etruck.com.au

As global warming becomes a more serious and well accepted problem, while global oil resources reach their peak, some real practical alternative methods of shifting freight from A to B have to be developed. Every week a new version of a new automotive fuel seems to appear and the claims made about the virtues of [...]

Trucks coming and going at a port somehwhere in the UK http://bit.ly/2RKU46 # The boring life of a shunter in a truck yard http://bit.ly/5e5SW # Test drive mishap for Scania launch http://www.etruck.com.au/1lw # Home thoughts from abroad, Bob Murphy in Europe talking trucks in Australia http://www.etruck.com.au/t0n #

more about “Sliding bed demo“, posted with vodpod One of the issues to dog the Scania R series in recent years has been their cab bunk. The complex system of removeable inserts led to an unsatisfactory and cramped bed when compared to the competition. In Australia, the Volvo big cab gave them some extra space [...]

Hauling trucks around in the US using a neat tipping platform http://bit.ly/Mmut7 # Talking to a truckie out on the road here in Australia http://bit.ly/1orSgH # A truck that runs on fresh air? http://www.etruck.com.au/th6 # Watching 'The new Scania R-series, Living in the cab' at Vodpod http://bit.ly/46dkW0 # Watching 'Scania Driver Support System – A [...]

On the latest website update from Scania, publicising the release of the new up-dated R Series there is a section where visitors can make a short movie with their name on it and their face behind the wheel. etruck couldn’t resist the opportunity to create a virtual test drive well before we actually get a [...]

Slice of trucker life sponsored by Detroit Diesel http://www.etruck.com.au/t2i # Domestic AC unit fitted to truck http://www.etruck.com.au/gc1 # Watching 'New Scania R-series interior' at Vodpod http://bit.ly/1ykq1p # Watching 'The new Scania R-series, New Scania Opticruise' at Vodpod http://bit.ly/16PU1A #

The latest version of the Scania R Series truck has been unveiled in Sweden and features an upgrade of the model range. Apart from a few exterior design changes, Scania have listened to criticism of the previous model and tried to come up with solutions. One of the aspects to receive an upgrade is the [...]

This truckie tries to cross a flooding river with disastrous consequences http://bit.ly/Af5Hg # Triaxle trailer with rear steer axles backs round the corner and the prime mover just follows http://bit.ly/4cjpdb # Driving simulators can help truck drivers deal with emergencies http://www.etruck.com.au/xz5 # All you need to know about the new Detroit Diesel DD15, US style [...]

The chances of Australia getting a sensible and pragmatic electronic work diary system are lengthening fast with the publication of a submission by the New South Wales Road Traffic Authority to the National Transport Commission. In reply to the draft position paper on Electronic Systems for Heavy Vehicle Driver Fatigue and Speed Compliance, the RTA [...]

A high speed ride in a truck through the towns and traffic of Austria http://bit.ly/khf7e # Remembering the sacrifice of war veterans of D-day on a truck mural http://bit.ly/13RDSx # European comfort coupled with an American driveline, just what we love in Australia http://www.etruck.com.au/w6x # Truckie murders his boss, we've all felt like this at [...]