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We are used to big calls from manufacturers but this seems a massive claim, to save 8% on fuel by using this European trailer. Yes, it is true tapered designs and vortex control on the trailing edges is going to get you some significant savings. But 8%? I think not! Montracon claims new aerodynamic trailer [...]

Here is a quick video of the massive extendable trailer on show outside at the Perth Truck Show. At 48 metres long this was an impressive bit of kit. A lot more impressive than the damp and windy Perth weather during the show weekend.

The new MaxiTrans Australia YouTube channel is an opportunity to show off some great Aussie ingenuity. Our biggest trailer manufacturing company have put together a number of videos demonstrating their wares. The company cover most industry sectors with their different brands, including Freighter, Lusty EMS, Hamelex White and Maxicube, and the short videos demonstrate the [...]

This week the Performance Based Standards (PBS) scheme got a shot in the arm with the unveiling of three A-double combinations at O’Phee’s Trailers in Brisbane. They will run at 79 tonnes and 30 metres long hauling two 25 tonne containers at a time from Toowoomba on the Great Dividing Range down to the port [...]

The great Australian tradition in the trucking industry, of pushing out the boundaries of the envelope, continues even in the strictly regulated climate in which we have to work today. A major operator has been able to squeeze another couple of pallets onto a B-double, increasing productivity and wringing just a little bit more work [...]

Here is a prime example of how the three tier government system in Australia is holding back a transport industry wanting to improve efficiency and outcomes. This New Zealand combination featured on the Big Lorry Blog is on the road and getting the job done while the same concept in Australia is sitting rotting in [...]

Another ATA Technical and Maintenance Conference is over. The new venue and the GFC seem to have the combined effect of reducing numbers a little. The attendance at sessions was good and delegates seemed to get quite a bit of useful info. The good weather helped to make the event, outdoor for the first time, [...]

It is such an obvious idea, why didn’t it happen before? Wabco have come up with a simple idea to solve one of the headaches constantly facing technicians working on trailers in the transport industry. They have come up with colour coded a hose so when a mechanic is working on a trailer or a [...]

A series of great videos have been posted on You Tube recently depicting life 25 years ago for road train drivers. They follow the lives of several truckies hauling cattle and goods around the outback. The stories wouldn’t be much different today but the trucks would be much better, more powerful and with much improved [...]

Here’s a very simple but practical way of avoiding the struggle to couple and uncouple trailers. Everything can be done standing on the ground improving safety and cutting dowwn on the mess susies can make on your cloths fighting with them on the gantry behind the cab. Click link below to see video.