I HAVE never driven a fully loaded 60-tonne articulated truck. I have certainly never driven a fully-loaded 60-tonne articulated truck on snow and ice while the temperature was a maximum of -8°C. Not surprisingly, I was a bit nervous as I climbed into the cab.I had been asked to go to Sweden by the Swedish embassy in SA to meet with various experts in the realm of road safety. One of the companies I met up with was Scania, and the team organised for me to go to their test track and put a few vehicles through their paces.As I eased out of the parking area, the wheels scrabbling for traction and the lights flashing on the dash, I had visions of those guys in Ice Road Truckers watching the trailer try to overtake them on snow covered roads.Fortunately it only took a moment for me to realise that I had nothing to fear. The test track had been properly salted and gritted and while I was piloting something weighing 60 tonnes, it was remarkably straightforward.The truck was a RH580 RME mod...
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