teaching caravanners a lesson

Teaching Caravanners a Lesson

This is something many in the trucking world have been dying to do for quite some time, start teaching caravanners a lesson about how to behave around trucks. Read More
the psychology of trucking

The Psychology of Trucking

This video is simply the parade of trucks, as they are leaving Alexandra Truck Show in Victoria earlier this month and it illustrates the difference between the psychology of trucking and the reality of trucking in Australia.
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the new 18 speed from Paccar

The New 18 speed AMT from Paccar

Here is a video from Peterbilt in the US, showing us how the new driveline in trucks like the DAF XG+ is likely to be described as including a gearbox  presented as the new 18 speed from Paccar. 
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a comprehensive tour of the XG+

A Comprehensive Tour of the XG+

After its successful debut at the Brisbane Truck Show, there has been a lot of interest in the DAF XG+, here’s a comprehensive tour of the XG+ from Europe which gives us a better look at the detail of the new design.
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presenting the ToYA

Presenting the ToYA

The Brisbane Truck Show was the venue for the presentation of the award for Truck of the Year Australasia 2023, with ToYA Jury Chair, Tim Giles, presenting the ToYA Award to Damian Smethurst, recently appointed as Managing Director at Paccar ANZ.
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complete integrated driveline

Complete Integrated Driveline

It has been coming for a long time, but now in 2023, we have reached the point where there is now a complete integrated driveline available from a single supplier which is not a truck manufacturer.
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a little show taster

A Little Show Taster

As the excitement builds for the Brisbane Truck Show next week, here at PowerTorque, we decided to give you a little show taster about what it might be like. 
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using hydrogen fuel cell trucks

Using Hydrogen Fuel Cell Trucks

Here is a video which gives us an idea of what the experience will be like when the trucking industry is using hydrogen fuel cell trucks. However the local geography may be a little different for the Australian truckie. 
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two bob each way

Two Bob Each Way

There is not going to one solution for Australia when it comes to lowering carbon emissions, it is going to be a ‘two bob each way’ kind of solution. There will not be one single silver bullet solution. 
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