Slated to make the next quantum leap in road safety C-ITS, or Co-operative Intelligent Transport System, is to be trialled in trucks on Australian roads later this year. This follows a car-based trial
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Crawlin’ the Hume in vintage trucks
Last Saturday the American Historical Truck Society ran an event they called ‘Crawlin’ the Hume’, a collection of classic trucks made the journey from Melbourne to Albury. The idea was
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Trucking in the UK
Here’s a well made home video, it’s a great evocation of the trucking life on the other side of the world, in the UK. The dark wet winter’s morning, taking a semi out on frosty roads
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Combilift straddle carrier on show
Last week’s ITTES in Melbourne was the first time the Australian trucking industry had seen the nimble Combilift straddle carrier. The space they occupied at the show gave them a chance to show just
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Sitting on the dock of the bay
Some truckies in the US obviously spend way too much time sitting around waiting to get loaded and unloaded. Brad James has used his time to create a series of great music videos, including this reworking
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Excitement mounts for ITTES
The International Truck Trailer and Equipment Show kicks off next week in Melbourne. The Melbourne Showground opens up to the trucking
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Driver Competitions back from Scania
2014 will see the latest competition from Scania to find Australia’s best truck drivers. The Fourth Scania Driver Competition will begin with a wide search to find entrants for the competition leading
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Dangerous river crossing
This video, apparently from Botswana, shows an unfortunate truck driver trying to ford a river under flood and the dire consequence of losing track of the position of the causeway.
The video below shows
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New FM and FMX for ITTES
Volvo have revealed they will be unveiling the new FM, FMX and FE models for the first time in Australia at the upcoming International Truck, Trailer and Equipment Show at the Melbourne Showground, opening
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Truck driving in Africa
Here in Australia we complain about the conditions we have to put up with on the roads. We carry on about irresponsible drivers making our life tougher and putting us in danger. We also demand a large
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