Truck Drivers Plead with Australian Drivers “Give Them Space”
A message from Australia’s largest truck insurer over the festive for Australian drivers was to give trucks space on the road and it’s a message that needs to carry over into the new year and beyond. The call came after research emerged showing that most fatal crashes involving trucks in Australia are caused by cars […]
Fatigue Technology Pilot Conducted in Brisbane Port
A 12 month pilot of ‘SmartCap’ (a fatigue monitoring technology) has commenced as part of The Queensland Trucking Association (QTA) and Port of Brisbane 2 year Heavy Vehicle Safety Around Ports project, supported by 6 transport companies. The SmartCap technology is a headband mounted into a cap that measures fatigue by detecting changes to a […]
Fatal Truck Crash Claimed Woman’s Life
A 44 year old mother of 4 was recently killed in a truck crash at Green Square as she waited at a bus stop. The woman was on the way to work in the CBD when the incident occurred. According to her husband emergency services took so long to reach the victim after the accident […]
Sydney Transport Boss to Appear in Court over Asbestos Loads
The owner of a Sydney based transport company who refused to answer questions relating to asbestos waste loads has been handed 3 guilty verdicts, an outcome welcomed by the NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA). The contractors were engaged to removed 1,400 tonnes of material containing asbestos between June and July 2016 from a building site […]
Research Needed to Tackle Road Toll – NatRoad Urged Government
NatRoad has called for the Government to act to cut the road toll by investing in research to help the heavy industry improve the fatality rate. Figures released recently showed that articulated truck fatalities declined by 2.2 per cent annually in the 3 years to September 2018, however rigid truck fatalities for the same period […]
This is What Trucks Could Look Like in The Future
Like cars, truck design and technology is progressing at an impressive rate. Here are some futuristic truck designs we are likely to see on our roads pretty soon.