Driving Ahead of the Truck Professional Driver Behaviour and Defensive Driving Principles The best professional drivers do not wait for trouble to arrive. They identify the warning signs, create room and quietly remove the danger before it becomes an emergency. Driving Ahead of the Truck is the second instalment in a six-part road-safety series proudly…
Treading Lightly – How MAN’s 18.340 4×4 with AIR-CTI is Revolutionising Spreading in Tasmania On a rain-soaked Tasmanian morning, the mist hangs low over Deloraine’s rolling hills, and the waterlogged paddocks glisten momentarily when the sun peeps through the clouds. Most trucks would be parked up, waiting for the ground to firm up. But not…
Easyloader Conversions for Tasmania’s B-Triple Future The recent arrival of a B-triple on Tasmania’s Midland Highway has reignited discussion about the future of higher-productivity freight combinations in the state. For forestry operators already running Elphinstone Easyloader equipment, that future may be closer than they think. Longer combinations are not entirely new to Tasmania. Route-specific PBS…
How Aussie CTI Keeps the Long Logger Moving Deep in Queensland’s coastal pine plantations, where soft sandy tracks, heavy payloads and relentless production demands collide, the world-first Elphinstone Long Logger Road Train is rewriting the rules of timber haulage. But moving more than 130 tonnes of truck, trailer and timber through the forests surrounding Tuan…
How a Horton Fan Clutch works Master List of Horton Fan clutches to fitted to Australian truck models at the end of the article. The Horton fan clutch has one of the most important functions in truck’s operation, yet it is one of the most overlooked components and least maintained item. In this “What to…
Safe Following Distance for Trucks “The Space Between” is the first instalment in a six-part road-safety series proudly developed by roadtrains.com.au in partnership with Scania Australia. Cold, damp air hung lazily over the Windmills Rest Area near Breadalbane, south-west of Goulburn, in the pre-dawn darkness on Tuesday, June 30, 2026. Beyond the reach of the…
How Elphinstone’s Long Logger Road Train revolutionises timber haulage productivity Elphinstone’s bright-green Long Logger Road Train is more than an impressive 66-wheel timber haulage combination. It is a working example of how smarter trailer engineering can move the same freight task with fewer trucks, fewer drivers, less diesel and lower emissions. There are moments in…
Winter Truck Air System Maintenance: How to Stop Moisture Freezing Your Brakes Cold weather exposes every weakness in a truck’s air brake system. From tired air dryer cartridges to moisture sitting in trailer reservoirs, winter is when small problems can quickly become frozen air lines, dragging brakes and costly roadside delays. Winter has a habit…
Scania Super 11 Hyva hooklift review Scania’s Super 11 fitted with a Hyva Lift 16-53S hook loader is more than a neat factory-backed vocational truck. It is a cleverly packaged waste and recycling solution that combines easy cab access, city-friendly manoeuvrability, strong safety technology, proven Hyva hooklift hardware and the sort of predictable whole-of-life operating…
How to Manually Release Truck Brakes or cage brakes Words and Illustrations by Howard Shanks In certain emergency situations, for instance, when an air brake system failure has happened and you need to move your truck to a safe position you may need to manually release the brakes to enable the vehicle to be moved.…