Torquing Trucks

Will Shiers
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Join Commercial Motor Editor Will Shiers as he chats about trucks with various industry experts 

  1. Leyland Trucks: still building trucks in Britain

    6D AGO

    Leyland Trucks: still building trucks in Britain

    Leyland Trucks MD Phil Jones explains why the UK remains central to DAF’s global production. We discuss flexibility, people, electrification and what it takes to build trucks at scale in Lancashire

    41 min
  2. Grilled in the Cafe: reader questions and straight answers with MAN Truck & Bus UK boss Jan Kohlmeier

    JAN 29

    Grilled in the Cafe: reader questions and straight answers with MAN Truck & Bus UK boss Jan Kohlmeier

    Will Shiers is joined by Jan Kohlmeier, MD of MAN Truck & Bus UK, for a Grilled in the Cafe interview recorded over breakfast at Chippenham Pitstop. Located just off the M4 and popular with drivers, Chippenham Pitstop provides the setting as Kohlmeier answers questions submitted by CM readers during a working breakfast, having arrived at the venue in the driver’s seat of an MAN eTGX electric artic.

    27 min
  3. Electric trucks in the UK: what’s changing and what’s holding it back? – Louis Jones, DAF Trucks

    JAN 15

    Electric trucks in the UK: what’s changing and what’s holding it back? – Louis Jones, DAF Trucks

    Will Shiers is joined by Louis Jones, EV and connected services director at DAF Trucks UK, for an in-depth discussion on the current state of electric trucks in the UK and how operator attitudes are evolving.

    21 min
  4. 50 years of International Truck of the Year with the people who shaped it

    12/30/2025

    50 years of International Truck of the Year with the people who shaped it

    Will is joined by one of the joint founders of TRUCK Magazine and International Truck of the Year, past and present IToY chairmen, and DAF Trucks president Harald Seidel

    52 min

  5. 06/26/2024

    EP Training boss Sean Pargeter discusses the post-Covid dumbing down of the HGV test

    In its attempt to alleviate the driver shortage, the government relaxed the HGV driving test requirements. But has this decision driven down standards?

    50 min
  6. We discuss 30 years of the Volvo FH with Volvo Trucks director of press tests Tobias Bergman

    12/20/2023

    We discuss 30 years of the Volvo FH with Volvo Trucks director of press tests Tobias Bergman

    To celebrate the FH’s 30th birthday, Volvo let us drive four different versions, including an FH Electric, and the very first FH off the line.

    24 min
  7. Glasgow-based Hydrogen Vehicle Systems (HVS)’s head of design Pete Clarke tells us about its hydrogen fuel cell-powered HGV

    12/13/2023

    Glasgow-based Hydrogen Vehicle Systems (HVS)’s head of design Pete Clarke tells us about its hydrogen fuel cell-powered HGV

    It’s not every day that a truck designer gets a completely clean sheet of paper – but that’s what happened to HVS’s head of design Pete Clarke

    54 min
  8. Will Shiers chats with Renault Trucks UK MD Carlos Rodrigues during Solutrans, at the launch of the E Tech T electric truck

    11/29/2023

    Will Shiers chats with Renault Trucks UK MD Carlos Rodrigues during Solutrans, at the launch of the E Tech T electric truck

    The Renault boss calls for government assistance to help boost the demand for zero-tailpipe-emission trucks in the UK

    15 min
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Join Commercial Motor Editor Will Shiers as he chats about trucks with various industry experts 

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  • Creator
    Will Shiers
  • Years Active
    2022 - 2026
  • Episodes
    43
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Show Website
    Torquing Trucks

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