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Weekended in Gloomy Italy!!

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2 weekends ago now, Steve Marsh was once again weekended in Italy. Parked up near Ravenna on the North East Coast waiting for a Monday morning tip with a hazardous cargo. Once tipped on Monday Marshy took a lovely drive up through the Alps into Swiz and on into southern Germany for reload number 1 and then onto Holland for collection number 2 and back to the UK for a weekend delivery that didn’t quite go to plan! Steve sent me these 2 piccies and said they aren’t blog worthy, but i have to disagree, how can a couple of truck pictures not be worthy on the only truckblog that matters!! By the way if you type “truck blog” into Google what is the number 1 search result………..yes www.truckblog.co.uk

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WARNING: Activ Pervert!

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Gently wandering up the A12 this morning on my way to work when i came across an Activ Cars truck (No. 092) who’d obviously come off the boat in Harwich this morning. So i reached for my camera but i them remembered it ran out of battery yesterday, i should surely be stripped of my Truck Perv title!! So i tried a couple on the iphone – Rubbish. To redeem myself when i came off the A14 at Haughley i pleaded with my camera to take one last shot. As i was about to press the shutter the battery symbol flicked on and the camera flicked so i had no idea if it had worked, see the photo in question below.

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Activ Cars A14 West 16/09/10

Activ Cars A14 West 16/09/10

If you see any Activ Cars take a picture and send it to me at ben@truckblog.co.uk

Whats your Cargo Driver?

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A year or so ago a driver I know spotted this unusual looking Ford Cargo parked up for the night at Southampton Docks. It looks like it was waiting for a trailer. I can’t see the tax or O’license in the pic but if you look at the 2nd photo there is a Ford Motor Company Volvo parked in front. They both have special number plates so must have a bit more of a  purpose than your average parts trucks. Does any one have any ideas on what this truck is used for and what market this unit is usually sold too? South America perhaps?? Email me at ben@truckblog.co.uk or leave a comment at the bottom.

Mystery Ford @ Southampton

Mystery Ford @ Southampton

Stobart TV is Here

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Starting on Channel 5 Friday 24th September at 2000hrs is a 6 episode series following the daily life of 6 Eddie Stobart drivers. Each episode is an hour long and covers different trucks in the Stobart fleet, such as a tanker driver, Curtainsider driver, a Fridge and possibly more interestingly the WRC Rally team trucks. So set your digital satellite recording systems so you dont miss it!

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Where do you Read Yours??

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I’ve been meaning to post this one. A week or two after The Long Haul Pioneers was released my good friend and expert pilot sent me this photo. His comment being; “Unusual places to read THE book – No1. 39,000 feet on the way to Marrakesh.” How about that then Ashley?? Do you know of a higher place to read the book than that?? Whats more worrying, The Pilot is reading a book while flying or the fact he is taking a picture of the deed on his phone while flying??!! Although if you look hard enough the book is placed on the list of things to do after take off! If you want a copy of the book, then go to Old Pond Publishings website, although they are currently out of stock. Great Picture, if you have evidence of a better place to read the book the email me, ben@truckblog.co.uk

Unusual places to read THE book - No1 39,000 feet on the way to Marrakesh.

MAN iPhone App For The IAA Show

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Crikey oh blimey!! Have you got an iPhone?…. Yes i have. Are you going to the IAA Show at Hannover this year?…. Yes i am. Do you like MAN Trucks?…. Well the TGL’s yes. Then in that case you better go to the itunes App Store on Monday. MAN are currently the only commercial vehicle exhibitor at this years IAA show that are offering a downloadable App for your iPhone. If you want to read more from MAN themselves click here.

East Coast Truckers Convoy 2010

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This year the East Coast Truckers Convoy had its 25th Anniversary. Every year a group of truckers and there vehicles gather and transport special needs children from Norwich to Pleasure Wood Hills Theme Park, then onto Gt Yarmouth sea front all in the name of charity. This year the convoy totalled an amazing 101 trucks. If you can help out with next year or just want to take part please contact the East Coast Truckers on there website, they always need Marshall’s to help out when they get to Gt Yarmouth. Keep up the charity work, at least some people are keen to promote the goodness of our industry!!
Watch the Video here if video doesn’t appear when yuo click “Read More”

For Sale……. Volvo F89’s!!

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These 3 beautie’s are for sale some where deep on the internet. They are currently in Valencia and for sale on a German website, thats all i can tell you. I can’t even tell you how many of them are for sale. Just imagine buying all 3 from the dodgy pictures they look like they are in pretty good nick, i think if my numbers come in this evening i might just snap them up myself.

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SCOOP!! Mercedes Actros Giga-Space

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This is a good one people, a very reliable source who works as an employee for Mercedes Benz some where in Europe slipped me the secret info. He is so worried he will get into trouble for leaking the new name, he didn’t even want me to say which country he is from! There is lots of chit chat about the new Mercedes truck range, but i have been told the new big cab will be called the “Giga-Space” instead of the current “Mega-Space”. The idea is that the new cab will have more space inside than DAF’s Super Space Cab. I wouldn’t surprised if the new Giga Space is inspired or even has some of the ideas from the SPACE MAX Concept truck you can see here, after all you can’t get much bigger than this!
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