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Newby's oldie
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Newby's oldie

Dominic Newby’s 45-year-old Mercedes-Benz 1622 is an absolute star. T&D investigates the immaculate German with a French connection

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7 mins  |
March 2020
Speciaal event
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Speciaal event

Amsterdam hosted the fortieth Speciaal Transport & Mack Dag (Special Transport & Mack Day), the annual Dutch showcase for heavy transport. We attend in 2019

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1 min  |
March 2020
Faith, hope and forestry
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Faith, hope and forestry

Round-timber-hauling owner-driver Ross Jarrett, aged 22, has invested £250,000-plus in the shape of an R650 Scania and Dennison trailer. We log him at work in the Highlands

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6 mins  |
March 2020
Straight eight
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Straight eight

Life isn’t all bad for Paul, now at the wheel of a Volvo FH instead of a Kenworth – despite some cantankerous old cows and being A$550 and eight penalty points (it was Boxing Day!) down for not wearing a seatbelt

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3 mins  |
March 2020
Exit TGX
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Exit TGX

At the end of a tumultuous lifespan, MAN’s TGX – about to be replaced by a new model – has developed into a well-sorted truck, as we discover when working for Pollock Scotrans of Bathgate

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7 mins  |
March 2020
Passion For Power
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Passion For Power

An encounter at a Dutch show with the enthusiastic Greek owner of a superb Scania 141 prompts a visit to the yard of Theodoros Patounas in northern Greece

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6 mins  |
March 2020
Comfort break
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Comfort break

A week spent in a low-roof, rear-steered XF530 Comfort Cab on heavy plant work proves no inconvenience for our strapping T&D tester

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9 mins  |
March 2020
Grime fighter
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Grime fighter

This 2016 Volvo FH500 spends much of its life running in and out of fields, covered in mud. Which makes the immaculate condition of it all the more astonishing. Chris Sallis, take a bow

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7 mins  |
March 2020
Born to Buggy
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Born to Buggy

Brian Buggy Transport runs a very special Iveco Stralis duo – two custom-built Forza Azzurri Editions, created by the Republic of Ireland’s Longhaul Commercials

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6 mins  |
March 2020
Blind faith
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Blind faith

Every now and then we at T&D come across a story – such as how Irishman Mark Finneran came to be running the very classy Bring International fleet – that is, at face value, so ridiculous it can’t possibly be true…

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8 mins  |
March 2020
Compound Interest
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Compound Interest

Turbo-compound technology for the FH is a win-win, as the 13-litre engine transforms the performance and is parsimonious on fuel. We test the 500TC on a variety of work over a week to see how it fares

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10 mins  |
January 2020
Muck And Brass
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Muck And Brass

A passion for Scanias and long-term planning is the secret of success for Frank Pratt & Sons, which has just taken on two new Scania V8 XTs. T&D talks to MD Ivan Pratt

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7 mins  |
January 2020
Clinical Warde
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Clinical Warde

This is quite probably the world’s cleanest MAN TGX – and it’s three years old! In fact, Newry’s entire Warde Groupage fleet is immaculate. Let’s take a closer look.

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4 mins  |
January 2020
Reborn Truckers
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Reborn Truckers

After a tragic accident, dad Garry swore he’d never drive again; daughter Louise thought trucking to be a man’s world. Hopper Transport Services is now on its third and fourth new Dafs

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8 mins  |
January 2020
Alpha Better
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Alpha Better

More and more Foden Alphas are being preserved and restored these days, while a fair number are still hard at work. Dan Mountain has stripped and rebuilt this one, with stunning results

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6 mins  |
January 2020
It's Easy As LNG
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It's Easy As LNG

Our editor goes tramping for a week in an unusual Volvo: a gas-powered 4x2 FH

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10 mins  |
December 2019
Irish ayes
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Irish ayes

Irish owner-operator Daire Maher loves his trucks – his prizewinning Scania S650 is outstanding – but he makes sure he gets the balance right between work and home life

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6 mins  |
December 2019
Swede spot
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Swede spot

Once all-Volvo, the D&M Jones crew are now familiarising themselves with a trio of new Scania XT tippers. Which Scandinavian do they favour?

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5 mins  |
December 2019
Tag team
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Tag team

From chequered flags to manual tags! When truck racing champ Luke Garrett specced these two new Daf XFs, he knew exactly what he wanted

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7 mins  |
December 2019
Baghdad or bust! Part 2
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Baghdad or bust! Part 2

Here is Part 2 of the recollections of the intrepid drivers and their Volvos, largely F88/F89s or, later, F10/F12s,who participated in the legendary Middle East runs of the ’70s and ’80s

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9 mins  |
December 2019
FTA Driver Of The Year 2017 Named
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FTA Driver Of The Year 2017 Named

Samworth Brothers driver Thomas Kent wins title

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February 2018
Clearing The Air
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Clearing The Air

The implementation date for the Ultra Low Emission Zone in central London was recently brought forward by 17 months. What effect will this have on trucks in the capital?

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February 2018
Do not pass go...
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Do not pass go...

How good is ‘the truck the city likes’ when it’s driven in one of the world’s busiest capitals? T&D takes the 2016 Truck of the Year, Iveco’s Eurocargo, round the London Monopoly board

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6 mins  |
August 2016
A T for Tom
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A T for Tom

Brian & Jayne Rowland wanted something extra-special to commemorate their son Tom, tragically killed aged just 20 at the wheel of a Brian Rowland Transport truck. A V8-engined T560 Topline/Longline fits the bill perfectly

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6 mins  |
August 2016
Truckfest Back With New Features for 35th Year
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Truckfest Back With New Features for 35th Year

Truckfest Peterborough celebrates its 35th anniversary this year and to celebrate, the event is bigger than ever with new features and star names.

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2 mins  |
May 2017
Scania needs your help!
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Scania needs your help!

Scania GB will attempt to set a world record at Convoy in the Park on 22-23 July, and it needs your help to do it.

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May 2017
Bringing The Thunder
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Bringing The Thunder

The BTRC kicked off on 25 March and ahead of the new season T&D talks to 10-time British Truck Tracing Champion Stuart Oliver about his hopes for 2017.

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5 mins  |
May 2017
Doc Martin
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Doc Martin

Initially based on the V8 Scania R-series, the first eight trucks to get the Guy Martin Edition treatment are available now.

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2 mins  |
May 2017
Unjust Justs
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Unjust Justs

Our driver down in Australia argues that if we keep thinking of ourselves as “just” drivers, we can’t expect to be treated any differently

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3 mins  |
December 2017
Punishing Pembrey!
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Punishing Pembrey!

The penultimate round of the 2017 BTRA British Truck Racing Championship, held at Pembrey circuit in South Wales, proved to be a brash and brutal affair

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3 mins  |
December 2017

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