DAF’s lightweight FTP chassis puts its emphasis squarely on maximum payload. The 6×2 set-up with lightweight pusher axle has been carefully pared down to help hauliers achieve the most bang for their buck – so it’s not surprising the configuration…
The DAF XF530 is both a superb flagship yet a viable money-making tool that should please drivers, accountants and managers alike. It’s assumed there’s a policy of American truck-builder PACCAR that if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it. Or, another…
Volvo’s FH Lite tractor is designed to squeeze more payload than ever for cost-conscious operators. Volvo has a pretty strong reputation in the UK’s construction sector, not least because it’s been supplying it decent trucks since the ’60s. But if…
In the alt-fuel race, DAF is backing Hydrotreated Vegetable Oils (HVO) as a clean, easy and efficient diesel substitute. We took two new DAF CF FAD 8×4 (HVO) tippers into a quarry to find out how its performance stacks up.…
It’s still an unusual spec for the UK, but DAF’s CF440 FAQ tridem has much to offer for the right applications. British tipper operators have never had it so good, with myriad options available to suit pretty much any configuration…
We pity the fool that don’t appreciate the Renault Range T480’s blend of performance and driver appeal. “Fleet spec” doesn’t have to mean dull, suckers! The Range T has been with us for almost five years. In that time, it…
We take the brand-new, right-hand drive Renault Range T High out on the road to see how it stacks up for British operators looking for a big-cabbed flagship. Renault launched its Range T heavy trucks in June 2013 to replace…
Iveco’s all-new Stralis NP460 with uprated natural gas engine and Hi-Tronix automated gearbox make a compelling case for the “post-diesel era”. “The post-diesel ere is here.” This is how Iveco’s brand president, Pierre Lahutte, introduced the new higher-powered version of…
Can its latest revised models help the German truck-maker to boost its image among UK operators? We put an MAN TGX and TGM to the test to find out. While most drivers might aspire to drive a truck ‘from Sweden…
We spent two weeks at work with an Iveco Stralis NP, which runs purely on liquified natural gas (LNG). A genuine alternative to diesel is here. Iveco is at the forefront of gas-powered truck technology. Last year, it laid on…