Interviews

The best way to find out the truth about road transport is to speak to those in the know. Here are links to all the in-depth interviews we have ever featured on Roadtransport.com.

INTERVIEW SECTIONS: CV and trailer manufacturers | Other products and services | Associations and bodies | Politics | Hauliers and own-account | Vehicle rental | Dealers | Other

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CV and trailer manufacturers

From lead times to new markets, discover the challenges facing the big truck, van and trailer manufacturers.

• Yoshifumi Komura, executive officer at Isuzu
• Gerry Clarke, head of CVs at Fiat
• Dave Cussans, operations director of MAN
• James Armstrong, aftersales director of Scania
• Steve Young, CEO of LDV
• Hasse Johansson, group vice-president of Scania
• James Dennison of Dennison Trailers
• Exclusive: Edward Stobart on Boalloy Fastruck Bodies
• Interview with Trevor Mitchell of Daf

Other products and services

The industry can’t function without services and products such as tyres, lubes and security systems. We speak to those who make them possible.

• Jonathan Garton, general manager of Total Lubricants
• Pete Selleck, president of Michelin
• Tony Eales, CEO at Trafficmaster
• Brian Wholey and Matthew Rose of TISS
• Craig Sears-Black, marketing director at Isotrak
• Karen Crispe, director of Tachodisc
• Tim Davies, founder of iFleet

Associations and bodies

Get the inside picture from the trade associations and other influential industry bodies.

• Trevor Ellis, chairman of the Transport Association
• Theo de Pencier, chief executive of the FTA
• James Hookham, deputy chief executive of the FTA
• Jimmy Quinn, president of the IRHA
• Steve Agg, chief executive of CILT
• Alex Nelson, managing director of RTITB
• Phil Flanders of the RHA

Politics

Politicians in both Westminster and Brussels hold great sway over road transport. What are their plans - and their reasoning?

• Transport Minister Dr Stephen Ladyman
• Conservative MEP Malcolm Harbour

Hauliers and own-account

Backloads, fuel economy, contracts, driver training – just some of the issues our interviewees address.

• Rob McWhirter, business development managing director of Ceva Logistics
• Iain Mitchell, managing director of John Mitchell
• Bob Wrigglesworth, operations director of Waverley TBS
• Joe O'Sullivan, groups logistics manager at BSH Home Appliances
• Mark Strong, managing director of Seafield Logistics
• Martin Taylor, managing director (retail), Wincanton
• Tom Ryan and Kevin Popely, Circle Express

Vehicle rental

How is the rental market holding up and what will it look like in the future? Find out here.

• Jeff Ball of M Way Vehicle Rental
• Carl D'Ammassa, chief executive of TLS
• Enrico Odorico, new managing director of BRS Truck Rental
• Glyn Davies of Hanbury Riverside

Dealers

Used and new, domestic and export, truck and van – we’ve got it all covered.

• Roger Peel, dealer principal of Northern Commercials
• Tim Ward, managing director at Northside Truck and Van
• Rob Spittle, chairman of the Iveco Dealer Association

Other

Interviews with those who serve the industry in other ways, whether by running a truckstop or running a website.

• Rikki Chequer, community manager of TruckNet UK
• Sandra Counter of Tebay services
• Philip Brown, Senior Traffic Commissioner

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