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Trucksales Staff24 Dec 2022
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Our most popular Advice stories of 2022

Advice is something our readers love and we get plenty of feedback on our stories. So here are five of your favourites…


Over the Festive Season, we are bringing you the best of our editorial content from 2022. So here are the five most popular stories from our Advice section. Simply click on the title to read the full story.

1. How to use an 18-speed Road Ranger

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Driving correctly using an 18-speed Roadranger gearbox used to be a fundamental part of truck driving but with the modern auto boxes, it's no longer a prerequisite. However, many believe it's still a skill worth mastering…

2. How to manually release truck brakes

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Manually releasing a truck's spring brakes should not be taken lightly, but it can potentially get you mobile again in an emergency situation.

3. How to reverse a B-double

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For the inexperienced, reversing a B-double or even a single trailer can be a daunting task, but we have a few tips that can make your day a whole lot easier…

4. Do you know your A from your B?

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Many road transport people don’t know the difference between A and B when it comes to trailers and rigs…

5. The real cost of mismatched tyres

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With the rapid increase in heavy vehicle running costs, the following tips on how to match your tyres will undoubtedly see you extract a few extra thousand kilometres out of your tyres.

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