31st March 2017
Making the Most of Driving Data
Technology bombards us with data in our business lives. Here, we look at examples of how all this information can be used to best effect. We live in a world of data overload. In the…
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31st March 2017
Mar-Train Muscle
One of Northern Ireland’s premiere oversize-load specialists, Mar-Train has cornered the market in plant-moving and windfarm component transportation Situated deep in the countryside between Belfast and Lisburn is Mar-Train Haulage, Northern Ireland’s outsize load specialist.…
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1st February 2017
How connectivity is driving the industry forward
In the past 35 years, there have been a great deal of changes to heavy trucks and legislation. From tighter emission controls to the rise in engine power outputs, there has been significant developments. However,…
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28th May 2015
Space Crusaders
Two of the most popular big cab tractor units go head to head at Pollock ScotransBy Dougie RankinePHOTOGRAPHY STEVE McCANN Are trucks getting too similar? Think back to the 1980s and 1990s when we had…
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30th April 2015
Sweat & Blood
Starting out as an owner-operator isn’t for the faint hearted, but life can be very sweet as your own bossBy Dougie RankinePHOTOGRAPHY STEVE McCANN Owning and running your own truck as an independent haulier was…
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2nd April 2015
DAF out of hull
Rock and rolling on Humberside with Grant Jewitt and his latest heavy-metal XFBy David HumphriesPHOTOGRAPHY DAVID HUMPHRIES The last day of November 2014 was yet another milestone in the life of 48-year-old Hull-based truck driver,…
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5th March 2015
Arocs and a hard place
It’s the ultimate Arocs – an unstoppable eight-wheel drive that’s been merged with a JCB excavator!By Dougie RankinePHOTOGRAPHY STEVE McCANN Well here’s something you don’t see every day. In fact, this is a truck that’s…
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5th February 2015
In The Mix
Just as Cornwall takes pride in ancient traditions such as its own language, the Peat family has created a working tradition of its own By Dave LeePHOTOGRAPHY DAVE LEE Hauliers in Cornwall are very proud…
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8th January 2015
Euro Stars
Striding across the seas, Hendrick European takes its fleet performance very seriously By Dougie RankinePHOTOGRAPHY STEVE McCANN We took a trip to Dublin earlier this year to meet up with Hendrick European. The firm was…
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11th December 2014
ALE’s New Great Brit
No existing vehicles met its requirements, so Staffordshire’s global heavylift specialist Abnormal Load Engineering has designed its own super-tractor By Ed BurrowsPHOTOGRAPHY ABNORMAL LOAD ENGINEERING / ED BURROWS ou thought there was no…
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12th November 2014
Man of the Match
All Blacks rugby-themed TGX is new fleet flagship for Calne-based aggregates haulier, Bulk Solutions Ltd By George DaviesPHOTOGRAPHY MAN TRUCK & BUS When it comes to picking a new Euro 6 flagship to…
