Automotive
Truck & Driver
Thruxton Thriller
Round three of the BTRA Truck Racing Championship took the teams to the UK’s fastest circuit, Thruxton, for some exciting, close racing and a few major incidents
2 min |
Summer 2017
Truck & Driver
For Pete's Sake
The history of Peterbilt, one of the world’s iconic truck marques, goes back more than 100 years, but the company twice came close to disappearing altogether
6 min |
Summer 2017
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Testing Times
There are concerns about the quality of HGV driver medicals and how the DVLA is informed about fitness to drive. We talk to drivers and the medical profession
4 min |
July 2017
Truck & Driver
It Could Happen to You
Accidents in haulage yards or warehouses affect thousands of people annually, but many are avoidable. Bosses need to take health and safety more seriously
5 min |
July 2017
Truck & Driver
Gas Works
The Stralis NP is Europe’s first long-haul gas-powered truck. We drive one from Land’s End to John o’ Groats to see if it really is as revolutionary as Iveco claims
3 min |
July 2017
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Still Waters Run Deep
With a history going back 90 years and four generations, Derbyshire-based multi-purpose haulier B J Waters is a family firm in every sense
5 min |
July 2017
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Pioneer Spirit
Euclid was a pioneer in the development of dump trucks in the USA, making some of the first vehicles specifically for the off-highway market and continuing to produce best-sellers for many years afterwards
7 min |
July 2017
Truck & Driver
Holding The Baby
For drivers who go tramping all week, missing out on family life is one of the many sacrifices they have to make – but what is it like for those who are left behind?
7 min |
July 2017
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Action Packed Pembrey
Racing was sometimes too close in Division One, while the early leader in the Division Two rankings hit trouble in round two of the BTRA Championship at Pembrey
1 min |
July 2017
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Dead In Your Tracks
The threat of a terrorist attack has led to remote HGV immobilisation technology, while the green light has been given for shooting at moving vehicles.
3 min |
August 2017
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Master Craftsman
Svempa is to customising trucks what Michelangelo was to decorating churches. We head over to Stockholm to catch up with every truck enthusiast’s favourite artist.
5 min |
August 2017
Truck & Driver
Guy's Thoughts
Guy Martin is publicly admired for his straightforwardness and honesty, but interviewing him is confusing and chaotic – particularly when he constantly refers to Brian, the monkey on his back, and Nigel, his beloved dog with a zeal for revolution. Great minds often reveal a hint of madness…
10+ min |
August 2017
Truck & Driver
Real Women
The media might stereotype women who drive trucks in a certain way – as flashy and girly – but the reality is somewhat different, as eight female drivers tell T&D.
10 min |
August 2017
Truck & Driver
Battle On The Bosphorus
For truck drivers, Istanbul is a madhouse, a city bursting at the seams and the crossroads between Western Europe, the Middle East, Asia and the former Eastern bloc.
6 min |
August 2017
Truck & Driver
Earned Recognition Scheme Goes Live
The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency Earned Recognition scheme has been officially launched after a successful year long pilot scheme involving over 60 operators.
1 min |
July 2018
Truck & Driver
Back From the Brink
His innocent involvement in a tragic two-vehicle crash in which the female car passenger died is recounted by the truck driver who, for legal reasons, has to remain anonymous but is now back behind the wheel
9 min |
April 2017
Truck & Driver
Driving Ambition
Now 19, Co Londonderry’s Kieran McCauley enjoyed school but couldn’t wait to live his dream. He’s now at the wheel of a Daf XF105 Space Cab pulling a fuel tanker
4 min |
April 2017
Truck & Driver
Hay Fever
Both Judge and jury – in other words, T&D’s editor – come up with the verdict that PJI’s flaming red Scania R620 is a suitable agricultural firm’s flagship and a worthy candidate for this month’s star truck
6 min |
April 2017
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Downton Cabbie
Born and bred in trucking, Annette Stagg drives for Downton, having served time in traffic admin – but her career has not all been sunshine and roses.
9 min |
Summer 2018
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Katniss Goes Large
Swedish owner-operator Lasse Hansen goes Dutch to get an extra-long-cab Scania S-series, the SXL 500, complete with stunningly presented Mockingjay movie theme.
3 min |
Summer 2018
Truck & Driver
Have A Smashing Time!
Convoy in the Park at Donington Park on 21-22 July is promising to be even bigger and better than the 2017 event, with a mix of on-track and off-track action to keep families entertained all weekend.
8 min |
Summer 2018
Truck & Driver
First In Last Out
Who’s the Elddis driver? It’s Andy Mitchell, one of the first drivers taken on by Elddis Transport in 1971 – and, aged 79 and 10 million miles later, he still drives for the operator.
6 min |
Summer 2018
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First Class
Alex Anderson has run an exclusively Volvo fleet for more than 40 years and has customised its recently acquired Ailsa Edition, the very truck at the UK launch, to make it even more special.
6 min |
October 2018
Truck & Driver
Time For A Change?
With Brexit on the horizon, it may now be time to take another look at the drivers’ hours rules and adapt them for today’s life on the road.
4 min |
October 2018
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Close Encounters
Ian Munt is worried by the habit of some truckers to follow vehicles too closely – but would like more praise for drivers who do the right thing.
3 min |
October 2018
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Future Proofing
Many drivers give little thought to retirement. But they should, because you never know when your career might end as David Russell knows all too well
3 min |
November 2018
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Game Changer
The new Mercedes-Benz Actros features four world firsts and each one of them could lead the way in the future of trucks
7 min |
November 2018
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Victory Vee
We investigate the power behind Scanias V8 throne and why next year will be a cause for celebration
5 min |
November 2018
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Price Is Right
Andrew Prices Scania T500 has undergone some major changes in the past year, but it works hard and turns heads wherever it goes
9 min |
November 2018
Truck & Driver
Snetterton Shake-up
Snetterton saw seven different drivers across the two divisions stand on the podiums top step, but the division leaders largely maintained their advantages
2 min |