If you’re running your air conditioning or you’re towing a trailer, you’re making your engine work harder, so it needs more cooling. An effective cooling system improves engine reliability and there are some simple checks you can do to keep…
If you’re running your air conditioning or you’re towing a trailer, you’re making your engine work harder, so it needs more cooling. An effective cooling system improves engine reliability and there are some simple checks you can do to keep…
As part of the pre-start check, a truck driver should be checking everything’s looking good in the cab. Seat inspection A good seat improves driver comfort, reducing the impact of vibration and harshness on the driver’s spine, and it reduces…
Regardless of the number of airbags and the strength of crumple zones in modern vehicles, the human body still suffers a major limitation: it can’t tolerate extreme g-forces or impacts. This leaves it vulnerable to being injured in vehicle crashes…
Whether it’s a holiday or for business, your best-laid plans can be seriously disrupted if you have a crash in America. Compounding the fact that Americans drive on the right, the road signs, road markings and rules differ from Australia,…
A light vehicle will be rated to tow a certain weight by its manufacturer. This figure is influenced by several factors. The manufacturer’s rating The maximum gross combination vehicle mass is the maximum permitted weight of the towing vehicle, the…
If you’re interested in getting into some off-road driving, there are some features that are important to have on your vehicle. Four-wheel drive You’ll soon get stuck if you don’t have four-wheel drive, and it’s preferable if your four-wheel-drive system…
Counter steering is where you make a small turn one way which tips the bike in the opposite direction and then you catch the fall by turning the handlebars back and balancing your weight in relation to the centrifugal force…
