Here we see John from Road Train Adventures demonstrating the techniques needed to drive an Eaton 18 speed Road Ranger, it’s a dark art for some and for others it’s second nature. You can simply sit back and watch a skill which is almost an art form.
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Driving Diesel Efficiency
One of the contenders for the Truck of the Year Australasia 2024 title is the Scania Super, which sees the Swedish truck maker driving diesel efficiency with an all-new engine and gearbox.
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Creating a Zero Tail Pipe Emissions Truck
In January 2021 the first electric Volvo FL and the FE trucks outside of Europe arrived in Australia. In 2022, Volvo started full series production of the heavy duty electric range, with the company expressing its ambition to build electric trucks in Australia in 2027.
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It’s the Infrastructure, Stupid!
A lot of people in the trucking industry are wringing their hands and have concerns about how our industry is going to make that transition across to zero carbon operation over the next 25 or so years, but what they need to realise is, to misquote Bill Clinton, it’s not the trucks, it’s the infrastructure, stupid!
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How Does Hydrogen Actually Work?
This is a beautifully shot video about a hydrogen truck made by Volvo in the Arctic, but begs the question, how does hydrogen actually work?
Like all of these new zero carbon technologies which
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Three Contenders for Truck of the Year Australasia
Here are the three contenders for the coveted Truck of the Year Australasia 2024 award, to be presented in Christchurch, New Zealand in March.
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Zero Carbon Learning Curve
The entire trucking industry, as well as truck makers, is on a steep zero emission learning curve as they grapple with the issues around reducing carbon emissions from trucks towards a zero target.
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Building a Diverse and Sustainable Workforce
Rachel Smith, Executive Director of the Australian Livestock and Rural Transporters Association, addresses an ongoing issue which cuts right across the transport industry, building a diverse and sustainable workforce.
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The Practicalities of an Electric Truck
“What influences driving range and how much?”, asks Shayne Commons, Volvo’s Director of Product and Performance, when talking about the practicalities of an electric truck.
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Waiting, Waiting, Waiting
All of that time wasted sitting in trucks, in queues at distribution centres, at port gates, or in the never-ending roadwork queues, which the road transport industry has to put up with day and day out, has not been wasted, we are used to waiting, waiting, waiting. It may have prepared our industry for the long wait for some rational legislation around our industry to emerge.
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