@ajwhitton Thanks for the reply. We had a very nasty truck v train over here in vic a few years back. The truckie was found not at fault because of the crappy design of the crossing and the time of day.
Australia? They have the longest and heavyest trucks in the world but only (not only but very much from what i´ve seen in clips)use the FM series from example Volvo. Don´t they need the big and powerfull ones? In Sweden we have The Fm series mostly for Smaller wheigt and the FH Series for the haevy trucks.
There is a lot more FH Volvo's in Australia. My truck is only a rigid 20,000L Tanker. A lot a companies do use the FM for short distance Road Train work, but most long distance work is done by the FH. The reason I dont need a FH, is that i dont sleep in the truck (it does have a sleeper if need be) and I dont need a 16 litre motor. It would be nice though!!
Looks like that could be a nasty crossing in the wrong conditions for an inexperienced driver,
WeldinMike27 1 month ago
@WeldinMike27 there has been a few accidents
ajwhitton 1 month ago
@ajwhitton Thanks for the reply. We had a very nasty truck v train over here in vic a few years back. The truckie was found not at fault because of the crappy design of the crossing and the time of day.
WeldinMike27 4 weeks ago
Ok thanks for replying.
What do you think of Volvo compared to other trucks you driven?
kirderfnilhob 3 years ago
I have only driven Volvo, UD & Ford trucks. Volvo are the best out of those for sure!
ajwhitton 3 years ago
mate from my own experiances volvo r a bucket of bolts but they do make some good ones mainly the FH16 but that is my personel opion
bob22338 2 years ago
How come they don´t use the biggest trucks in
Australia? They have the longest and heavyest trucks in the world but only (not only but very much from what i´ve seen in clips)use the FM series from example Volvo. Don´t they need the big and powerfull ones? In Sweden we have The Fm series mostly for Smaller wheigt and the FH Series for the haevy trucks.
kirderfnilhob 3 years ago
There is a lot more FH Volvo's in Australia. My truck is only a rigid 20,000L Tanker. A lot a companies do use the FM for short distance Road Train work, but most long distance work is done by the FH. The reason I dont need a FH, is that i dont sleep in the truck (it does have a sleeper if need be) and I dont need a 16 litre motor. It would be nice though!!
Thanks for the comment!
ajwhitton 3 years ago