Iveco didn't go long without a managing director: today comes the news that Henk van Leuven is to be the new MD of Iveco in the UK, having come from the heavy truck unit in Turin. Perhaps he's the man to make the new Stralis a resounding success.

Over on the Transport Law Blog, solicitor Elizabeth Caple explains the importance of daily vehicle checks for your O-licence, and on the Truck & Van Blog there are more vintage gems from Will Shiers and further developments in the Desperate Van Challenge. Oh, the humanity!

Meanwhile, on drivers' forum TruckNet UK, Jeremy Vine is coming in for a fair bit of flak; the Radio 2 presenter has ruffled the feathers of truck drivers by launching a poll on the "most hated road users". Not surprisingly trucks aren't coming out too well and the drivers aren't happy. Plans for a "Most hated radio DJ" poll have been mooted, with one member posting "Whine (sic) is a patronising, uninformed git, who would really be best off on daytime TV". No sitting on the fence there, then.

Elsewhere on TruckNet UK, Traffic Commissioner Beverly Bell has come in for some attention, with opinion mixed. Most agree that she is a firm but fair TC, and there is admiration for her knowledge of the industry, although some contributors are debating whether or not she's a 'babe'... Your comments, please.