Torquing Trucks
By Will Shiers
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Episodes: 50
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Join Commercial Motor Editor Will Shiers as he chats about trucks with various industry experts
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50: Milence CEO Anja van Niersen: why charging alone won’t drive electric trucks
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May 14, 2026 |
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49: Rhian Burrell, Vertellus: balancing diesel, electric and risk
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Apr 30, 2026 |
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48: Eight manufacturers, one show: RTX Northern Ireland special
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Apr 17, 2026 |
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47: Heiko Selzam, Daimler Truck UK MD: has anything improved?
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Apr 09, 2026 |
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45: RHA boss Richard Smith faces some tough reader questions
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Mar 26, 2026 |
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46: Midlands Midlands Truck & Van becomes the UK’s first fully eReady Mercedes-Benz dealer network
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Mar 12, 2026 |
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44: Wrings Transport: 30 years of steady growth
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Feb 26, 2026 |
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43: Leyland Trucks: still building trucks in Britain
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Feb 12, 2026 |
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42: Grilled in the Cafe: reader questions and straight answers with MAN Truck & Bus UK boss Jan Kohlmeier
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Jan 29, 2026 |
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41: Electric trucks in the UK: what’s changing and what’s holding it back? – Louis Jones, DAF Trucks
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Jan 15, 2026 |
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40: 50 years of International Truck of the Year with the people who shaped it
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Dec 30, 2025 |
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39: EP Training boss Sean Pargeter discusses the post-Covid dumbing down of the HGV test
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Jun 26, 2024 |
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38: We discuss 30 years of the Volvo FH with Volvo Trucks director of press tests Tobias Bergman
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Dec 20, 2023 |
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37: Glasgow-based Hydrogen Vehicle Systems (HVS)’s head of design Pete Clarke tells us about its hydrogen fuel cell-powered HGV
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Dec 13, 2023 |
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36: Will Shiers chats with Renault Trucks UK MD Carlos Rodrigues during Solutrans, at the launch of the E Tech T electric truck
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Nov 29, 2023 |
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35: Jost UK fleet and sales manager Jannine Burt explains the benefits of its KKS automatic coupling system
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Nov 23, 2023 |
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34: If you thought truck tyres were round, black and a bit boring, then think again!
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Nov 01, 2023 |
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33: Caroline Barber and Florence Bearman talk about the amazing work Transaid does in Sub-Saharan Africa.
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Oct 12, 2023 |
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32: Guest Trucks’ key account manager Bal Singh has clocked-up an impressive 40 years with Iveco
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Sep 27, 2023 |
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31: Chris Welch from Welch’s Transport, talks us through the operational challenges of running an electric truck
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Sep 13, 2023 |
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30: Dave Reece, founder of School of Thought, is passionate about getting more young people into the UK transport industry.
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Aug 31, 2023 |
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29: Mercedes-Benz Trucks UK MD Heiko Selzam answers Commercial Motor reader questions
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Aug 16, 2023 |
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28: The diesel engine will be with us for up to 100 years, according to Des and Dennis Evans, co-writers of the book The Road to Zero Emissions
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Aug 01, 2023 |
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27: We catch up with YouTube sensation and Ashville Aggregates and Concrete boss Daniel Louisy
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Jul 18, 2023 |
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26: Is there life left in diesel? Recorded live in the Knowledge Zone at Road Transport Expo
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Jul 04, 2023 |
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25: Daimler Truck spokesman Jamie Fretwell tells us about the new FUSO eCanter, which launches at Road Transport Expo
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Jun 21, 2023 |
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24: We catch up with Freightlink Europe MD Lesley O’Brien OBE
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Jun 07, 2023 |
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23: Dawsongroup truck and trailer MD John Fletcher talks about the challenges of decarbonising the UK truck fleet
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May 25, 2023 |
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22: Mitchells of Mansfield MD Richard Montgomery believes now is the time to start thinking about putting your first electric truck on the road
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May 10, 2023 |
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21: FairFuelUK has saved hauliers a fortune! Founder Howard Cox explains what’s next, and shares his views on the London Mayor, cyclists and electric vehicles
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Apr 27, 2023 |
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20: DP World London Gateway claims to be the UK’s most automated port
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Apr 19, 2023 |
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19: We attend the Renault Trucks EV Roadshow as it calls in on RH Commercial Vehicles
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Apr 05, 2023 |
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18: As Truckfest celebrates its 40th anniversary we catch up with founders Colin Ward and Bob Limming
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Mar 22, 2023 |
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17: Tarmac, Renault Trucks and TVS Interfleet McPhee Mixers have developed the UK’s first electric concrete mixer
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Mar 08, 2023 |
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16: Truck parking, security and toilets - these are just a few of the subjects we discuss with Moto's boss Ken McMeikan
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Feb 22, 2023 |
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15: What are the pros and cons of running on gas? And why has Campeys of Selby just purchased an electric DAF 19-tonner?
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Feb 08, 2023 |
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14: New contract rental company Vertellus will loan you an electric Renault Trucks E-Tech for £4500 per month
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Jan 25, 2023 |
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13: Scania UK's new MD Chris Newitt answers Commercial Motor readers' questions
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Jan 11, 2023 |
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12: Road Transport Expo will be bigger and better in 2023
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Jan 04, 2023 |
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11: New Year Quiz - Win a £100 Amazon voucher and an annual subscription to Commercial Motor magazine
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Dec 29, 2022 |
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10: Bob Beech takes a trip down memory lane in an AEC Mercury for Commercial Motor's Christmas special
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Dec 21, 2022 |
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9: Is MirrorCam the solution to a problem that didn’t exist?
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Dec 14, 2022 |
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8: The Metropolitan Police's Commercial Vehicle Unit are on your side!
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Dec 07, 2022 |
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7: Renault Trucks reveals its electric dreams
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Nov 30, 2022 |
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6: Tor Trucks owner Shane Brereton talks about his truck racing career and truck customising
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Nov 23, 2022 |
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5: How have the Fox Group's two electric Volvo tippers settled into the fleet?
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Nov 15, 2022 |
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4: Why was the DAF XD crowned International Truck of the Year 2023?
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Nov 08, 2022 |
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3: Could Scania's PHEV be the perfect stepping stone between diesel and full electric?
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Nov 02, 2022 |
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2: The Terberg YT203 EV is an electric truck that already has a cost parity with diesel
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Oct 30, 2022 |
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1: Volvo sets another fuel economy record around the Commercial Motor test route
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Oct 25, 2022 |