Tourism Minister, Simon Birmingham, warns that the country’s borders are likely to remain shut until 2021. However, even though international travel isn’t an option right now, it doesn’t mean that travel plans are completely out of the question. In fact, taking a…

For various reasons, drivers change their tyres for ones which have a different width to the ones that came as standard. There are limits to how much extra width you are allowed on a wheel rim. Advantages of wider tyres…

A retractable axle or lift axle is a way in which the axle can be raised so that its tyres aren’t touching the road surface. This improves fuel economy, and reduces maintenance and tyre wear, although it increases road wear.…

Driving can be a tedious experience, whether you are stuck in traffic on your way to or from work or you spend hours every day on the roads as a truck driver, taxi driver or courier, driving can be a…

Retreads are tyres which have had new tread (grooves) applied to extend their life. They were very popular for passenger cars a few years but more recently have fallen out of favour as cheaper new tyres have narrowed the price…

The average lifespan of a truck tyre depends on what type of trucking and conditions it’s exposed to. A tyre manufacturer won’t give you an expiry date because it depends exactly on the type of driving, the weight of the load,…