As I plod on into my twilight years, I sometimes think I've seen most things transport-related in the quiet moments. Trucks have gone from basic draughty wooden framed cabs with no power steering to the all-singing, all-....

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When I read the editorial from our esteemed editor John White in the May-June issue, at first, 140 hours of training for new truck drivers seemed like a lot, but I suppose more is better than not enough.Back in the ....

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I was surprised to read about a big supermarket taken to court over inequality between male and female wages. I thought paying females a lower wage for similar work had been stamped out a long time ago. About 38000 mostl....

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At last, we’re finally out. The UK has left the European Union, it only took our Trump look-alike Prime Minister Boris Johnston four years, but we’ve cut all ties with the EU. Well, maybe not all ties, but a lot, it�....

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There’s an old saying that goes something like, “It’s an ill wind that blows nobody any good.” I think the ill wind of this world-wide virus seems to be blowing some good in the parcel delivery drivers’ directi....

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Just like a lot of other people, I’ve not been getting out much over the last three months or so. In fact, I keep a small notebook in the glove box of my car to work out my MPG on a full tank to full tank basis. When I....

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The world is in turmoil at this time. Deaths from the Corona Virus in the UK are at 18,100 and rising every day. Yet drivers are still being refused the use of toilet facilities at some of the big supermarket hubs and ot....

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There are plenty of “First Times” in trucking. Like when you get in a truck with a gearbox you’re unfamiliar with, I got a job with the Scottish side of an Irish firm who were running two Mercedes trucks. Back then....

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The story about Fred, the freeloading fly, in a past issue of Pro-Trucker, got me thinking about wildlife affecting a driver’s working day. It doesn’t need to be something big like a Moose or deer to give a driver ca....

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