The week that was
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ON THE ROAD
Truck & Driver editor Colin Barnett had to eat salad in Stuttgart, but got to drive the new Mercedes-Benz Antos. He also went to Madrid for an Iveco factory visit, which included former World Rally champion Miki Biasion trying to scare our bearded wonder out of his skin in a Dakar rally truck. MD Andy Salter put the Mercedes Citan through its paces in Copenhagen, while deputy technical editor Kevin Swallow was closer to home visiting Cartwright Group in Altrincham.
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