Different Logistic Tracks
When transporting food/dry goods in you refrigerated, logistic tracks of various types are useful to provide a secure and proven load restraint setup. Coming in both E & F track variants, almost every trailer manufacturer has these standard across their trailers. E – track E-Track is typically used on walls …
Read MoreRatchet Strap Recycling ReStrap Cycle™️
With Ratchet straps being the most used product in the transport industry, there are thousands of these items which have no clear avenue for recycling. With this, we’re excited to introduce to you that Tegral is starting to revolutionize the ratchet strap industry. We’re a team of engineers and designers who …
Read MoreWhat is the lashing capacity of G70 Chain?
Tegral’s G70 transport chain kit is perfect for load restraint applications in the transportation and shipping industries because it offers the advantages of strength, and reliability. Supplied with grab hook or claw hook. Any lengths can be supplied with other fittings upon request. All G70 chain kits come with re-usable …
Read MoreWhich Ratchet Handle Coating is the Most Durable?
There are many different types of ratchet handle coatings available on the market today. Depending on the application, different coatings may be more or less appropriate. The most common types of ratchet handle coatings are: Powder coating Anodized coating Zinc Coating Powder coating A form of coating known as powder …
Read MoreHow To Restrain Hay
The gross value of output for the Australian fodder business is about $1.3 billion. The annual output of hay varies from 5.5 to 6.4 million tonnes. A little over 34 percent, or 2.5 million tonnes, of Australia’s yearly production is sent in bale form, with 30 percent of that quantity …
Read MoreBenefits and Drawbacks of Working as a Subcontractor or Owner Driver
Are you looking for a career in the trucking industry? Do you want to be your own boss, but also have more flexibility than being an employee? If so, then becoming a sub-contractor or owner driver is the way to go! Truckers that are owner operators who operate their own …
Read MoreWhat Do I Need to Know to Hold a Heavy Vehicle Driver Licence?
You have a duty to keep the roads safe for everyone as a professional driver with a heavy vehicle licence. You must adhere to a number of requirements and regulations that are specific to heavy vehicle drivers in order to hold a heavy vehicle driver licence. The knowledge, abilities, and …
Read MoreThe Performance Based Standards For Road Managers
The PBS system is a regulatory tool that establishes additional requirements for heavy vehicles. While still upholding/increasing the same criteria for road safety as regular non-pbs vehicles, it permits operating with greater mass limitations for vehicles and lowers the axle mass constraints. Only heavy vehicles that meet the specific national criteria can …
Read MoreUnderstanding Axle Weight Limits
Australian heavy vehicles exceeding 4.5 tonnes gross vehicle mass are regulated by the National Heavy Vehicle Authority (NHVR), a specialised independent regulator. The purpose of the NHVR is to manage a single set of regulations for heavy vehicles under the Heavy Vehicle National Law (HVNL), increase safety and productivity, lessen …
Read MoreWhere are the heavy vehicle checking stations located?
To make sure that heavy trucks and their drivers are operating lawfully and safely on NSW highways, the National Heavy Vehicle Regulator employs Heavy Vehicle Safety Stations (HVSS). HVSS is used by the NHVR to stop and inspect heavy trucks that may be driving unlawfully or dangerously on NSW highways and endanger …
Read MoreWhere is the Closest Weighbridge to Me?
As advised, the commodities that enter and leave a facility must be documented for national authorities and business owners. The value of bulk commodities in the transportation sector may be determined by its weight. However, as weighing truckloads one at a time might be difficult, weighbridges are usually used. To …
Read MoreHow Hapag-Lloyd’s Installation of Nexxiot and Orbcomm Trackers Will Improve Its Operations
One of the top container liner shipping firms in the world, Hapag-Lloyd, has stated that it would equip about 95% of its dry containers with Nexxiot and Orbcomm trackers. This is a significant endorsement of the system from a corporation that moves more than five million containers annually. The trackers …
Read MoreHow the Internet of Things Will Change the Trucking Industry
The phrase “internet of things” (IoT) is used to refer to the expanding network of real-world items that are linked to the internet. Anything from your smartphone to your refrigerator falls within this category, and now the trucking industry is using it as well. Despite being in its development, the …
Read MoreInsulation is the Key: Keeping Your Coffee and Drinking Water at the Right Temperature Always
Coffee is one of the best things about winter. It’s warm, it’s comforting, and it’s the perfect pick-me-up on a cold day when driving. But sometimes, your coffee can get cold over the long-haul before you have a chance to finish it. There are a few things you can do …
Read MoreThe Future of Road Transport: Hydrogen Trucks in Australia
Hydrogen trucks are a modern alternative to diesel-powered trucks. They use hydrogen as a fuel, which is produced from natural gas. Hydrogen is an energy carrier that can be used to power vehicles and industrial applications. Hydrogen trucks are being trialled in Australia as a way to reduce emissions from …
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