Cliffe Gets Heavy On F16

• The Cliffe Group of Rochester, Kent, has bought the first factory-built righthand-drive Volvo F16 8x4 heavy haulage tractive unit to operate in the UK. The Swedish Special......

Wrongly Stated • In Our Mercedes 1720 Roadtest (cm 21-27

February), we stated that Leyland Daf does not produce a 149kW (200hp) chassis at 17 tonnes GVW. This is true for the Freighter series but overlooks the 1900 DNS which boasts......

New Light Vehicle Tests Are Imminent

• Light goods vehicles weighing up to 3,500kg will ' come under the annual MoT testing scheme from 18 March. Vehicles of between 3,001kg and 3,500kg will be tested in a new MoT......

Speedier Service For Us Trucks

• US truck devotees could find it cheaper and easier to buy Macks, Kenworths and Peterbilts after April. That is when the Vehicle Certification Agency, which awards Type......

Red Diesel Revenge

• Customs and Excise is cracking down on hauliers who use red diesel by investing in a fleet of mobile laboratories. The vehicles, speciallyconverted Citroen C25Ds, replace......