Preventing Blind Spot Collisions

Preventing Blind Spot Collisions

This week another new safety technology has been introduced into trucks, a system aimed at preventing blind spot collisions, from Volvo. In urban areas collisions between trucks and other users take place at a relatively low speed but can be disastrous for cyclists and pedestrians.
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looking at future product from Kenworth

Looking at the Future Product from Kenworth

This video gives us an idea of what we may see in Australia in the years to come, when looking at future product from Kenworth. This is what the brand had on show for US truck buyers at the recent Alternative Clean Transportation Expo in California.
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what alternative power will be like

What Alternative Power Will Be Like

We hear a lot about the development of zero emission trucks and the trucking industry reducing its carbon emissions, but we have no idea what alternative power will be like in the metal, what it sounds and smells like.
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why don’t  we build more rest areas?

Why Don’t We Build More Rest Areas?

We have heard a series of promises in this election campaign about road transport related spending, but the question is, when money becomes available, why don’t  we build more rest areas?
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designers use ingenuity and PBS smarts

Designers Use Ingenuity and PBS Smarts

This video shows the kind of improvements in productivity possible when vehicle designers use ingenuity and PBS smarts to develop on road solutions which take an operation to a whole new level.
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is this a real BBABB sextuple?

Is This a Real BBABB sextuple?

You can watch this video of a road train in a Lindsay’s facility, but the question which comes to mind must be, is this a real BBABB sextuple? Or is it just someone messing about in a truck yard?
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https://youtu.be/Iex0YQyTMr0

Autonomous Trucks Are Back

After a couple of years out of the limelight, as the discussion about trucks of the future has revolved around batteries, electric power, fuel cells, hydrogen etc gained momentum, autonomous trucks are back on the agenda. 
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perception versus reality

Perception Versus Reality

This video illustrates the ongoing issues for the road transport industry and freight transport generally, it’s a matter of perception versus reality. 
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