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If you are a relative newcomer to operating a truck – perhaps you have been running smaller vans and are looking to make the next step, then be prepared to be confronted with a choice of box truck lengths and heights. If you are only familiar with cars, you may think that trucks come in…

Time really does fly by when you are having fun. Now, let’s face it, what could possibly be more fun than being a used truck dealer? When you add these two (almost) facts together you will see that used truck dealers – especially those who trade in late, used trucks – will need to start…

There are two reasons that you may be considering buying a truck from an auction as opposed to one of the hundreds of used truck dealers across the UK. The first is that the truck you are looking for is particularly rare and the only suitable candidates are all at auction, the second being a…

We’ve always been told to avoid higher mileage cars, but is the same true for trucks? The simple answer is no, just because a used truck is showing a lot of kilometres on the tacho does not mean that it should be avoided in the used market. What is important for a truck is the…

Most businesses with a need to move things around will start off with a van or two, as they are straightforward to drive (and find drivers for), to buy and to service. Over time, the number of vans may well grow, but is using a load of vans the most efficient way of operating when…

Half Year Results – Trucks are on a Roll More good news for UK Plc as far as new truck registrations are concerned – these registration figures have been historically good indicators of business confidence in the economic environment. Nobody orders new trucks if they are expecting a significant downturn in business. It is now…

The good news is that there is no such thing as a bad 18 tonne truck these days. This means that the chances of you buying a howler are reduced. That’s not to say that all 18 tonners are equal. What is an 18 Tonner? Let’s start with the basics. An 18 tonne truck does…

There are few duty cycles for a truck that are more arduous than a 32-tonne tipping operation. These eight-wheel tipper trucks have to work hard all day over mixed terrain, from building sites to muckaway and roadworks to quarries. It is important therefore that an operator chooses a truck that will stand up to this…

For once there is good news for truck operators. Usually if there is a scheme to limit emissions or traffic then it is the truck operators that bear the brunt of the changes. This may be because there are more voters that drive cars than trucks? With the much-debated expansion of the London Mayor’s ULEZ…

So, you have almost taken the plunge.  After years of sitting in someone else’s truck being paid a wage, you fancy the opportunity that financial pressure brings with it and investing in your own truck and becoming an owner driver with your very own tractor unit. There are plenty of jobs to confirm before even…

Unlike for trucks, you can easily find the list price of a car. These are published online and automatically change when you build your own specification. Of course, there are sometimes discounts to be had for a canny buyer and also for fleet buyers. However, none of the truck makers make the price of their…

Best Tractor Units for On-Off Road Applications It’s not just 8-wheel tippers and hook loaders that have to venture into quarries, waste depots and onto building sites. There are many occasions when a tractor unit has to venture ‘off-road’. That doesn’t mean scaling ridiculously steep slopes, but simply entering areas that require improved ground clearance,…

UK truck registrations – fourth consecutive quarterly increase Let’s start with some good news for a change. There actually is a triple whammy of good news to the start of 2023 – the registrations of new trucks were up over 17% on the first quarter of 2022, it is the fourth consecutive quarter of growth…

Best Tractor Units for High Payload Bulk Transport If your truck operation involves lots of short or regional distance, high payload journeys, the specification for the tractor unit that you use will be vastly different to the tractor unit working long haul. Driver comfort and space is of less importance, as the drivers are back…

44 Tonne Long Haul Tractor Units With tractor units, there is no ‘one size fits all’ so we would need to look at the categories of operations that a tractor unit might be used for. We should also consider the best ‘new’ tractor unit and the best ‘used’. For example, there are hardly any DAF…

If you are looking at the 7.5 tonne truck market for the first time, there is a reasonable choice of makes and models available – both new and used. We take a look at the best options for you, depending on the duty cycle the truck will be put to. First of all, regardless of…

The truck industry is broad and there are tonnes of terms that may not be obvious at first sight. If you are struggling with what a term means, here is the place to look. On these truck glossary pages, you will find a simple introduction to the term and links to the relevant pages on…

A Guide to Second Hand Truck Buying – Updated for 2023 We take an in-depth look into the process of buying a used truck. Spend ten minutes reading our used truck buyer’s guide to avoid the pitfalls of buying the wrong size, weight, emission standard and specification truck from the wrong type of seller. Why…

Last year was the first almost ‘normal’ year for the new truck industry since pre-covid in 2019. There remain component supply issues for manufacturers and lead times are longer than operators would like, but UK sales volumes were up almost across the board for all truck manufacturers. The one exception to this is MAN –…

It’s hard to listen to the radio or watch the television without coming across adverts for the new breed of online car sales where the vehicles are bought ‘blind’ and delivered with a week or two for the customer to send them back. A little like the ‘puppy dog’ close used with TV sets in…