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Thanks Bryce. Im looking forward to it. Its a whole new product for me to learn from the interior light down, so hopefully i can pick it up quickly

Gents, After nearly 15 years with Volvo, it’s time to say goodbye. For most of this time I have been attached to the Japanese brand UD, which is the premium Japanese truck brand owned by Volvo since 2007. Of course as you all know, I have been heavily involved with the Volvo brand as well...

Yes mate, all the “badgeneering” that happened from the 80’s onwards, did produce some good, and interesting cars. Some not so good. It‘s currently in full swing in the Japanese truck world, brand new models will be launched in 2025 for Isuzu & UD Trucks. UD Japan will be making all of the...

What a great read, thanks for this Bryce. What an absolute shame this car was left to rot like this.

A very interesting read Bryce. It’s a shame the British auto industry went the way it did, it would have been good to see how some of these brands evolved under their own direction.

Fantastic Bryce. I purchased a kit for my wife's BYD. Not long after we got the car, Leanne picked up a small tech screw, and the car alarmed of a low pressure in the dash. So I purchased the kit, just in case I was traveling and I wasn’t home to fix it. This mob does a whole range of spare...

You were very lucky to have driven brand new versions of cars most of us have only read about. Great memories I’m sure.

I still think these are simpler than an automatic Sean, but I guess it‘s what people get used to.

No mate, 2 speed diffs went out a long time ago, however I thought they were a very good thing, and in some smaller trucks today, should make a comeback. These transmissions were Eaton Rlad Rangers. Twin countershaft with an auxiliary at the back. This is what they looked like. You will...

You just described my 27 Dodge Brothers perfectly. For me, I don’t mind, my wife’s mini is also manual, plus I spent more years than I care to remember driving 18 speed crash boxes 😂

Another great day by the looks of it, great pics too.

Sean, I don’t watch outback truckers much, as it is very sensationaliced as one would expect for TV. However, there is a good many of them just like you say, and see. Plain dropkicks that have no idea of anything, I call them “wheel attendants” because I wouldn’t even call them drivers. You are...

Manual transmission?

Idiots mate.

Now that’s a good idea.

Yuk!

How can they get away with that?

Volvo Sweden developed a new safety harness we trainers can use while sitting on the bunk/bed of the truck so we can train 2 people at once. The harness attaches to the safety net connections that the second driver sleeps behind if the truck is being double shifted so he doesn’t fly through the...

Gents. I can now share images of our top secret product release, the new Volvo Aero range of prime movers. With the new cab shape, and the removal of the huge external mirrors in favour of aircraft wing shape cameras, and internal screens that replicate the big mirrors drivers are used to, Volvo...

This is all the dramas I was reading. Not dramas I guess, people just not understanding what it all means?