This month we have seen the introduction of new legislation as part of the ‘Closing loopholes’ process, meaning the legislation is now in place and the proof of the pudding will be in eating.
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The Love of the Collectible Conventional
The Australian truck market in recent years has seen the love of the collectible conventional increase among those who can afford to dabble with vintage trucks and keep them on the road, as part of their business.
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Rural Transport’s Specific Issues
The Australian Livestock and Rural Transporters Association is an organisation which works with politicians of all stripes, and continues to work to improve their understanding of rural transport’s specific issues. Most recently, the ALRTA has lobbied for changes to the industrial reform to take rural trucking into account.
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Warehousing and Distribution for Craft Brewers
With over 70 vehicles transporting craft beer and other beverages across a large area of NSW and SE Queensland, the service Motus offers to the brewery is handling all the warehousing and distribution for craft brewers, as beer comes off the end of the production line. The trucks either pick up from the brewery or the brewery delivers it to the Motus warehouse.
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New Levels of Safety and Efficiency
The story of the Western Star X-Series is a story of bringing new levels of safety and efficiency to the brand, without compromising the qualities the brand had been built on over the last 40 years, as the new trucks passed through the design process.
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The Crash Statistics Effect
It is not surprising that a spike in the number of fatalities on our roads creates plenty of concern and stimulates discussion and controversy, it is something which could be called the crash statistics effect.
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On the Road from Melbourne to Adelaide
20 years is a long time in the world of trucks and trucking, it is also the time between Tim Giles’ very first drive of a Mercedes-Benz Actros with a MegaSpace cab and his most recent experience with the latest version of the Mercedes-Benz Actros GigaSpace truck, on the road from Melbourne to Adelaide.
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Identifying Risk
The Mount White Safety Stations, both north and south bound on the Pacific Highway, about 50km north of Sydney have a process of identifying risk in trucks travelling up and down the Pacific.
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Top Rating Was Supposed to be 800hp
The new six cylinder D17 engine from Volvo is offered in three horsepower ratings, 600hp, 700hp and 780hp in Europe. PowerTorque’s European Correspondent, Will Shiers, writes he heard a rumour that the top rating was supposed to be 800hp, but that there were issues getting the I-Shift transmission to cope with the additional power and torque.
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