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Twin-steer wrecker
Page 8 from 28th July 1988• Wreckers International has increased the GTW of a double-drive Seddon Atkinson 4-11 tractive unit to 65 tonnes by adding an extra steering axle......

heels stil droppin s IRTE report arise
Page 26 from 28th July 1988Two hauliers have decribed this week how wheels explicably flew off their rucks at high speed — hours er they claim to have checkd them. In both......

Rivals gather for BAEE
Page 14 from 30th June 1988• All three contenders for the MoD's 4-tonne medium mobility contract attended the Army's BAEE display at Aldershot last weekend. AVVD-Bedford's......

Eaton breaks through
Page 17 from 9th June 1988• Eaton has achieved sales breakthroughs into previous non-users with its new generation of five-speed, six-speed and nine-speed synchromesh......

eyland/Sherpa tie up export deal with OAF
Page 3 from 29th March 1986'IL SPARK of success for id Rover-Leyland amid the tes of the failed GM takeel was Monday's revelation at it has signed an reement with Daf to sell......

30-30 for Leyland
Page 12 from 28th March 1987• In response to the growing demand from tipper operators for high-powered eight leggers, Leyland will launch a new 224kW(300hp) version of its 8x4......

New family of Cats
Page 12 from 16th August 1986• Caterpillar has developed a new family of small engines which will take it into the 52116kW (70-155hp) sector for the first time, and in direct......

JAKE CALLING This is Jake! The letter published in...
Page 29 from 17th January 1987Motor. December 27, entitled Who's Jake? from A Reddin of Aberdeen was typical of all drivers who use a Jake Brake. Your response is accurate, but......

• Mail-order firm Grattan has taken delivery of seven 350hp
Page 16 from 28th January 1999Iveco Ford EuroTech Cursor 8 tractive units. Grattan ran extensive trials of the Cursor-engined tractors for Iveco, double-shifting one to cover......

13:1 ighlight of the year in Talsarnau, Wales is the
Page 24 from 5th October 1995annual banger race when 170 old vehicles spend a day being thrashed to death in a series of gruelling events, culminating in a spectacular,......