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The Australian Road Transport Suppliers Association was formed in the mid 1980s with the vision of being the technical resource for the road transport industry in Australia. It seeks to bring together manufacturers and suppliers of equipment, parts and services to the road transport industry to promote safety, productivity and the general reputation of the industry. Current Chairman is Peter Hart.
By: Peter Hart
December 2019
I am currently investigating a power steering problem on a heavy-duty prime-mover. This provides me with an opportunity to learn what can go wrong and to describe to you the basics of power steering.
By: Peter Hart
November 2019
ARTSA recently held a successful one-day conference about the causes and mitigations of truck and trailer fires.
By: Peter Hart
August 2019
This article is about the strength requirements of drawbars that connect an ‘A-type’ trailer to a towing vehicle, and towbars that connect the towing vehicle onto the tow coupling of the trailer.
By: Peter Hart
July 2019
The National Heavy Vehicle Regulator (NHVR) recently convened a ‘Fires round table meeting’ of industry leaders to discuss the level of and causes of heavy vehicle fires. The trigger for this meeting was the petrol tanker fire that occurred on the Pacific Highway in Wollongong on the third of January 2019.
By: Peter Hart
June 2019
I have been investigating a diesel engine failure that occurred because of lubrication starvation at the camshaft bearings. I learned a lot about oil and I want to share some of this with you.
By: Peter Hart
May 2019
After 11 years I have stepped aside and ARTSA has elected Martin Toomey as our next Chair.
By: Peter Hart
April 2019
A Senate select committee* recently investigated the potential for uptake of electrically-driven vehicles (EVs) in the car, truck and bus sectors.
By: Peter Hart
March 2019
Australia can claim to be the world leader in the application of telematics to heavy vehicles. This achievement has arisen because of the work of the Transport Certification Agency (TCA).
By: Peter Hart
February 2019
I recently investigated a front wheel separation. The separation was the result of a unitised bearing failure.
By: Peter Hart
December 2018
Our heavy truck and trailer supply industry here illustrated by graphs and pictures. The source of most of the data is the ARTSA – NEVDIS Data project.
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