Trucks On Test

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 […]

It has been the talking point of the year, even if the launch took a softly-softly approach at the start of the year. Volvo’s new Aero range covers its heavyweight line up and Stevie Walker […]

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. […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

There’s nothing better than a practical assessment of a new truck, and Lochmaben Transport’s Stevie Walker got just that with the new DAF 7.5 tonne LF Powerline. I HAVEN’T had a lot to do with […]