The Mint Aero

Features

In the second part of Stevie Walker’s Greek odyssey, he puts the Volvo FM 500 and the behemoth FH 780 through their paces. The co-director of Lochmaben Transport, and resident Transport News vehicle appraisal and […]

Scania: Having A Gas

Features

So far, gas trucks and Scotland have engaged in a torrid affair.  Many operators had bought into LNG, bunkering their own supply and bringing in the right trucks, before the fuel supplier suddenly did one. […]

Great X-pectations

Features

Truck maker Iveco put its new X-Way up for scrutiny by allowing seasoned professional lorry drivers like Stevie Walker loose in a quarry. The co-director of Lochmaben Transport and Transport News official truck tester didn’t […]

Peak Performer

Features

It was a matter of time before Renault Trucks offered its own turbo compound engine, and Stevie Walker – resident roadtester and co-boss of Lochmaben Transport – has spent a week with a truck he […]

Tipping In Tuscan

Features

With an established tipper fleet of his own, Lochmaben Transport’s Stevie Walker spent a week in a new DAF XDC eight-wheeler. JULY 2006 marked the end of an era for the tipper industry as Foden […]

XD In The City

Features

DAF Trucks introduce its urban solution for operators facing mandatory changes to delivering in the urban environment, writes Stevie Walker. TIMES ARE challenging for urban transport operations, the list of stumbling blocks which must be […]

Going All The S-Way

Features

Now an established product, the Iveco S-Way headed north to Scotland for the Transport News ‘road test’. Is it winning the hearts and minds of the operators? LAST YEAR, Transport News reported that the S-Way […]