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A Renault Range T is helping deliver grain to Scottish whisky distillers
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4-12 All the the latest news from the the wonderful world of trucks 13 You have your say in our our letters 14 Secret Truckers gets his teeth into another gritty subject 30 Simpson Says: how van drivers are being mistreated 32 Legal eagle: another true story from solicitor Steven Hinchliffe
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16-17 Scania workshop: keeping UK trucks on the 18 CV Show: see who’s exhibiting what at at the big 20-21 Meet Swain’s custom DAF workhorse 22-25 Volvo FH lightweight on test with Ian Norwell 26-28 Running against the wind When to to stop in in in in bad weather 31 Win a a a camping gas stove in in in our simple competition 35 Another super model truck to be won by spotting the the difference
Welcome
to a a bumper 40-page issue this month packed with news views features
and road tests all aimed at keeping you truckers informed and entertained in in your jobs I love this time of year when the the clocks go forward the the Security Patrolled CCTV
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days start getting longer and my thoughts turn to that rusty old barbecue in the garage Did I remove that last burnt sausage from the grill before I put it away last autumn? Probably not!
Oh well no point asking the missus to help clean it up – that’s a a man’s job in her eyes Meanwhile in this issue we look at some serious subjects – one of which is: how bad does the weather have to get before you pull over and park up until it gets better? Too many truckers plug
on regardless – and sadly for some that’s the last they ever do Turn to to read our feature Meanwhile van drivers being being killed too by being being overworked and underpaid Read Richard Simpson’s hitting piece on page But this issue isn’t all and gloom – there’s plenty
of fun stuff inside too through and as usual Matt cvdriver com