Iveco Daily 50C Dual Cab Review – When a Ute Isn’t Enough Anymore The Iveco Daily 50C Dual Cab sits in a space that’s been largely ignored by the mainstream ute market, and it doesn’t take long behind the wheel to understand why it exists. This isn’t a dual cab designed for lifestyle buyers or…
CoolTrans Sees Fuel Economy Gains with New Actros ProCabin There’s an old rule in trucking that says the faster you push a brick through the air, the more diesel you pour into the process. European truck manufacturers have spent decades trying to bend physics around that problem, but now Mercedes-Benz appears to have taken a…
Scania Longline Cab: The Big Cab is Back Note: The images featured in this article are concept visualisations created for editorial exploration by roadtrains.com.au and are not official releases from Scania. Could the return of the Longline cab spark a modern-day resurrection of legendary trucks like Aerocat? Because every now and then, the truck industry…
How ride height effects truck shockers Words and photography by Howard Shanks (diagrams supplied by Powerdown) As the title suggests, changing the ride height of your truck’s air suspension can have shocking results on the life of your shockers. Suspensions like many components on a heavy vehicle are precision pieces of equipment that play a…
Scania R660 Road Test Review: Sweet Spot of the V8 Range. Here’s the thing about the new Scania R660: on paper, it’s just another big European truck with a premium badge, a hint of stainless steel, and enough driver aids to make a Boeing pilot feel underqualified. But out on the road, loaded to 60…
In this technical tip article, we’ll look at when to check the locking mechanism adjustment of a Jost fifth wheel and, importantly, how to perform the adjustment to return the fifth wheel to the manufacturer’s recommended specification. As a rough rule of thumb, the perfect time to check the adjustment of the fifth wheel is…
SCANIA R 620 V8 | Power, Torque & Fuel Economy Dream Machine with Real-World Fuel Economy When an owner-driver builds the truck he has always wanted, the result is often more than just a transport tool — it becomes a statement of intent. For Sunbury-based operator Chris Bonnitcha, his Scania R 620 V8 represents the…
With the rapid increase in heavy vehicle running costs, the following tips on how to match your tyres will undoubtedly see you extract a few extra thousand kilometres out of your tyres. But ultimately, it will make all the difference to your bottom line. Furthermore, it might even save you costly downtime from changing a…
Lift off for new Scania Air-O Is it a bird? Is it a Ute? No, it’s the new Scania Air-O Scania Australia today introduces a new diesel-free, zero-emission last-mile delivery solution that will drive forward the shift to a sustainable transport system and reshape the local logistics industry. Motivated by the sky-high rises in the…
How to Couple and Uncouple a Fifth Wheel on a prime mover is a skill that should be mastered before a driver get’s their heavy combination licence. Yet there are an increasing number of photos posted on social media of trailers being dropped. We sent our resident trainer-assessor, Howard Shanks, to find out why is…
