The rules and guidelines for loading trucks and trailers are contained in the Load Restraint Guide which you can find here. If you are loading your truck with a forklift or crane (or someone else is for you), there are…
The rules and guidelines for loading trucks and trailers are contained in the Load Restraint Guide which you can find here. If you are loading your truck with a forklift or crane (or someone else is for you), there are…
Australian trucking firms use a mixture of bonneted trucks (the ‘American-style’ truck with the long bonnet, also called conventional) and cab-over trucks (the ‘European-style truck with a flat front – also called COE, cab over engine or forward control). Each…
New cars have many technological driver aids to keep the driver safe, but some of them cause drivers to develop bad habits. If you are learning to drive and technology is compensating for your bad driving habits, you will fail…
Large rigid and combination vehicles are designed for millions of kilometres of use, with the driver sometimes living in the cab for days or weeks between visits home. Trucks and tractor units have features to help both with the efficient…
Some car parks have to be reversed into, like these angle parks: With parallel parks you would almost always reverse in, but others, such as those in supermarkets or shopping centres are at a right-angle to the traffic passing by.…
There are two types of short cuts you can take: Along a different route, like a side road Through a private property such as a supermarket car park. The purpose of taking a short cut is to reduce your journey…
A refrigerated or ‘reefer’ trailer has a refrigeration unit at the front which can heat or cool the load depending on the ambient temperature. It allows for temperature-sensitive goods to be transported long distances. In some parts of Australia, temperatures…
