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  • 10 Lorries in Harmony
    To some, trucks and lorries may seem functional, but not exactly prime inspiration for songwriting But maybe that’s why you’re not a multi-platinum selling artist, because all of these artists have managed to find their muse in the form of the humble HGV or the owner operator’s job…

    69 Eyes – Truck On

    While some have used the lorry as a metaphor for life, Finnish gothic metalers 69 Eyes talk no uncertain terms about the lorry as means to deliver loads from one place to another
  • Haulage Pirates – The Rise of Diesel Rustling
    The rising price of fuel has already caused many woes for owner operators and haulage companies in recent months Protests have been held by lorry drivers around the world, worried about the effect that the spiralling cost of diesel is having on their businesses
  • Alternate Fuels For Lorries
    So, we all know that the price of haulage fuel in the UK is ridiculous at the moment, with lorry fuel costing 50p per litre in the UK as compared to 25p per litre in mainland Europe It really is a rip off bleeding us dry
  • Lorry Drivers in Film…5 Villains and a Hero!
    Those of us who work in haulage companies sometimes wonder what we’ve done to deserve such a villainous portrayal in the film world Especially in B movies and horror films, it seems that every time someone runs into trouble on a deserted highway, the bad guy inevitably turns out to be a lorry driver…

    The Driver, ‘Duel’ (1971)

    The lead character in this movie (Steven Spielberg’s debut film as a director) makes the foolish mistake of aggressively overtaking a tanker truck on a deserted mountain road
  • Heroic Lorry Driver Stories
    Perhaps it’s because of their no-nonsense attitude, or maybe it is just because there are so many of them on the road, but when they aren’t busy working on various haulage jobs many lorry drivers seem to moonlight as have-a-go heroes Whenever a member of the public is hailed as a hero for rescuing those in danger, more often than not it turns out to be a lorry driver, or so it seems, and in the best stories, the lorry plays as big a part as the driver in the rescue
  • What The Future Holds For The Haulage Industry
    So, the Low Emission Zone has now been in effect for three months and fuel prices are continuing to rise The freight industry is most certainly in crisis – as shown last month, when one haulage company presented a coffin representing the bankruptcy of many smaller firms and the loss of road haulage jobs to parliament
  • Haulage Companies And Owner Operators Unite!
    I read a fairly alarming survey earlier this week – it estimated that 33% of haulage companies would go out of business over the upcoming year I can’t think of any other industry facing this kind of crisis, and I’d be lying if I said it didn’t concern me
  • Is Lorry Driving What It Used To Be?
    With skyrocketing fuel prices, LEZ, long working hours and congestion charging conspiring to make the poor old lorry drivers’ lives a costly misery, Lyall Cresswell of Haulage Exchange takes a look back in time to see if lorry driving was better in the old days…

    Text body: Currently, there is a feeling of real doom and gloom hanging over the logistics industry
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