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Well forked Daf

Remember, we like to cover all sorts of different trucks here at T&D – like this impressive new CF rigid complete with Moffett Mounty forklift

King of the hill

Moving heavy equipment off road calls for a truck with plenty of power and traction, which is why M&J Plant chose a mighty 6x4 FH16 750

Time Machine 2015-2019

It’s the final part of our series on the history of UK haulage. Let’s look back at those innocent times before that pesky virus turned up

Original and best

There are few trucks which have been customised to the level of the Scania 143, but let’s not forget that the standard product was pretty awesome just as it left the factory, like this rare 420

GOING ALL THE WAY

Simon Rogers got behind the wheel as soon as he was able to, and nearly 30 years later, his company is going from strength to strength, with a striking all-black, top-spec Iveco S-Way 570 the latest addition to the fleet

Abnormal loads

In the distant past, when dinosaurs roamed the planet, truck drivers were a very different breed, made from sterner stuff than us mere mortals

Range change

After a gap of 13 years, Renault trucks have reappeared in the unique colours of MacRitchie Highland Distribution. T&D takes the high road to Inverness to meet owners, Donald and Catriona MacRitchie

Cutting a dash

Freshly showered and munching a healthy egg and cress sarnie in Gloucester North services, Chris has a Foden update

Air we go!

On Saturday 29 May at 6pm, 240 drivers gathered with their trucks at South Mimms Services for a parade to raise vital money for Essex & Hertfordshire Air Ambulance

A Cutt Above

From coal to turf to fencing and loads more, there’s not much the Calcutt fleet hasn’t transported over the years

Hit for Six!

Scania’s new 540hp six-pot is proving the perfect match for AAD Transport, who recently took in some of the first in Scotland. We spoke to boss Alan Davie about them

Sitting on the fence

Nick Oates and his family have built several successful businesses in the past decade within their KN Group, and his striking Renault Range T-High Low is the best advert for it – as well as paying tribute to his late wife

Staying A float

After a busy 2019 shifting boats all over Europe, Ashley Peden had his world turned upside down when coronavirus struck, but he got going again with a trip to Norway which ended with some wonderful news from home

Swede summer sun!

Stefan Bloeman and his friends took their old school Volvos on a tour of Europe last summer and he wrote to tell us all about it

TRUE BLUE

Owner-driver Dan Lote’s first new truck is a stunner – but then this all-blue Daf XF 530 had to be something special to replace his much-loved first truck

Secret Seven

Way down in the south east of Ireland, you’ll find a fleet with a whole lot of horsepower supplied by no less than seven Volvo FH16s!

Feeding the nation

They may not be glamourous but they’re one of the biggest and most important sectors of our transport industry. So let’s shine the spotlight on some unsung heroes

Orange Blossom Special

Here’s the latest addition to a superb new livestock fleet from Wales, featuring Scania’s new 540 engine

Back to ERF

This ERF EC11 Olympic was fully rebuilt from the ground up and has been working hard every night trunking for the last three years, with some low loader work too!

A little bit tangy

Paul does another European trip, when the UK was still in the EU, but Covid had arrived too

Tales Of Driving, Daring And Disaster...

In the distant past, when dinosaurs roamed the planet, truck drivers were a very different breed, made from sterner stuff than us mere mortals

Space and Time

With the events of the world making things just that little bit less busy for a few weeks, John Murphy used the time well, cracking on with the rebuild of his awesome Daf 2800 ATi Space Cab

Tipping up

This has to be one of the smartest tippers on the road; a Kelsa clad Scania R500 XT

The White Stuff

Ray White’s 1993 Volvo F16 turns heads wherever it goes – and now it’s up for sale

Shift low, sweet chariot

A big seller for Daf in Europe, the XF low-deck is popular with event companies in the UK such as Fly-By-Nite

Fryin' Machines

Richard Fryer has built an impressively sized fleet packed with smartly-specced Volvos in just over two years since setting up his own transport business, seeing his hard work ethic pay off

Rallying Haul

Five Star Vehicle Deliveries decided to put together a special rally-themed FH 500, and they brought not only the truck, but Jimmy McRae and the legendary 1995 World Rally Championship winning Subaru Impreza to Knockhill Racing Circuit for a very special photoshoot!

On The Blower

While the Mercedes-Benz Actros is certainly a popular truck, you don’t often see them in this particular configuration

Country living

When Chris took delivery of a Daf XF Space Cab after T&D Editor Dougie had it for a week in the summer, he was sceptical but ended up pleasantly surprised. Also, a dramatic incident for the Maddison Foden…

Being Frank

Retired driver Frank Fiddy shares with us his transport tales from back in the day