Amazing Truck Driving Skills
Truck drivers are unsung heroes whose sacrifices ensure our way of life is maintained, whether it be getting our food and supplies delivered or things we need for our everyday living. Spending so many hours on the road means truck drivers develop some serious driving skills, which is also not appreciated enough. Here are some […]
Bruce Highway Upgrades to Improve Road Safety
The recent opening of the upgrade along the Bruce Highway north of Tiaro will improve road safety for the trucking industry, Queensland transport minister Mark Bailey said. The $16.5 million upgrade involved the building of dedicated turning lanes and an overtaking lane which will minimise the risk of crashes, including head-on collisions. Wide centre lanes […]
NatRoads Pleased at Congestion Focus
The Infrastructure Priority List released by Infrastructure Australia (IA) has been praised by a number of road transport stakeholders including National Road Transport Association CEO, Warren Clark. Mr Clark said the list of projects would cut congestion and that would be a win for the freight industry whose safety and productivity is being compromised because […]
Trucking Industry Age Crisis
The Australian trucking industry is facing a looming crisis of age, as the latest Census data reveals. Isuzu Australia director and COO Phil Taylor has renewed calls for stakeholders to address employment issues to ensure the future prosperity of the transport sector. This comes after a thorough analysis of the latest Census employment data which […]
Truck Driver Dies in Rollover Incident
The consequences of a truck rollover in regional Western Australia proved fatal for one 60 year old grain truck driver. The man was killed when his vehicle veered off the road and rolled onto its roof. The cargo truck he was driving had a modified grain bin. The man was driving between 12:45pm and 2:45pm […]
Recommendations to Reduce Road Toll Released by ATA
In a submission to the Australian Government, the Australian Trucking Association (ATA) makes a number of recommendations which it believes would help reduce fatalities on Australian roads to zero, a tall order given that 1225 people lost their lives on the road in 2017. The ATA made 19 recommendations for the national road safety strategy […]