Automotive
Truck & Driver
Roffe with the smooth
This immaculate colour-coded Daf XF is heavily influenced by Dutch styling, but has a number of special touches to give it a truly unique look
8 min |
September 2020
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Milky milky
A nice change from the norm this month for Chris, who goes on an adventure delivering milking machines, among other things
4 min |
September 2020
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Tree & easy
Not too long ago, logging trucks tended to be simple and basic. Not any more! We travel to Wales to check out these top-spec timber haulers
10+ min |
September 2020
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STEEL OF QUALITY
The Steelboys have grown from a few like-minded friends into a large, lorry-mad family. Here’s the convoy of characters, and vehicles, that have been rolling together for nearly two decades
8 min |
September 2020
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Solid as Arocs
This bulk haulier’s smart new Mercedes-Benz Arocs delivers a fitting tribute to grandfathers who served during WWII.
3 min |
September 2020
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Number games
Scania’s 730 arrived later on the scene in Australia and as a result is a rare beast. But is it worth the extra investment over the 620?
7 min |
September 2020
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Final journeys
David Hall has recently retired his Vintage Lorry Funerals business. He looks back on his memories, taking drivers on their final journey with his 1950 Leyland Beaver
9 min |
September 2020
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Best in the west
With a longitudinal location further west than Land’s End, the Argyll village of Acharacle is home to Loch Shiel Garage. T&D heads for Scotland’s remote Ardnamurchan Peninsula
5 min |
September 2020
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Furlough to forklift
After being on furlough for six weeks I was brought in to do my Moffett test. I passed with flying colours which meant I was ready to hit the road, I went home to get a good night’s sleep but once home I got a call to ask if I fancied doing 11 drops Warrington, All bags of soil and stone. Of course I said yes!
4 min |
September 2020
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Back in the Saddle
At the beginning of the year, almost nobody had heard the word ‘furlough’ but since spring it has effected almost all of us, including Graham who was glad to be back on the road
6 min |
September 2020
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Laughing gas
We put Scania’s gas powered R410 to work for a week and discover a fleet truck with green credentials that tackled everything with enthusiasm
10 min |
August 2020
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Time Machine 80-84
A new series sees Peter Davies look back at trucks on the road from the 1980s to the 2000s. Kicking things off we take in 80-84
5 min |
August 2020
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The wrong trousers
Mat has plans to catch up on some writing work, but then duty calls and a busy week follows
3 min |
August 2020
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Snap Decisions
In the second part of photographer Tom Cunningham’s truck photography features, he selects a few of his favourite images and explains how, why and where they were shot
9 min |
August 2020
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pick of the bunch
Hereford is well-known for its delicious cider, but we reckon Phill Preece Transport’s clean, sharp Volvo FH16 750 is even tastier
8 min |
August 2020
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GEARS ‘R' GOOD
W. Marley is an old-school haulier with its roots in agriculture and a superb fleet of Volvos from the latest FM and FH to old-school FL10s
7 min |
August 2020
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Charity Chariots
The M25 hosted a fantastic convoy of trucks on 25 May to raise money for food banks
1 min |
August 2020
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Feeling Blue
Kevin Charles went looking for a show truck project, and when he saw this 144 460 T-cab it certainly had a deep impact on him
6 min |
August 2020
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ELECTRIFYING!
Maintaining the nation’s power grid requires specialist equipment. NGC use MAN trucks for their on and off-road operations. We went to their HQ in the Scottish Borders to check them out
9 min |
August 2020
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A star is born
Paul O’Callaghan has encountered all sorts of trucks on his adventures in Australia, but few are as rare as this imposing Iveco Powerstar 7800
4 min |
August 2020
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Shooting Stars
We go behind the scenes with truck photographer Tom Cunningham to get the story behind the shoots
9 min |
July 2020
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You're in safe hands
The way trucks are handed over to customers has had to change. Here’s what the team at Volvo did to ensure everyone stays safe
3 min |
July 2020
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Power up
We spend a couple of weeks with Iveco’s top-spec Stralis 570XP - possibly the best kept secret on the road right now
9 min |
July 2020
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On the front line
Our veteran driver and contributor Bob has been on the road throughout the Covid-19 outbreak. He looks back over the last few months, and further back to the Winter of Discontent in 1978/9
10+ min |
July 2020
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Light club
This Renault Range-T 460 mini-midlift is designed to maximise payload. We worked it hauling a tipper from Castle Douglas to a biomass plant in Fife
4 min |
July 2020
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Land of opportunity
Behind the success of South West Express is a heartening rags-toriches tale of immigrants to Oz, “The Lucky Country”
6 min |
July 2020
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Keeping cool
Repairing the air conditioning on his trusty Foden Alpha sees Chris Maddison get a tad hot under the collar thanks to some threads someone crossed when it was built back in 2003
4 min |
July 2020
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Hue & cry
Time out at the wheel of an early Actros reveals that not a lot has changed over 23 years… apart, maybe, from more tasteful cab trim
8 min |
July 2020
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Gee Gee G-cab
When you transport horses worth up to £1.5 million, only the best will do - and that’s exactly what Eric Gillie’s new Scania G500 is
9 min |
July 2020
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ERF Angel
When this EC Olympic was involved in a bad accident, it was almost certainly bound for the scrapyard in the sky. Until some divine interfention…
2 min |