Torquing Trucks

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

Episodes

50: Milence CEO Anja van Niersen: why charging alone won’t drive electric trucks

May 14, 2026 • 12 mins

Will Shiers speaks to Milence CEO Anja van Niersen at the opening of a new charging hub in Germany. They discuss the rollout of electric truck infrastructure, why uptake varies across Europe, and why policy and economics matter as much as charging.

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49: Rhian Burrell, Vertellus: balancing diesel, electric and risk

April 30, 2026 • 21 mins

Will Shiers sits down with Vertellus MD Rhian Burrell to discuss contract hire, electrification and how operators are managing risk in an uncertain market

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48: Eight manufacturers, one show: RTX Northern Ireland special

April 17, 2026 • 43 mins

Recorded at RTX Northern Ireland 2026 at the Eikon Exhibition Centre, this episode brings together eight leading truck and van manufacturers for a quick-fire catch-up on their latest products and the state of the market. Featuring voices from Volvo Trucks, DAF, MAN, Mercedes-Benz, Renault Trucks, Scania, Iveco and the Electric Van Company.

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47: Heiko Selzam, Daimler Truck UK MD: has anything improved?

April 9, 2026 • 38 mins

In 2023, Heiko Selzam openly admitted that Mercedes-Benz Trucks UK had let customers down. Parts availability was poor, trucks were off the road, and the dealer network lacked consistency.
Now he’s back! In this follow-up episode, we revisit those issues and ask what has actually improved, and what hasn’t.

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45: RHA boss Richard Smith faces some tough reader questions

March 26, 2026 • 59 mins

In this episode of Torquing Trucks, Will Shiers meets RHA managing director Richard Smith at the Junction 23 Truck Stop diner for a Grilled in the Cafe interview.
Over a J23 Big Breakfast, Smith answers tough questions submitted by Commercial Motor readers. The conversation covers the challenges facing UK haulage, how the RHA works with government, and what membership really delivers for operators.

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46: Midlands Midlands Truck & Van becomes the UK’s first fully eReady Mercedes-Benz dealer network

March 12, 2026 • 24 mins

In this episode of Torquing Trucks, Will Shiers visits Midlands Truck & Van to speak with managing director Michael Carolan and e-truck consultant Martin Kelly. The dealer group has become the first Mercedes-Benz Trucks franchise in the UK to achieve full eReady status across its eight-site network. They explain what that means in practice, the investment required, why the eActros 600 is generating interest, and why diesel...

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44: Wrings Transport: 30 years of steady growth

February 26, 2026 • 41 mins

Haulage runs in the family. Stuart Wring looks back on 30 years of Wrings Transport, from a £1,500 restart of a family name to a mid-60-truck operation built on steady growth

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43: Leyland Trucks: still building trucks in Britain

February 12, 2026 • 41 mins

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

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

January 29, 2026 • 26 mins

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.

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

January 15, 2026 • 21 mins

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.

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40: 50 years of International Truck of the Year with the people who shaped it

December 30, 2025 • 51 mins

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

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

June 26, 2024 • 49 mins

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

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

December 20, 2023 • 23 mins

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.

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

December 13, 2023 • 53 mins

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

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

November 29, 2023 • 14 mins

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

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35: Jost UK fleet and sales manager Jannine Burt explains the benefits of its KKS automatic coupling system

November 23, 2023 • 19 mins

We’re joined in the cab by T&J Haulage’s transport and compliance manager Steph Crack, for a live demonstration of KKS

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34: If you thought truck tyres were round, black and a bit boring, then think again!

November 1, 2023 • 54 mins

Guy Heywood, vice president of sales, marketing and business strategy at Hankook Tire Europe, gives us a fascinating insight into this rapidly evolving industry.

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33: Caroline Barber and Florence Bearman talk about the amazing work Transaid does in Sub-Saharan Africa.

October 12, 2023 • 33 mins

With the UK transport industry’s help, Transaid saves countless lives in Africa. Find out what you can do to help.

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32: Guest Trucks’ key account manager Bal Singh has clocked-up an impressive 40 years with Iveco

September 27, 2023 • 31 mins

Bal Singh tells us about his four decades of repairing and selling Iveco trucks

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31: Chris Welch from Welch’s Transport, talks us through the operational challenges of running an electric truck

September 13, 2023 • 65 mins

Cambridgeshire-based family-run Welch’s Transport has recently put a Renault Trucks E-Tech D Wide 4x2 curtainsider on the road

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Episodes

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.css-r6mb8g{margin:0;word-break:break-word;display:-webkit-box;-webkit-box-orient:vertical;box-orient:vertical;-webkit-line-clamp:1;overflow:hidden;}49: Rhian Burrell, Vertellus: balancing diesel, electric and risk

48: Eight manufacturers, one show: RTX Northern Ireland special

47: Heiko Selzam, Daimler Truck UK MD: has anything improved?

45: RHA boss Richard Smith faces some tough reader questions

46: Midlands Midlands Truck & Van becomes the UK’s first fully eReady Mercedes-Benz dealer network

44: Wrings Transport: 30 years of steady growth

43: Leyland Trucks: still building trucks in Britain

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

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

40: 50 years of International Truck of the Year with the people who shaped it

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

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

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

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

35: Jost UK fleet and sales manager Jannine Burt explains the benefits of its KKS automatic coupling system

34: If you thought truck tyres were round, black and a bit boring, then think again!

33: Caroline Barber and Florence Bearman talk about the amazing work Transaid does in Sub-Saharan Africa.

32: Guest Trucks’ key account manager Bal Singh has clocked-up an impressive 40 years with Iveco

31: Chris Welch from Welch’s Transport, talks us through the operational challenges of running an electric truck

Popular Podcasts

50: Milence CEO Anja van Niersen: why charging alone won’t drive electric trucks

49: Rhian Burrell, Vertellus: balancing diesel, electric and risk