Signage Blunder Gives Operators Legal Loophole to Fight Heavy Penalties

A truck driver has won his case in Gosford Local Court after the Roads and Maritime Services prosecuted him for failing to pull into the checking station due to a badly worded sign at an F3 heavy vehicle checking station.
WA Changes Road Rules to Complement other States’ Laws

Liquidated Transport Company receives Hefty Fine for Overloading

A transport company in South Australia has been hit with a $100,000 fine for 18 counts of overloading, despite the company being in the process of liquidation.
The National Heavy Vehicle Regulator has extended its primary producer work diary exemption to include South Australia. The exemption which already applied to Queensland and New South Wales excludes truck drivers from keeping a work diary in certain instances.

Fatigue Management Study to Provide Insight into Effectiveness of Current Strategy

The United States Truck Regulator (The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration – FMCSA) has begun work on a fatigue management study in an attempt to discover if fatigue management provisions are effective.
Truck Crash Inquest - Implications for Truckies and Operators

Truck Crash Inquest – Implications for Truckies and Operators

Since the two major truck crash inquests, 21 coronial recommendations have been made for heavy vehicle operations in South Australia. Some of the recommendations even relate to interstate operations.
NSW Police’ Zero Tolerance Approach towards Defective Trucks

NSW Police Zero Tolerance Approach towards Defective Trucks

Authorities in New South Wales have taken a very firm approach towards defective trucks on the Hume Highway. The new year has begun with the authorities in NSW continuing their zero tolerance approach towards heavy vehicle defects.
Chain of Responsibility Issues Highlighted by Sydney Truck Collision

Chain of Responsibility Issues Highlighted by Sydney Truck Collision

There have been an alarming number of crashes on roads along the eastern seaboard involving heavy vehicles in the last few days. Two people have been seriously injured and another killed as a result.
Experts Call for Mandatory Black Box Technology in Road Vehicles

NSW Owner Drivers Still Get no Payment for Fatigue Breaks

The Transport Workers Union (TWU) has lost its appeal against the ruling that found owner drivers in NSW should not be paid when taking fatigue management breaks.
Road Safety Remuneration Tribunal Finalises Third Annual Work Program

Road Safety Remuneration Tribunal Finalises Third Annual Work Program

The Road Safety Remuneration Tribunal is an independent, national tribunal whose functions affect the road transport industry.
Tasmania to adopt National Fatigue Management Law from March 2015

Tasmania to adopt National Fatigue Management Law from March 2015

Fatigue management is an important road safety issue because a number of road crashes occur each year as a result of driver fatigue. Driver fatigue is a more in-depth issue that we sometimes assume and most often is a result of a lack of sleep, night time driving and working or driving for longer hours than necessary.

NHVR Restructure a Success

The National Heavy Vehicle Regulator has come a long way since it was first created and according to it’s the head,Sal Petrocitto, the re-structuring of the industry body during the second half of last year, although still an ongoing process has been a success.