Tachoblog

It’s been a while since we last caught up with Will Shiers, the editor of Truck & Driver, and the 2002 Scania 124 420 that he’s pimping in aid of Help For Heroes.

Thanks to the good folk at the UK’s Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT), Tachoblog can bring you a roundup of Commercial Vehicle news for this week… Changes coming to curtains Speaking to the SMMT’s Commercial Vehicle Bodybuilders committee recently, Allan McKenzie, senior manager, vehicle legislation said that the [...]

Over in America, Drivers have been able to find Truck Stops – and loads of other useful information – thanks to the excellent Trucker iPhone application by Allen from AskTheTrucker for a while, but until now UK drivers have had nothing remotely close.

Sally Boazman, better known as BBC Radio 2′s much loved Sally Traffic, is hosting a one woman show in aid of international development charity Transaid on Saturday 6 March 2010 at North London’s ArtsDepot.

The first firefighting Unimog U 20 has been delivered to the Croatian city of Ŝibenik as TLF 10/25 tank water tender.

Nissan’s new NV200 van has been awarded the prestigious title of What Van? Van of the Year 2010.

The Mercedes-Benz Econic NGT is an environmentally friendly vehicle designed specifically for municipal operations, rubbish collection, and short-range distribution. Thanks to its low-emission drive system it helps to keep inner cities clean and quiet.

In November and December, Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles is celebrating two significant anniversaries at the AutoMuseum in Wolfsburg, Germany. It’s 60 years since Heinrich Nordhoff presented the first prototype Transporter van to the press, and 30 years since the third generation Transporter was launched. Click below for more…

HDNet channel’s program ‘Dan Rather Reports’has recorded a follow up to their October 20th edition ‘Queen of the Road’ which starred the Tachoblog Tribe’s very own TruckerDesiree.

After a long break – sorry again – Tachoblog’s delighted to bring you this View From The Cab. Despite us not posting them up until now, the Tachoblog Tribe have been sending in their Views over the last couple of weeks and here they are.