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That Sinking Feeling !, originally uploaded by brianb60. It is hard to believe, in the modern atmosphere of concentration on safety in the road transport industry, accidents like this one in the photo can happen. This is a disaster for the operator and the owner of the site and the apportioning of blame will have [...]

KW T403, originally uploaded by quarterdeck888. Looking at the new shape for the Kenworth truck range, the new shape for the T403 will probably be the most acceptable of the oval grille designs for the fiercely traditional Kenworth fanatics who have been commenting in strong terms about the new look. This new bonnet sees a [...]

57′ Van Trailer, originally uploaded by FormerWMDriver. This photo from the US is enough to give the RTA nightmares. At 57 feet this trailer would create a semi trailer 21 metres long. Three metres overlength is bad enough but then consider the positioning of the trailer’s axles. The amount of tail swing on this combination [...]

UK "Road Train" HGV Experimental Trial – SMS Group Logistics, originally uploaded by ReflectOnThis. Close examination of the photo shows this is simply wishful thinking on the part of a photographer with too much time on their hands in a UK refrigerated freight yard. The giveaway is the lack of dollies under the front of [...]

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aIMG_0798, originally uploaded by Payntrix. This is the kind of craziness it has got to, with traffic congestion in the UK. These trucks are lined up on the M20 motorway backed up from the ferries and Channel Tunnel in Folkestone waiting to cross over to France. Anything can set off a series of events leading [...]

This video, produced by National Geographic, takes a look at the way trucks can be recycled after their useful life has ended. An aging Globetrotter rolls into a Swedish workshop to be dismantled so 95% of it can be used again or the materials recycled. It is not simply a a matter of taking the [...]

With the release of the new 730 hp V8 engine, Scania have started to up the stakes in the race for more power. The other contenders, the Volvo 700 and the MAN 680 both got the big horsepower numbers without increasing the torque rating proportionately. They did increase torque, but only marginally. Scania have taken [...]

Volvo have unveiled their new range of models aimed specifically at the construction market. The new range appears to represent a considerable beefing up of the standard FM.The most important effect of the changes seem to be the look of the FMX. The core of the truck remains the same, driveline, chassis, axles and suspension, [...]