Trucks Archive

Overdrive: Fuel Cells stall; Is Mapping the transport future; More on Latin helped made a better driver!
6 February 2021
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Hello and welcome to Overdrive, a program that dabbles in the mystical world of cars and transport. I’m David Brown News Cars sales for the first month of 2021 (2:02) One big trend is vehicles for home deliveries (3:00) Is mapping the new holy grail of motoring and transport developments (4:15) General Motors net-zero carbon

What practical transport things can we learn from the Coronavirus pandemic from queuing to trucks
7 April 2020
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How the transport industry must cope with the coronavirus is often seen in very one-dimensional steps: Travel less; keep your distance. But there are many factors that interplay in the services we provide and the way the public uses them. It might seem simple, until there is a catastrophe. But if we are forced into

The Changing nature of trucks and truck driving – engagement not confrontation
26 March 2018
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In a previous item we noted how Hino trucks had released new vehicles with a strong focus on road safety. Scania has now launched a new generation of trucks across its whole range. At the launch we had a chat with a range of their international executives that covered their strong push into sustainability

Overdrive: Old vehicles costing us; Renault Megane GT Wagon Road Test; Quirky News
3 February 2018
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News including GM sued for autonomous vehicle collision, cars that detect emotions and how Australia’s old vehicle fleet is costing both lives and money. We ask if trucks can show us how car safety should be done – or is it the other way round? We road test a fast family ferrier, the Renault Megane

Overdrive: World car of Year; ANCAP; TrailBlazer; Kia Rondo; Quirky cloths for transit
21 April 2017
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Hello and welcome to Overdrive, a program that luxuriates in the realm of cars and transport. I’m David Brown And in this program, we take a look at the latest news stories including: World Car of the Year 2017: winners revealed ANCAP Australian debut: Mercedes-Benz trucks can automatically start braking for pedestrians Line Marking Bush

Overdrive Program – Road deaths; Truck drag; Mobility scooters
22 May 2015
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Overdrive 23 May 2015. News including: Road Deaths in Australia; Reducing wind resistance on trucks with motor racing technology; Toyota Recall; Government axes bus seatbelt scheme; Mobility scooter training & UK number plate sells for record £233k. We road test the Toyota Hilux & the Peugeot 308 & 308 GT. Plus quirky news including: Burnout
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