focusing on young, newly-qualified drivers and how they got work, and top tips on training and how you can secure a job behind the wheel. Plus, one man’s entertaining reminiscences of taking his test in 1970; two weeks working an impressive Iveco Stralis 570XP; a rare FH750 livestock rig in Ireland; and Mike Ponsonby’s V8 calendar truck, an R580 Golden Griffin

Heavy haulage special: We work a Volvo FH16 750 at both 44t and 140t, report on a major move by Allelys with two MAN TGX 41.680 8x4s, and report on the Dutch Special Transport & Mack Show. Plus Manners Transport’s S730 flagship, a couple of beautiful classics – Charles Russell’s LBS141 V8 and a Volvo F89 – part 1 of a series of reports on parking in Kent, a high-spec Daf XF rigid with Moffett Mounty, and the uplifting story of an owner-operator who started a new life following a stroke

On your marques: Scanias aplenty (2001 T-cab, R5890 Highline), Daf XF530 Super Space, 630hp Merc Actros1, Volvos FH13 540 and superbly restored FH16, and a Kenworth K200 B-double in New Zealand. Plus a portrait of truck photographer and passionate road transport fan Peter Davies, a review of the Brands Hatch truck show, an update on licensing delays and a new regular series – Food on the Go

Centre stage for Scania V8 calendar competition winner; Christmas gift suggestions for the trucker in your life; Mud fun in an Iveco Eurocargo 4x4; Is the Daf 3300 still up to the job?; The MAN range that secured the manufacturer’s prestige in the UK; Trio of Tridem Arocs for Burcombe Haulage; Artic and rigid Volvos fuel expansion at Mackin Animal Feeds; On the road with two Medler TGX MANs; Memories of The Winter of Discontent; A piece of cake for Mr Kipling; Season-ending race report from Brands; Tales of driving, daring and disaster in our new The Blunt End column

Our new editor works an FH 540 tag for a week; Mackin whoopee – Kevin renovates his T580; £1500-worth of goodies in our Christmas Hamper competition; Reports on Pembrey truck racing and on the Retro Truck Show; Driving a winner – Ford’s F-Max; Press gang – the best recent Volvo buys; N Ireland driver Ted Jones rates his FH 460 with tandem-axle, rear-steer trailer; Another Will tin-hunting expedition in America’s Wild West; Readers remember the advent of RDCs; The era of the Transcontinental – a history of Ford trucks; It’s a gas – are the Iveco Stralis NPs real alternatives to diesel power?

Six pages on a game changer – the new Mercedes Actros; A cool conversion of a Scania rigid to a T-cab tractor unit; Driving a Daf 90th anniversary XF530 pulling the Showtrekker hospitality unit; When Seddon met Atkinson; Eight pages of Nordic Trophy Scandinavian stunners; The power behind the Scania V8 throne; Drivers at risk – how to tackle type 2 diabetes; Kwik Skip – Sophie, 19, and her Daf LF; Naughty in the Nineties – an errant driver tells all; A solution to ratchet strap slippage; It’s a gas – is hydrogen power the answer to pollution?

An ace Ailsa: Volvo FH16 750 limited edition is not quite special enough for Alex Anderson; Eight pages of the show trucks at Convoy 2018; Who is responsible for licence checks?; Seddon done: recalling a classic brand; 12 of the best: the Scania V8 winners in all their glory; Czech arrival: we test the Tatra Phoenix, now available in the UK; Winding down to retirement in a Mercedes Sprinter; Drivers’ Lives: Battling the Beast from the East, and how the ex-military cope with driving down civvy street; Pipe dreams: the good-lookers at Ireland’s Full of the Pipe show

Rowland rigid: Brian’s S500 Scania is our Ed’s Choice; 10 pages of highlights from Convoy in the Park 2018; Two FHs, 25 years apart, go head to head in our Cab Kit Test; Competition: win old and new Daf model trucks; Pole position: views of a Polish driver who lives in the UK; XF flagship celebrates 50 years of Stan Jewitt Haulage; Truck racing roundups from Thruxton and Donington Park; A Long-Distance Diary on hauling a cargo of rare classic cars to Monte Carlo; The background to AWD and Bedford

Our special Convoy in the Park issue with an extra 24 pages! Found: Duel film locations; NYR’s super-duper Super Space Cab; Win a Daf Super Space Cab box set; Long-Distance Diary: a mammoth trip from the Atlantic to the Pacific; Training daze: 35 hours’ DCPC in a single week; Drivers talk about their favourite jobs; Kirstie’s route from tractor to tractor unit; A pick ’n’ mix of truck makes in Vietnam; Motor Panels (Coventry) and the popular Mark V cab; Myth-buster: Smoking spliffs at the weekend – legal and safe to drive the following week?

Is Andy the UK’s oldest driver?; Ed’s Choice: a rare Range T High right-hooker; Katniss goes large on an extra-long-cab Scania S-series; Full preview of July’s Convoy in the Park; Older readers vote for the Top 10 truck gearboxes; We celebrate 90 years of Daf; Full history of Freightliner; Annette steps up from admin to driver; Aussie trucking in a B-double

Classic T&D Covers supplement; Old Pond truck book reviews plus exclusive 20% discount offer; Big Dafs fuel expansion at KER Transport; Evocative accounts from 1969 of livestock work and starting out in tramping; Six-page Truckfest Peterborough review; Two weeks at work in an XF480; News on the T&D/Scania V8 competition and update on our July Convoy in the Park event; Driver training in Zambia with Transaid; Tired at the wheel? It could be a life-threatening condition; Trucking in Thailand – the Thais that bind

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