Relationships With Other Parties in the Chain

Relationships With Other Parties in the Chain

The practical impacts of the changes in the chain of responsibility rules, due to commence next year, are all about the relationships with other parties in the chain. It’s all about talking to them and working out how to make the activity safer.
Read More
Remain Vigilant

Heading Them Off At The Pass

The latest crash figures are raising issues and the trucking industry should be heading them off at the pass. The numbers look bad in some areas and are providing fuel to those who want to take the big
Read More
Preventative Maintenance is Vital

New EGR Cooler

BorgWarner’s modular compact floating-core new EGR cooler series provides durable performance, high robustness against thermal fatigue and reduced emissions for a wide range of commercial vehicle applications.   In
Read More
Man Seeking a Truck

Fix Truck Rest Areas!

The clarion call from, long time trucking advocate, Rod Hannifey for many years has been for the authorities to fix truck rest areas! This is a subject which has exercised Rod’s mind for many years and
Read More
A Finger On The Pulse Of Trucking

A Finger On The Pulse Of Trucking

Looking at truck sales figures is a way of keeping a finger on the pulse of trucking. The figures put out by the Truck Industry Council every month give us a broad brush picture, with truck sales broken
Read More
Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas!

Diesel News wishes you all a Merry Christmas! We send these greetings with a positive image of trucks and trucking. OK, it is an ad for Coke but at least the sentiment is seasonal and the truck is in Australia. Taking
Read More

ATT Logistics is a Common Sight on Trailers

Travelling around the roads of SE Queensland, the transport company name ATT Logistics is a common sight on trailers heading to and fro. What you won’t see is any trucks bearing the company logo. The reason? They don’t own any trucks. Read More

Build More Flat Floor Cabovers

Frankly, I’m surprised more manufacturers don’t do it. ‘Do what?’ I hear you ask Down Under. Build more flat-floor cabovers, that’s what. Given the fact that every night hundreds of thousands of European long-haul drivers are bedding down for the night in a truck (and I reckon 99.99 per cent of them will be doing it in a cabover prime mover) you’d think that all of Europe’s truck makers would be keen to make their cabs as easy to move around in as possible.
Read More

Looking into the Future

Scania are looking into the future with a newly appointed Managing Director. Roger McCarthy has handed the tiller to Mikael Jansson as the local MD of the Swedish truck brand. “I think Scania is in a very good position,” says Mikael. “Globally, the company is running at an all-time high in terms of revenue. The current range we have here in Australia is performing well and the volumes are increasing. The new-generation trucks launched in Europe are being well received by their customers.
Read More
Remain Vigilant

Clogging Up the New Year

Continued congestion issues mean we will be clogging up the New Year even more than the last one. Productivity will be compromised by unreliable delivery times and the customer will not be willing to pay
Read More