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Here is a short intro from a a longer story about a truckie running a road train loaded with crushed copper at 126 tonnes out of Charters Towers in North Queensland. The Western Star 4900 prime mover handles the job well and you can see how rough the roads are there just by the way [...]

This Queensland truckie, ‘Ozstickman’ has put together an edited highlights (or lowlights!) of his week on the road. The video gets the lifestyle of the truckie over very well. Driving at dawn, dusk and through the night. Constantly trying to get some quality rest but never seeming to get enough sleep. Waiting for consignment notes [...]

Here is some more footage from the Brisbane Truck Show and Mick, from OztruckinTV, gets three industry stalwarts to tell us a bit about their trucks. All three, Ian, Paul and Lloyd, are enthusiastic about the trucks, but also the industry as a whole. These are the sort of people who make trucking a good, [...]

This is a beautiful looking Volvo customisation by a UK trucking operator. Great artwork on the exterior and an immaculate white leather interior. The question has to be asked, is this guy crazy? He must spend half his life just keeping it clean. Most truckies just don’t have the time to maintain something like this [...]

A new era has started for Kenworth in Australia. The new models for 2011 present a completely new face to the world with their curved oval style radiator grilles which are necessary to improve airflow around the new, lower emission engines. etruck had the honour of being the first journalist in the world to get [...]

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 [...]

GeoTagged, [S28.15560, W153.46794] It seems to be a curious choice for a name of a photo comp at this time of year. ‘Summer Trucking’ is the name Tachoblog from the UK has come up with. So while you are getting out your winter woolies and Perisher Blue gets its first big dump of snow, send [...]

Here’s another video on YouTube from the Brisbane Truck Show, this one is from OztruckinTV, who, incidentally, caught up with etruck for a wee chat at the show. The video is nothing if not comprehensive, getting just about all of the major stands included and showing most of the trucks on display.