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Antipodean trucking in the USA and Canada http://bit.ly/mBaja #
This video implies trucks cause all of the deaths on the Pacific Highway. Are all car drivers perfect? http://bit.ly/2wHQX7 #

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Are Tata really ready to hang out with the big boys? http://www.etruck.com.au/jnh #
Oliver Dixon is having a grand debate with someone about EGR engines from Navistar, sounds like ACERT in 2002 http://www.etruck.com.au/5a #

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People around the world can’t believe these Aussie trucks http://bit.ly/uG9MX #
Do we really need an instruction video for this? http://bit.ly/KoEwL #

Cheaper Queensland diesel under threat

 
The fuel subsidy rebate keeping diesel prices lower in the Sunshine State than elsewhere in Australia may be dropped in the 2009/2010 budget, to be announced soon by the Queensland Government.
 
The transport industry from all over Australia has benefited from cheaper diesel when they visit north of the border as the Labor Government in Queensland [...]

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The problems for a national regulator laid out by Bob Murphy http://www.etruck.com.au/1ck #

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Good news for Trans Help Foundation http://tinyurl.com/ommge2 #
Hovertruck? http://tinyurl.com/qhz7ma #

It is hard to be optimistic

 
The announcement in recent days of the agreement by the transport ministers of Australia to pursue the laudable aim of producing a national regulation by the Australian road transport industry is supposed to fill our hearts with joy in the expectation the stupidity of differences in legislation from one state to the other will end.
 
It [...]

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Canadian truckies talk about their problems http://bit.ly/mUK14 #
Test driving the Iveco Strator in Europe http://www.etruck.com.au/qu8 #
Old Aussie bangers http://www.etruck.com.au/1fz #
More of the heritage trucks
http://www.etruck.com.au/6rm #
Takeover speculation, Paccar to buy Iveco? http://www.etruck.com.au/4j3 #
Looking at hybrids in Germany http://bit.ly/10qURm #
Silly truck driving game passes the time but not the cars http://www.etruck.com.au/pc #
RT @4zerofm: Depression’s a problem anywhere,in [...]

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Dutch version of the Powerstar, the Strator http://bit.ly/li1NP #
Strator Promo clip http://bit.ly/ZWDXs #
Where’s the upright stacks? http://www.etruck.com.au/csd #
International on the ropes? Cat to pick up the pieces, says World Trucks Blog http://www.etruck.com.au/rfj #
More intelligent analysis of the dog’s breakfast that is transport legislation in Australia http://www.etruck.com.au/liz #

Leave it to the little guys

 
Confusion has reigned since the new fatigue rules were passed into law last year. To some, the rules just didn’t make sense and to others, neither of the two fatigue management schemes, Basic and Advanced, could solve their fatigue management problems. It has taken a relatively small group, the Livestock Transport Association of Queensland, working [...]