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It's spring and the Oafs are oui
Page 17 from 19th April 2001by Robin Meczes It's obviously going to be a busy year for Daf in the UK with two new model ranges and a new managing director to cope with. Time......

Dominant Daf leads pack
Page 8 from 12th January 2006Despite concerns over a slowdown in economic activity, the UK truck market has hit its highest level since 1989. So who were the big winners and......

TRAIN OF THOUGHT
Page 62 from 12th January 2006The days of using worn-out, ex-fleet hacks for HGV training are fast disappearing. Brian Weatherley samples a modem-day mobile classroom that's......

Wanted: Post '98 6x2 fleet tractor Budget: £15,000
Page 89 from 16th December 2004Armed with a budget of El 5,000 CM has been trawling our classified ads in search of a clean post-1998 6x2 fleet tractor for general haulage. This......

Bargain hunters
Page 70 from 16th September 2004If you're after a used 4x2 for Continental work M's classified section is the obvious place to look. Armed with a budget of around £10,000 we went......

NO MORE MANUAL LABOUR
Page 50 from 2nd September 2004Every truck manufacturer in the UK market now offers an automated transmission. Foden was the last to jump onto the bandwagon; Kevin Swallow......

GREENHOUSE G1101111'111
Page 56 from 29th January 2004Through all the turmoil in the industry, it's good to find a traditional family haulage firm like R Adams & Sons doing well after 50 years. T urn......

THE FUEL PICTURE Operators' views
Page 60 from 27th April 2006Autorecovery Services, based in Leeds, bought 5,0001itres of biofuel from D1 Oils to run a controlled test. The fuel was from a mixture of......

Smooth transition
Page 70 from 31st August 2006The gap left by Foden's demise has been filled by Hino, and dealerships such as MTC Northwest have been quick to join the expanding Irish-Japanese......

IF YOU KNEW
Page 56 from 29th March 2007Although no one in the UK makes tractor units any more, a number of trailer manufacturers still fly the flag for Britain. Colin Barnett visits a UK......