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NEWS
Our News section carries two varieties of news in 4 sections.
News found on the web has a short introduction to the item and a link to the original article.
News submitted directly to TruckNet UK is carried on the news sections in full.

MANUFACTURERS NEWS
TruckNet UK recieves the latest news from all the major Truck and Trailer manufacturers. We aim to get the latest “who has bought what” news online quicker than anyone else , including at times, the truck makers themselves

VIEWPOINT
Regular columnists give us their unique insight into truck’s, driving and Life

  • Idlewild
    The ramblings of an average driver
    A Tale and a Tribute
    Palmed Off
    SPECIAL: Instructions To Drivers
    A Bigger Man
    Feeling Insecure
    You Mean You Want Me To STOP■■?
    A Truck Too Far?
    The Trampers’ Disease

  • The Oliver Dixon roadshow
    Ollie Dixon spends months on end travelling the world to create his own refreshing viewpoint on the industry.
    In this forum we are proud to showcase some of his work.
    The Afghan Trip…

ARTICLES AND FEATURES
This section covers everything from Road Tests to Cafe reports. A wide ranging mixture of articles covering subjects as diverse as our industry itself

  • The Inside Lane
    The best tales of the road come from members of our industry, here we showcase some of the best
    Bens Pilgrimage
    City & Guilds certificate in Driving Goods Vehicles
    Sat Nav, Love it or Hate it
    Are you passionate? Owner-driver Mark Whitehouse is
    Do RDC’s HSE policies comprise road safety?
    stopthirstytyres.com from Michelin
    Young European Truck Driver 2005
    Driving In Iraq
    Peterborough Truckfest 2005
    Teaching the kids a lesson with the Truckitts (and Isuzu)
    A SCURRILOUS SCHEME THAT RUNS CONTRARY TO NATURAL JUSTICE
    Off To Greece in 1982
    The Dilemma —To stop or keep going?
    A question of priority
    STARTING OUT -A DREAM FULFILLED
    The State of our industry

  • On the road
    Our road tests of new trucks, and those workhorses out there everyday
    ON TEST- Merceds Atego
    ON TEST: MAN TGL
    ON TEST-The Mercedes Axor lightweight 8x4
    ON TEST - Mercedes Actros Executive 1858
    ON TEST- FH12 460 Globetrotter XL
    ON TEST-Actros 2544 on the road

  • Coffee to go
    Owner Driver Neil Hobbs European diaries
    Europe in an XL - To Vienna and Beyond
    Europe in an XL - Berlin or Bust
    Europe in an XL - Mission Possible
    Europe in an XL - Just Another Week
    Europe in an XL - Going Dutch
    Europe in an XL - Road to Rome
    Europe in an XL - Easy Life
    Europe in an XL - Heading Home
    Europe in an XL - Making for Milan
    Europe in an XL - 700 Up.
    Europe in an XL - Off to Austria
    Europe in an XL - The Italian Job

  • The Working Time Directive
    Our no nonsense plain english explaination of the working time directive