Transport Company Receives Hefty Fine after Employee’s Head Crushed
A large, well-known transport company has been hit with a $90,000 fine after an employee’s head was crushed between the load of a forklift and a shipping container.
Speed Tampering and Defects Rampant Among NSW Car-Carry Heavy Vehicles
An operation conducted by the New South Wales Police and The Roads and Maritime Services (RMS) has made some upsetting discoveries.
Australian Logistics Council highlight Safety with COR newsletter
The Australian Logistics Council (ALC) has launched a chain of responsibility newsletter in order to spread the CoR message.
State Asset Sales Critical For Logistics Infrastructure Growth
Today the ALC released a Press Release entitled “Asset Recycling Critical to Raising Funds for Logistics infrastructure”. In a speech to the ‘Infrastructure Investment & Asset Recycling Conference’, Australian Logistics Council CEO Mr Kilgariff told delegates that asset recycling is critical to assisting governments invest in productivity enhancing infrastructure. View the Media Release here, and […]
Primary Producer Work Diary Exemption for Queensland, NSW and SA introduced
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.
ASTSA Chairman Says not Enough Known about Heavy Vehicles Accidents
Australian Road Transport Suppliers Association (ARTSA) has issued a warning through its chairman about the lack of clarity on assessing the risk of road safety incidents in the country’s commercial road transport industry.