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A trailer tyre blowout does more than strand a lorry on the hard shoulder. On 14 July, a curtainsider articulated lorry lost a rear trailer tyre on the A31 near

TL;DR: On 14 July, a coach bus caught fire in the engine bay on the A3 near Montabaur (Westerwald, direction Cologne). The fire brigade extinguished the blaze, all passengers were

TL;DR: On 13 July, an articulated lorry on the A9 near Hof, Upper Franconia, called our dispatch at 09:10 with a trailer tyre destroyed from the inside. The cause wasn’t

TL;DR: On 12 July, an articulated tractor unit with a semi-trailer stood on the grass verge of the B188 near Wolfsburg, Lower Saxony, with a damaged 315/80 R22.5 tyre. This

TL;DR: Early on 7 August, a DAF articulated lorry refused to start at a truck stop on the A2 near Bad Oeynhausen, heading towards Hanover — both 12V batteries in

Since 1 October 2024, reports about an alleged “all-season tyre ban” in Germany have been circulating. The reality is less dramatic, but still has real consequences: it’s not all-season tyres

Stuck at the roadside with a truck tyre puncture and need fast help? This article walks you step by step through what to do now, how to reach the nearest

A truck tyre blowout is not just a nuisance — it is a cost factor. Every hour of downtime costs you money: missed delivery windows, driving-time problems, contractual penalties. A

TL;DR: A Megatrailer blew a rare 445/45 R19.5 tyre on the A5 near Offenburg on 30 July. Because the driver named the exact size at 10:40, dispatch found a partner