ABS (antilock braking system) has been available on heavy commercial vehicles for many years. It has been superseded by EBS (electronic braking system). ABS ABS prevents a vehicle’s wheels from locking when the brakes are applied. A wheel locks as…
ABS (antilock braking system) has been available on heavy commercial vehicles for many years. It has been superseded by EBS (electronic braking system). ABS ABS prevents a vehicle’s wheels from locking when the brakes are applied. A wheel locks as…
American vs European, cab-over vs conventional, 4×2 vs 8×4 – there are lots of decisions to be made when purchasing a prime mover. Use this list to help formulate your plan and the questions you’ll have for the people trying…
Millions of dollars are spent every year on repairing signage, bridges and tunnels due to trucks striking them. The maximum height for a vehicle is 4.3m unless it is a cattle crate or car transporter, which must not exceed 4.6m.…
There are two main types of trailer coupling used in Australia: a semitrailer which uses a turntable (or fifth wheel) and a truck and trailer which uses bolt coupling device and drawbar with a towing eye. The three most common…
V2X stands for Vehicle-to-Everything. It’s an umbrella term for how a vehicle would communicate or transfer data and power. The concept is that if a vehicle can communicate with each other, with infrastructure and even with other road users such…
The typical vehicle we choose for towing is either a ute or an SUV – preferably diesel for the extra torque – but if we’re talking about torque, that’s something battery electric vehicles have right from standstill. They don’t need…
Taking your car to be serviced is a massive hassle. Do they have a courtesy car? If so, it’ll likely be a beaten up old Mazda or Toyota – not exactly salubrious. If not, is there convenient public transport to…
