A semi-trailer was sighted driving at highway speed without any trailer brakes. Thanks to an eagle-eyed subscriber for submitting the image of the truck travelling down the freeway with the blue airline draped over the truck’s DPF exhaust system. The serious oversight of the driver to securely connect the blue airline to the trailer could…
The recent rise in fuel is seeing increasing demand for Mercedes-Benz truck trainers as Fleets Managers and Owner-Drivers capitalise on Mercedes-Benz complimentary economy driver training packages to save fuel cost and improve safety. Mercedes-Benz TRUCKTraining with a global approach as the core element of Road Efficiency – low total cost, high level of safety and…
Tasmanian based Andrew Flynn is one innovative operator that repurposes old highway prime movers to suit his growing firewood business. This striking K100G is one of Andrew’s creative custom builds that enables him to deliver generous loads of 4.2-meter-long firewood logs to his expanding customer base. We sent Howard Shanks to investigate. The winters in…
Pro Driver (Volume-1) is a technical handbook for professional truck drivers written in an effortless read style with realistic illustrations. The fundamental aim is to help drivers gain a better understanding of the latest technologies and principals in modern trucks. This guide contains up-to-date information about current model equipment and features easy to read content with…
The introduction of Mack’s B-Model in 1953 bought a raft of new technology and design concepts that would prove a complete departure from conventional trucks of the time. One of these more noticeable design concepts was found at the truck’s rear. Here top-mounted dual-reduction carriers were married with Mack’s Camelback suspension that eventually Mack marketed…
Mack introduced the world to their unique Camelback suspension shortly after World War Two. This robust suspension system has carried the Bulldog Breed for more than seven and half decades. In fact, at the time of writing, you can jump on Mack’s US website and order a new current model Granite with the famous Camelback…
In an industry and world first, the ARTSA Institute, Australian Trucking Association (ATA), Truck Industry Council (TIC) and Heavy Vehicle Industry Australia (HVIA) are investigating dynamic loads on the couplings on heavy high productivity freight vehicles (HPFV) and PBS combinations vehicles. The safety of couplings project is funded by the Commonwealth Government through the National…
Shifting in excess of 200-tonne economically and reliably today, from the coal face to the mine site processing plant, requires more than brute strength. It necessitates clever integration of both old and new technologies, as Howard Shanks recently discovered at one mine in Queensland’s Bowen Basin region. The initial email I received was succinct, to…
How Cummins PT Fuel System works Little did farm boy, Clessie Cummins, from Indiana, realise his innovative invention of his technological advanced (for the time) PT fuel injection system in the early fifties would revolutionise diesel engine economy, efficiency and reliability. Nor did he ever envisage that it would endure seven decades of production. Cummins…
Mercedes-Benz Trucks has recorded its best-ever sales in Australia in 2021. Led by the Actros and Arocs heavy-duty hauliers, Mercedes-Benz Trucks set a new high mark of 1290, breaking the previous record of 1189. Sales were so strong that Mercedes-Benz Trucks passed the milestone with one month to spare. The striking result came despite supply…