Brake systems on modern heavy vehicles are supported by safety systems such as ABS (anti-lock braking system), EBS (electronic braking system), ESC (electronic stability control) and ASR (anti-slip regulation). The most common system medium and heavy trucks is a pneumatic…
The majority of dry goods are moved on pallets in curtainside or hardside trucks and trailers where they can be protected from the weather. There are various options to load and unload a truck. Manual handling: break down the freight…
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…
