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Environmental Credentials

Bridgestone Tyres-owned Bandag was showing off its environmental credentials during a tour of the Brisbane Bandag facility for Diesel Workshop. However, the company was keen to show that modern technology has improved the process markedly and – provided the correct air pressures and axle weights are maintained – there’s simply no valid reason why retreads won’t give similar or even better mileage as cleanskins, while saving the operator considerable dollars. Read More
Trucking Industry Awards Nominations

Trucking Industry Awards Nominations

This week, the National Trucking Industry Awards nominations were made by the Australian Trucking Association. The awards are designed to recognise businesses and individuals who have gone above and beyond to improve their workplace and contribute to the trucking industry. “The finalists for these awards have demonstrated exceptional dedication to the Australian trucking industry through their hard work and commitment,” said Geoff Crouch, ATA Chair. “These awards are a highlight of not only the Trucking Australia conference, but the whole year and I look forward to the announcement of the winners next month,” he said.
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The Uber of Warehousing

The Uber of Warehousing

A new portal that streamlines finding, inspecting and leasing warehouse space for tenants may be the Uber of warehousing. At the same time the system amplifies property visibility for landlords, helping
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Welcome Back to the Trucking Twitterverse

Welcome Back to the Trucking Twitterverse

Welcome back to the trucking twitterverse, in the lead up the Easter Holiday. Flooded roads in Queensland, increased restrictions on some loads are in force this weekend, workplace culture, recruiting and retaining staff under discussion and a potential female record for the Guinness Book of Records. Read More

SAF-Holland acquires V.Orlandi

Equipment manufacturer SAF-Holland Group has acquired a 70 per cent stake in Italian coupling system specialist V.Orlandi. The purchase will cost approximately €39 million ($62 million). The parties
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Getting With the Program

Reading the Future

We can all speculate about what the trucking industry will be like in the future, and we will all be wrong. There are so many different scenarios opening up at the moment – it is impossible to keep up with any of it. There’s electrification, platooning, autonomous trucks, drones, robots and monster ‘fulfilment’ centres on the horizon as we speak.
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Road Trains in Back Streets

Road Trains in Back Streets

It’s a nightmare scenario, road trains in narrow back streets. This time it’s in Brazil, but it does show us the sort of chaos which can ensue with uncontrolled use of inappropriate trucks in the wrong location. Read More
Even Bigger Trucks

Even Bigger Trucks

Running a modern transport operation in the Northern Territory often means going for even bigger trucks. Bob Holt, from Katherine, is one such operator, with plenty of stories to tell and still running big trucks on a daily basis in the modern business environment. Read More
Six Cameras Per Truck

Six Cameras Per Truck

Chad Brown’s CNC Cartage operation in Brisbane is set up with six cameras per truck. Each truck is set up with one each on the left- and right-hand side, two looking forward from each side of the cab and two looking rearwards. It gives the system a complete 3600 view and, when downloaded, the image is crisp enough to read things like rego plates on passing cars.

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