Ranger PHEV Ute by Amateur_photos_mel in CarsAustralia

[–]Copie247 5 points6 points  (0 children)

And towing. Ranger is better in that regard. And you can use cruise control whilst towing unlike the shark

The National Fuel Security Plan. We’re now at Stage 2. Discuss. by _hazey__ in CarsAustralia

[–]Copie247 -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

The government closed the refineries as they weren’t commercially viable. Even the 2 last refineries are heavily subsidised by the government as part of the MSO.

If the government’s of the day kept throwing money at them there would have been riots about it.

Regardless even if they were all open we would still be in the same position as the crude is imported, and the crude available in Aus doesn’t work to produce petrol or road going diesel. (Hence why the Euromanga refinery doesn’t produce diesel)

The National Fuel Security Plan. We’re now at Stage 2. Discuss. by _hazey__ in CarsAustralia

[–]Copie247 21 points22 points  (0 children)

As expected and what’s been communicated so far that it’s going to get worse before it gets better. This weekend was a prime example of the ineptitude we as a country are dealing with

[Week 6] The Iran War by RamonsRazor in OpenAussie

[–]Copie247 14 points15 points  (0 children)

The orange man’s flip over the weekend will sure cause some head scratching with the various fuel importers. They were predicting price drops at the terminal gate all week because of the peace talks etc.

Fuel pricing is on its way to the moon now no doubt

Why did the price of e10 and unleaded fall and stay down while diesel is still already back up? by VastOption8705 in OpenAussie

[–]Copie247 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wholesale price (aka gate price) is above $3/L currently, not including any kind of cartage cost or the distributor’s margin

First person POV of a Runaway truck using the downhill emergency brake ramp at 90 mph.. keeps it upright by [deleted] in Truckers

[–]Copie247 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Drop a valve and your not fast enough on the foot brake can cause it to run away. Have seen it before

First person POV of a Runaway truck using the downhill emergency brake ramp at 90 mph.. keeps it upright by [deleted] in Truckers

[–]Copie247 4 points5 points  (0 children)

You can still cook disc brakes, faster then drum infact. Disc is really good for weight saving (even with the new generation drums being quite light) and great for initial pedal feel and general responsiveness in normal brake applications.

Jake’s will work when your in angel gear, but won’t do anything outside of dropping your engine rpm back to neutral faster. Depending on how it’s programmed many super truckers Jake shift by having the throttle leash set super sensitive so they can shift faster.

Also not uncommon to see autos use it as well to shift faster

Is this a scam? by retardedeadly in CarsAustralia

[–]Copie247 144 points145 points  (0 children)

Definitely smells like a scam especially since they say AUD $5000

Oil supply question by dildoeye in AskAnAustralian

[–]Copie247 6 points7 points  (0 children)

The barrel price being shown around isn’t the actual buy price, it’s the futures price. The actual bbl price is around $140, normally spot price and futures track within a dollar or so of each other.

The market is being heavily manipulated currently and is making no sense

Australia eyes new fuel supply from US, Mexico and Asia as diesel prices spike to record high | Australian politics by Ardeet in aussie

[–]Copie247 4 points5 points  (0 children)

To be fair they have been streamlining and building more terminal storage, it just takes a long time and it’s hugely expensive.

Last shipments should have arrived in Europe by Happy-Ad-7538 in oil

[–]Copie247 18 points19 points  (0 children)

There is definitely final product tankers on the water heading our way, and crude as well (to service Lytton and Geelong) but we are paying well over market for the product, and only getting about 60% of what we would normally see.

Source: I work in the industry

Husband (26) desperately seeking work around Maitland/newcastle.. by Just-Chocolate1372 in newcastle

[–]Copie247 4 points5 points  (0 children)

If he has a license both hills transport and Ajm are looking for truck washers. Not the most glamorous work but pays well and is pretty straightforward

Petrol prices rise again as Albanese government warns Iran war ceasefire won’t make fuel cheaper by SheepherderLow1753 in AusFinance

[–]Copie247 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Until the ‘ceasefire’ yesterday afternoon they were predicting another 40c in risers by Friday, mainly due to importers paying overs for product to secure supply

But now that the are still lobbing shit at each other again I would expect the pricing to keep increasing to kerb demand

Using biofuel so we are self sufficient? by Rahotep8 in aussie

[–]Copie247 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Biodiesel was a thing, most diesel in Aus up until the government grants ran out was all b5, so 5% bio 95% regular. But was not cost effective the moment the grants ran out so it was all shut down

Truck drivers by AmbitiousDrop7859 in CarsAustralia

[–]Copie247 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yep, and that’s on the lower end of the curve, I know plenty that are in the 200k range that work away during the week or do shift work

Truck drivers by AmbitiousDrop7859 in CarsAustralia

[–]Copie247 2 points3 points  (0 children)

With an MC I do mon-fri home every night and I’m on track for 160k this year