Who is this happy-chappy and why is he brandishing an Irish flag? Well Biglorryblog can tell you that Gabriel Warde from Ireland has won the exciting final of Scania Young European Truck Driver 2012 (YETD) competition held in Södertälje, Sweden, on Saturday afternoon, which attracted close to 10,000 spectators. Warde, who participated in the YETD […]
Laurie Bartram loves her dream job in logistics More and more driving jobs appear to be up for grabs in the transport industry after years of hard times. And unless more people start training as drivers there will be a shortage, industry experts say. As well as the 54,721 driving vacancies we have found […]
The haulage industry in the UK is one of the few sectors to have maintained a slow but steady growth even through the height of the recession. Nevertheless, the staff acquisition and retention rate remains a big issue for the industry and has remained well below par. The Freight Transport Association first raised the concern […]
A young woman walks a slackline between two Volvo trucks driving at full speed: not even in Hollywood has this stunt ever been attempted. Now the film about the stunt is a massive success on YouTube and within nine days, more than 3.8 million people have seen the film. The woman on the line is […]
Queen’s granddaughter, who won silver in Olympic team eventing competition, regularly seen at the wheel of 26-ton ‘super-lorry’ Oakley Supremacy has room for six horses and six human companions Mod cons include satellite TV, sound system, dishwasher and freezer After winning a silver medal in a thrilling team Olympic equestrian event, one could expect Zara […]
West Yorkshire haulier Bedfords Transport says it has halved the number of tyre-related breakdowns in its fleet by half after it switched to Pirelli. After running on new and remoulded tyres from the manufacturer for seven months Bedfords has recorded 3.4 roadside tyre failures a month. Lee Nichols, purchasing consultant at Bedfords, says: “We’ve always […]
The first pictures of the new Volvo FH have appeared on the internet as part of a viral video shot by the Swedish manufacturer. The three minute video of world record-holding highliner Faith Dickey treading carefully between two moving trucks is likely to be a YouTube hit, but more importantly it has revealed the first […]
Boasting power outputs that would embarrass a supercar, the world’s most powerful trucks are impressive feats of engineering. With enormous engines, they’re sure to put a smile on any trucker’s face. In recent years, two such monsters have taken the transport world by storm – the Volvo FH16 750 and the Scania R 730. Putting […]
Haulage operator B.P. McKeefry is hoping to save money on fuel and tyres after taking specialist tyre pressure advice from Michelin. Michelin’s technical specialists conducted an axle-weighing exercise on key vehicles in the fleet and recommended fine tuning tyre inflation pressures. Front steer pressures have risen from 120 psi to 130 psi, and drive pressures […]
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