Truck Driver Charged after Fatal Crash
A man has been charged after a truck carrying a load of 17 horses crashed along Mogriguy Road, north of Dubbo , killing a local harness racing identity Ken Smith. The heavy vehicle was transporting horses when it rolled into a culvert, killing the 64 year old, well respected harness racing identity. He died on […]
Truck Forces Car off Road in Road Rage Incident
In a shocking display of road rage, a Melbourne driver was forced off the Tullamarine Freeway by a truck driver who then got out of the truck and attacked her car with a hammer. Reports say 2 women in their sixties were in a car at about 1:10pm when the incident occurred. The truck began […]
Trucking Industry Blasts Truck Stop Underspending
There is probably nothing more frustrating for truck drivers than being fatigued and not being able to stop because there are no available rest stops. While fatigue laws dictate truck drivers rest often, there aren’t enough rest stops to meet this requirement especially in South Australia. This has led to the South Australian trucking industry’s […]
Heavy Cost of Physical and Mental Injury in The Road Transport Industry
Linfox Logistics together with Monash University and the Transport Workers Union (TWU) have partnered up to support research on the health of workers in the transport industry. The research forms part of a detailed national study and the first report of the National Transport Industry Health and Wellbeing Study. The report reveals that transport workers […]
Impressive Truck Driving Skills
Ever see a truck indicate that its going to turn into a tiny, single lane road and wonder “how’s he going to pull that off”? Most of us have and often cringed at the prospect of a big truck turning next to us, but somehow or the other they always managed to pull it off. […]
Coffs Harbour Truck Driver Saves Woman’s Life on Highway
A North Coast towing driver has been hailed as hero and crowned Brandag Highway Guardian after saving a woman’s life. The man was driving on the Pacific Highway on 17 January when he saw a crash in the distance. He arrived at the scene and found the woman slumped over the steering wheel. He began […]