The Iveco De Rooy Petronas team is leading the Dakar Rally at the halfway mark, after Gerald De Rooy drove the lead vehicle, an Iveco Powerstar, into third place after stage seven.
"It's important to stay sharp during these kinds of stages and to be careful with your tyres and brakes," says De Rooy.
"Every stone you can avoid is an advantage... Overtaking on such a narrow track is a perilous undertaking for the trucks."
De Rooy team-mates Hans Stacey and Pep Vila are in fifth and seventh place respectively, with Ales Loprais 22 seconds behind Hans Stacey.
Jo Adua keeps the Iveco De Rooy Petronas team at the top of the rankings, with his 12th place finish.
