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Volvo Trucks in Europe are keeping the company image near to the cutting edge when it comes to new technology by making their magazine available on the Apple iPad. The stories look good and include interactive elements as we can see on this video. The world is moving fast as new non-paper technology starts to [...]

etruck has taken a Volvo FH 600 out for a spin, hauling a fully loaded B-double set out of Brisbane and up the Cunningham Gap to Warwick before heading to Toowoomba, and down the perilous range there, then heading back into Brisbane. The main aim of the test was to look at the capabilities of [...]

This video demonstrates just how manoeuvreable the Super B-double actually is. The way they can get around a tight roundabout is pretty surprising but they do have a steering axle as the last of the four axles on the quad lead trailer. These things have proven themselves again and again at the ports (unfortunately not [...]

Forget about air compressors and air tanks on trucks, a new kid is on the block. At the recent Cambridge Vehicle Dynamics Consortium demonstration in the UK, Haldex have been showing off a braking system using just electricity to run the whole system, including applying the brakes. This report on the Big Lorry Blog gives [...]

Here are a couple of promo videos for the Paccar MX engine as it is released into Kenworth and Peterbilt models in the US market. This first one has some great footage of the engine being manufactured. This is a state-of-the-art engine developed from sophisticated European technology. Click on the link for another video

Here is more evidence about a fact everyone in trucking knows to be true but always seem to forget when running a transport operation. Getting the pressures right on the tyres, making sure the wheel alignment on a combination is correct and specifying the right tyres can save you plenty in running costs. Volvo have [...]

Western Australian truckie Twocrowsdown has posted this video about one of those jobs which takes a long time in the trucking industry but goes unaccounted for in any working time calculations. Yes, the truck can get loaded and unloaded in super quick time but jobs like checking the tyres haven’t changed since Adam was a [...]

There is an ever increasing amount of electronics is modern trucks and a large proportion of the new systems are safety related. It’s great to have all of this whizz-bang stuff available but for many drivers iPod and DVD player connectivity is probably more important than any systems supposed to make their life a little [...]

What ever happened to the competent truck driver? Is the skill level in the industry so low? Here are two examples, from Europe, of what truck driving has come to. One is a system put in place to compensate for the fact truck drivers can’t back a trailer further than 10 metres and the second [...]

more about “Mack 2010 Emissions in the USA“, posted with vodpod Mack marketing executive Dave McKenna shows off the latest SCR technology as it is fitted on the new Macks in the US. They now need to use every emission reduction technology to get over the line. They already use EGR and a particulate filter. [...]