Automated manual transmissions are quite common and are fitted to a wide variety of trucks. They include systems such as the Volvo I-Shift, Eaton AutoShift, Renault Optidriver, Mercedes-Benz PowerShift and UD Trucks ESCOT. They are not the same as ‘automatic’…
Hydraulic cylinders or rams are used to move heavy parts of a truck, such as the: Tipper bin Sidelifter arms Transporter ramps Tail lift. They are also used in earthmoving and civil construction machinery, for example: Lifting arms or booms…
A concrete truck, also called an agitator truck, cement truck or transit mixer, carries ready-mixed concrete to a construction site. The trucks are built on a regular truck chassis, i.e. the mixing drum and mechanisms are supplied by a specialist…
At an intersection, roundabouts and traffic lights can have the same desired effect, but they have very different characteristics, advantages and disadvantages. In a city, there are far more traffic lights than there are roundabouts for one main reason: space.…
Most people know how to hire a car – you see car hire places near airports and major tourist hubs – but how do you hire a much, much larger vehicle like a semitrailer, b-double or prime mover? There are…
Motorised vehicle drivers can’t use cycle lanes to drive in unless: They are crossing them to enter or exit a driveway or side road, in which case they can drive up to 50 metres in the cycle lane They are…
Drivers on their Ls and Ps risk fines under what could be argued is a draconian and inconsistent system preventing learner and new drivers from using some technology within their vehicle. While using a handheld mobile phone while driving is…
