Believe it or not there are two trucks in this picture... "Wuh? have your eyes gone Biglorryblog?" I hear you say. Well look below and you'll see what I mean...
And here it is. I have AtkiPete Lynch in Oz to thank for it too as he says: "G'day Brian, I was out at DECA training at Altona the other day but unfortunately managed to prang their nice FH Volvo! It's a Isuzu you might be thinking, but let me explain. The Volvo is one of various trucks that can be programmed into their mobile driver simulator, and the Isuzu is there to haul it around. Your friendly instructor selects the type of truck and gearbox (yes Vic you can have a Roadranger) and then throws up various hazards as you drive along. In my case a blown steer tyre bought things to an untidy end." Well it could happen to any of us Pete! Now click through here for more...
Pete continues: "It is quite realistic, the controls all operate and feed back similiar to a normal truck. They are upgrading the software to include reversing into loading docks and coupling up trailers. According to DECA the simulator saves a lot of time, diesel fuel and wear and tear on vehicles when students are starting out."
"DECA do have plenty of real trucks," says pete, "...And most students soon progress to driving these I really had my heart set on a spin in that big Freightliner. Cheers Pete."
And who wouldn't want to learn to drive a B-Double on this eh?
Yes the Argosy coupled to the B-double is very nice but the DECA Volvo XXL coupled to their B-Triple gets my vote!
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