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Ford develops new device to keep lorry drivers awake
If a motorist falls asleep at the wheel, it can cause a major accident – if the driver of a 44-tonne HGV does the same, it can cause catastrophe. To help prevent incidents like this occurring, the Brazilian arm of Ford has come up with
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Gigantic Canadian car collection up for sale
A collection of more than 340 cars is up for grabs in Canada, with the owner including the classic vehicles in the sale of his five-acre property. The cars and trucks that make up the collection are in varied condition, but owner Mike Hall, 60,
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Monster camper vans are equipped to survive an apocalypse
If you ever need a mobile home to survive an apocalypse, Austrian firm Action Mobil may have just the thing. Set up by husband-and-wife team Otti and Steffi Reitz, the Saalfelden-based firm buildss customised four-wheel-drive motorhomes from
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Scania creates working clock using moving trucks
Scania has come up with a rather unique way of promoting its new generation of trucks. It created an accurate, working clock using the vehicles and broadcast the stunt live on its website for 24
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Volvo's 2,400hp truck breaks speed records
Volvo Trucks has broken two world records in its purpose-built 2,400hp machine. Nicknamed 'The Iron Knight', it smashed records in the 500- and 1,000-metre-standing-start average-speed categories. In the 500-metre run, the truck
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Trucking legend Edward Stobart dies
Edward Stobart, the former boss of the famous trucking company that bears his father Eddie's name, has died aged 56. An official company statement said: "It is with great sadness and regret that Stobart Group shares the news that
