SA Police & NHVR Blitz Results
Road authorities in South Australia recently embarked on a truck safety operation at Dry Creek and while they did not give the total number of vehicles stopped, they were able to give the number of contraventions detected. Inspectors from the Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure and The National Heavy Vehicle Regulator as well as […]
Volvo Debuts All Electric Truck
Volvo’s first all electrical truck for commercial use has been debuted in Europe. Sales and production of the electrical truck model will start in 2019, with the Volvo FL Electric aimed at urban distribution and refuse operations. The heavy vehicles contain between two and six lithium-ion batteries with up to 300kWh capacity. They can be […]
Driver Killed in 2 Truck Crash
The driver of an ute was killed when his vehicle was crushed between heavy vehicles in Sydney. Police condemned the actions of one truck driver who brought down power lines onto a crime scene in Bankstown where emergency crews were investigating a fatal crash between 3 trucks and an ute. The initial crash occurred at […]
Making Trucks Safer with Electronic Stability Control
NatRoad recently voiced its support of government’s move to improve road safety by mandating electronic stability control (ESC) in new trucks and roll stability control (RSC) in new trailers. NatRoad issued a submission which followed member consultation via a working group convened to consider the issues. They referred to National Truck Research Accident Centre (NTARC) […]
Experts Say Safety Doesn’t Lie only with Driver
An expert says changes to safety law should see the entire chain responsible for road safety and not just drivers. In a submission to a NSW Parliamentary Inquiry, academics argued that heavy vehicle safety should reach beyond the truck cabin. One of the academics is Macquarie University associate professor Louise Thornthwaite and another UNSW Canberra […]
Using Testing Kits to Ensure Safety
One trucking firm is using breathalyser and saliva testing kits to help change the drug testing process to help cut its year on year lost time injuries by 20 per cent. The company has more than 1,800 drivers with vehicles from bikes to semi-trailers and conducts dozens of drug and alcohol tests every week, during […]