Automotive
Truck & Driver
Whine and roses
It’s not the 800hp on offer that attracted Adam Kilmurray to a tune-up for his R560 V8 Topline but the sound from the exhaust – and he got it by going Greek
8 min |
June 2020
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Little and large
Time to dig out the thermals for a test of big Scania rigs in Norway and the opportunity to try the new 540 13-litre engine, a straight-six alternative to the mighty V8
9 min |
June 2020
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Take it EC
He’s got three ERFs ready to go to work, and a growing reputation for restoring them. For Robert Gassor only the EC way will do.
7 min |
June 2020
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Send for the Bill
With over 40 years on the road, Billy Ford has seen huge changes in the transport industry and he’s adapted his business to suit
8 min |
June 2020
Truck & Driver
MAN for all seasons
Last month, MAN launched its new truck range at a lavish press event held in Bilbao, Northern Spain as part of a rolling series of events that will showcase the heavily revised range to customers, factory and dealer staff over a number of weeks. The new trucks will replace the existing models from 7.5 to 250 tonnes GVW in due course and represents a major step forward for the German manufacturer
6 min |
June 2020
Truck & Driver
In sickness and in health
Sickness is a very real issue for employers. According to the Office for National Statistics (ONS), in a 2018 publication, Sickness absence in the UK labour market: 2018, an estimated 141.4 million working days were lost in a year because of sickness or injury in the UK, the equivalent to 4.4 days per worker
8 min |
June 2020
Truck & Driver
Keep calm and carry on
It’s been a trying month thus far, not really knowing what’s around every corner, figuratively and literally. Since that first briefing on lockdown and the essential transport message, it seems now that all cargo became essential pretty much overnight.
4 min |
June 2020
Truck & Driver
Keep on tipping
Brian Markey started driving for Moreton C Cullimore in 1963, and he’s still going strong today behind the wheel of his Scania P380 tipper. T&D travelled to Gloucester to meet him
7 min |
June 2020
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Farm Cat
When Peter Gammie decided his farm needed a lorry to haul their produce, he figured he’d just buy something British and tidy it up a bit...
7 min |
June 2020
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Bricking it
Jessica Grainger buys an old Premium and takes to the road as an owner-driver, but it proves a costly exercise…
3 min |
June 2020
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Thunder Down Under
Who would turn down the opportunity of riding shotgun in a Kenworth C509 quad road train hauling fuel along Western Australia’s Great Central Road? Nick enjoys five days in the outback
10+ min |
May 2020
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Spanish flyer
Russell tells us about his first big run of 2020, a nine-day sortie to Spain in his powerful Scania S730
5 min |
May 2020
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Blood brothers
Introducing new bloke and Merc Actros driver Graham Flemington, who offers a familial suggestion to help reduce the driver shortage
2 min |
May 2020
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Street Wise
Few haulage contractors have the long-standing presence or good reputation to have a road named in its honour. T&D heads to Sibbald’s Brae, Bathgate, to visit a traditional operator with the skills and experience to deliver 21st century haulage
8 min |
May 2020
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Pipe Dream
Condron Concrete celebrated its 50th anniversary last year and commissioned a special tractor unit that charts the company’s history in trucks and pays tribute to its legendary founder.
7 min |
May 2020
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Sino the times
Chinese manufacturer Sinotruk has found a home with Irish hauliers thanks to a new venture from Harris
7 min |
May 2020
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Racing to the Top
We put a limited-edition Renault to work for a week and discover that we could get used to living the T High life
10+ min |
May 2020
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First Class
On its debut in 1993, it’s easy to forget the momentous impact the FH had. Bob Beech hasn’t, so he’s delighted to drive for a week a version 1 FH16 520 restored by Volvo for the 25th anniversary of the FH model
10 min |
May 2020
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Dempsey and Merc Piece
Dempsey of Cork celebrated its 25th anniversary with a special airbrushed Actros. Daniel Dempsey tells us the story of the company
7 min |
May 2020
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Bum steer
Bowels and bums are often overlooked when it comes to driver health says Paul
3 min |
May 2020
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Stars In His Eyes
Dutchman Leo Swijnenburg remains loyal to Mercedes-Benz, now running 26 pristine varieties of the marque from his company base that’s located south-east of Rotterdam
7 min |
February 2020
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Creature comforts
To help improve its image among drivers, manufacturer MAN has created a highpower flagship, a beast – the Black Lion – that’s brimming with spec. Our overview is accompanied by the opinions of drivers
3 min |
February 2020
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Old school rules
A superb variety of rare, unusual and downright cool metal was on display at Gaydon’s Retro Show!
3 min |
February 2020
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Royal flush
Robert & Jess Holden, fundraisers for neuroblastoma sufferer Alfie Ward, led last year’s second hugely successful convoy to Royal Windsor Racecourse
2 min |
February 2020
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Mine host
Kalgoorlie, the hub of Western Australia’s mining industry, is home to iconic haulier Hamptons and the world’s second-largest gold mine
2 min |
February 2020
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Gift horses
Simon Sargent’s trucking business had an extraordinarily lucky beginning – he won a Leyland Roadtrain in a TRUCK magazine competition
8 min |
February 2020
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Classic recycling
Busy business Britaniacrest is engaged in recycling in more ways than one… We visit its Surrey yard to admire the company’s classic restorations
7 min |
February 2020
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Milking it
Getting up at an unearthly hour isn’t for everyone but it suits Paul Daly just fine. As, indeed, does his new truck, a Volvo FH500, with which he collects and delivers milk around County Meath and Dublin
6 min |
February 2020
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Carry on concrete
Innovative Dafs populate this successful Northern Ireland building supplies business, the star of the fleet being a new flat-roofed XF Comfort Cab artic
7 min |
February 2020
Truck & Driver
Born and red
Is it cold, dark and raining right now? If so, here’s some blue sky and summer sunshine. Presenting to you: Saltash-based Burcombe Haulage’s Scania S500 and its driver, Emma
6 min |