Royal Automobile Club Of Queensland (RACQ) Raises Public Awareness On Safe Driving Around Trucks
A major concern for truck drivers is the behaviour of other road-users and in particular light motor vehicle drivers around trucks. Sadly many people just don’t know how to drive safely around trucks. In light of this, the Royal Automobile Club of Queensland (RACQ) is raising public awareness on the issue. The move by RACQ […]
Don’t Take Risks Around Oversized Loads
Pilot driver Christine Thiel who is currently working on delivering wind farm hardware from Port Adelaide in South Australia to Broken Hill in outback NSW, is concerned about the risks that drivers are taking around oversize loads. Truck drivers and other motorists are either ignoring oversize loads or challenging the wide loads. According to Christine […]
Truck Crash Prompts Raid of Landscaping Firm
Following a serious crash in Glenhaven, officers from NSW Police Traffic & Highway Patrol’s Traffic Task Force raided a landscaping supply company to inspect their heavy vehicles. Two trucks collided in the crash at a roundabout recently with one of the drivers having to be driven to Westmead Hospital with serious injuries. The other truck […]
Vic Country Road Upgrade a Pre-election Promise from Government
The Victorian Government has announced a $941 million infrastructure investment for the 2018-2019 state budget ahead of the elections in November this year. The investment will include the establishment of a new regional roads body – Regional Roads Victoria (RRV) which will be a division of VicRoads and will oversee a $333 million boost to […]
Truck Drivers Save Man from Committing Suicide
An amazing story has emerged out of Michigan in the United States of a group of truck drivers who banded together to save the life of one suicidal man at a freeway overpass. Thirteen trucks parked side by side underneath the overpass where the man was planning to jump to his death. Police officers received […]
NatRoad calls for Reform of NHVL
The National Road Transport Association (NatRoad) has called for a complete overhaul of Heavy Vehicle National Law (HVNL). NatRoad recently gave evidence to the Transport and Public Works Committee’s probe, the outcome of which will determine changes to the law in Queensland that will be adopted in other states with the HVNL and the ACT. […]