Blogs
Vehicle maintenance planning from TomTom Business Solutions is set to help businesses optimise fleet efficiency and reduce carbon emissions. By ensuring fleets are well-maintained and that driver performance is optimised, the energy efficiency of vehic
It has been a little over one year since Edbro launched the latest cylinder from its CX range, the CX14. Designed as a compact combined tank and cylinder unit, the CX Series provides weight saving benefits to rigid truck applications...
MAN Truck & Bus steps up commitment in India
Takeover of the joint venture MAN FORCE TRUCKS Pvt. Ltd. by MAN Truck & Bus. MAN Truck & Bus AG is taking over the Indian joint venture MAN FORCE TRUCKS Pvt. Ltd. This has been agreed by the two joint...
MAN 'does the job' for Bowring
East Midlands haulier and tipper operator, Bowring Transport, has added 10 new MAN trucks to its general haulage and 'muck-shift' fleets - taking the total of MAN vehicles to 60 for the Warsop-based operation. Four TGS 35.400 8x4 'muck-away' tippers...
Hoyer aims high
The petroleum haulage operations of the Hoyer Group have developed a unique relationship with MAN; an awards programme that monitors and rewards the truck manufacturer's network members who service and maintain Hoyer's MAN fleet. The man running the scheme is...
DAF Trucks announces Apprentices of the Year 2011
The DAF Trucks National Dealer Apprentice Programme has once again honoured its graduates in a recent award ceremony held in Bristol, where the apprentice programme is based. The awards ceremony was attended by over 400 guests from across the commercial...
MAN Trucknology RoadShow - the grand finale
Around 2,000 visitors showed their interest in MAN's consistently efficient transport solutions displayed by the Trucknology RoadShow and the Branch Competence Center in Munich. At the beginning of November, MAN Truck & Bus issued invitations to the big final event...
Eric Van Dijk has been raiding his photo archives and came up with these images of the DAF A10 van.
While most of us remember the Leyland DAF light van range, which was based on the Leyland Sherpa, (unkindly dubbed by some a 'J4 Clubman' after its BMC J4 origins!), not too many will have seen a DAF van 'proper'. ...
The tunnel, light, end of, at the...SMMT figures look encouraging
Light at the end of the tunnel for the used truck market as the latest figures released by the SMMT show recovery is underway....
Leicester Heavy Haulage takes first MAN 250 Tonner
The UK's first right-hand-drive version of MAN's V8-engined TGX 41.680 8x4 tractor unit has gone into service with Leicester Heavy Haulage. MAN's top-powered 680hp truck is plated at 250 tonnes GCW for the Coalville-based haulier, and comes with factory-fitted torque...
Ok Biglorrybloggers, how many of you knew that DAF made vans? Eric Van Dijk did and he's got some pics to prove it.
Eric tells Biglorryblog that DAF made a special delivery van model, like this one, as well as ambulances for the Dutch army ....
