Features

Hop and Glory

When Richard Bevan customised his Scania V8.580 he decided not to go for the usual celeb or fantasy themes. Instead, the artwork celebrates a gentle rural age of hops, narrowboats and horse-drawn carts.

David and Goliath

Over the coming months, we'll be testing cabs of all shapes and sizes to see how easily you can stash all your kit... and still get comfortable

New wine…old bottle

It has many imitators but there's only one Magnum. Now it's au revoir to the Mack lump, the vintage French truck acquiring a 'New' appellation thanks to a Volvo-sourced driveline

Fair Play?

Getting the sack is bad enough - but if you reckon it was without good reason, it's even harder to take. What constitutes unfair dismissal - and what can you do if it comes your way?

Bordering on Insanity

Huddleston driver Colin Rawson wants us to believe that running a 30-year-old Atkinson Borderer is more cost-effective than something brand new. Bob Tuck starts looking for low-flying pigs…

Maut and About in Germany

In the ever popular Long Distance Diary slot this month T&D's multi-talented Cornishman, Craig Sheer (himself a former continental hand) joins John Hunt 'Maut and About' in Germany.

Little Big Hitters

In the second of our new Cab Kit Tests comparing all sizes of cab, we pit two small giants of the 7.5-tonner world against each other

Stripe Poker

As exemplified by Wolverhampton's striking five-truck fleet of Mick Aldridge Transport, small firms may be vulnerable to the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune but they do tend to inspire a little more driver loyalty

Clever Trevor

Trevor Jarrett refuses to be coached by his family into carrying passengers, instead making a decent living by running a sleeper cab-converted Sprinter pulling a drawbar trailer. Dave Young tells a small story

Independance Day

Ever wondered how your employer would react if you were left paralysed after an accident? Stephen Davison needn't have worried about his boss, Jim Lawson. Nick Garlick meets 'em both in Cumbria

High Stakes

Is the Globetrotter an Alpha beater? Our Cab Kit Test this month is a Volvo v Foden head-to-head at the 'high-top' end of the fleet spectrum

Cornwall to the Continent

Cornwall may not be the best location for Continental work but it hasn’t done the family firm of Dennis Oates & Sons any harm. West Country man Craig Sheer checks out a fine fleet of fish-carrying fridges

Truckfest Rules!

Apart from an increasingly untidy Peterborough showground, Truckfest 2005 went off with a bang thanks to non-stop sunshine and the appearance of more than 1000 trucks. This year’s talking point was, naturally, the new working time regulations…

Cape Crusader

Yes, Bob Tuck has been to South Africa yet again as he reckons someone has to do it (clearly we’re paying him too much – Ed). Here’s a taster of the truck action he encountered in the Cape Town area