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Road Test: Iveco S-Way 570

Road Test: Iveco S-Way 570

Iveco has seen a resurgence in the UK courtesy of the S-Way, which is building a solid reputation among drivers and hauliers alike. We put their flagship 570 to work for a week to see how it stacks up. [ngg src="galleries" ids="120" display="basic_thumbnail"...

Road Test: Volvo FM Electric

Road Test: Volvo FM Electric

We spend a week working a battery-powered Volvo FM Electric – and the results might just surprise you! We were let loose with a battery-powered Volvo FM Electric tractor unit for a full week by the trusting souls at Volvo Trucks UK headquarters at Warwick. We’re not...

Road Test: Scania R410 CNG

Road Test: Scania R410 CNG

Some readers will be fully conversant with gas-powered trucks and may well have driven a variety of them. Others will have had little to do with them and will be in the dark regarding the different types offered by several manufacturers. We were somewhere in the...

Road Test: DAF XDC & XFC

Road Test: DAF XDC & XFC

DAF’s new construction range aims to bring its vocational trucks in line with its latest XD, XF, XG and XG+. We tried out an XDC and XFC at an on-road and quarry driving event in Holland. DAF has been riding high since the launch of its New Generation of XD, XF, XG...

Road Test: Scania 460R Super

Road Test: Scania 460R Super

We go to work in a Scania 460R Super and find the Swedish marque's new 13-litre engine pushes the boundaries for both performance and economy. There’s been such a shift in recent years toward bigger cabs and higher outputs that a truck with a mid-sized cab and...

Road test: Scania R540

Road test: Scania R540

In the midst of the covid pandemic, we put a Scania R540 to work delivering goods to a nation that, for some reason, seems to hate the trucks they rely on so much… On Twitter, a thread is posted about the building of a truckstop on a brownfield site in Kent, an area...

Road Test: Scania 770S

Road Test: Scania 770S

Scania’s new flagship 770S marks another step up in the power stakes. T&D had the honour of being the first to put the new truck to work and discovered there’s much more to this truck than sheer grunt. This is quite the honour, to be granted first use of Scania’s...

Road test: Scania 530S V8

Road test: Scania 530S V8

It’s not long ago that a 530hp truck was considered very powerful. Today, it’s the entry level rating for Scania’s iconic V8. Do you need any more in the UK? We test drive a Scania 530S to find out… Words/Images: Dougie Rankine The Scania V8 has long been the go-to...

Road Test: Iveco S-Way 570

Road Test: Iveco S-Way 570

Iveco has seen a resurgence in the UK courtesy of the S-Way, which is building a solid reputation among drivers and hauliers alike. We put their flagship 570 to work for a week to see how it stacks up. [ngg src="galleries" ids="120" display="basic_thumbnail"...

Road Test: Volvo FM Electric

Road Test: Volvo FM Electric

We spend a week working a battery-powered Volvo FM Electric – and the results might just surprise you! We were let loose with a battery-powered Volvo FM Electric tractor unit for a full week by the trusting souls at Volvo Trucks UK headquarters at Warwick. We’re not...

Road Test: Scania R410 CNG

Road Test: Scania R410 CNG

Some readers will be fully conversant with gas-powered trucks and may well have driven a variety of them. Others will have had little to do with them and will be in the dark regarding the different types offered by several manufacturers. We were somewhere in the...

Road Test: DAF XDC & XFC

Road Test: DAF XDC & XFC

DAF’s new construction range aims to bring its vocational trucks in line with its latest XD, XF, XG and XG+. We tried out an XDC and XFC at an on-road and quarry driving event in Holland. DAF has been riding high since the launch of its New Generation of XD, XF, XG...

Road Test: Scania 460R Super

Road Test: Scania 460R Super

We go to work in a Scania 460R Super and find the Swedish marque's new 13-litre engine pushes the boundaries for both performance and economy. There’s been such a shift in recent years toward bigger cabs and higher outputs that a truck with a mid-sized cab and...

Road test: Scania R540

Road test: Scania R540

In the midst of the covid pandemic, we put a Scania R540 to work delivering goods to a nation that, for some reason, seems to hate the trucks they rely on so much… On Twitter, a thread is posted about the building of a truckstop on a brownfield site in Kent, an area...

Road Test: Scania 770S

Road Test: Scania 770S

Scania’s new flagship 770S marks another step up in the power stakes. T&D had the honour of being the first to put the new truck to work and discovered there’s much more to this truck than sheer grunt. This is quite the honour, to be granted first use of Scania’s...

Road test: Scania 530S V8

Road test: Scania 530S V8

It’s not long ago that a 530hp truck was considered very powerful. Today, it’s the entry level rating for Scania’s iconic V8. Do you need any more in the UK? We test drive a Scania 530S to find out… Words/Images: Dougie Rankine The Scania V8 has long been the go-to...

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