New Heavy Vehicle Monitoring For The ACT

New heavy vehicle monitoring cameras have been activated on both sides of the ACT’s Federal Highway near the NSW border, forming part of the National Compliance and Information System (NCIS). The system consists of 6 new automatic number plate recognition cameras that will monitor 2 lanes and emergency stopping lanes in each direction on the […]

Better Fatigue Management The Key Topic at Trucking Australia Conference

The recent Trucking Australia Conference honed in on the issue of managing fatigue and driver health. Although presenters and moderators at the Perth event were watchful for people nodding off, most people were involved in group discussions at their tables. During the final session on fatigue management, 4 groups examined the topics of a better […]

Lobby Group Calls for Lifetime Driving Bans for Driving Trucks into Bridges

A Queensland transport lobby group wants drivers banned for life if they drive their oversized truck into a bridge that is too low more than once. According to Rail Back on Track’s Robert Dow, offenders should “automatically lose their licence for up to six months after a first offence” and if it happens a second […]

Bad Driving Mistakes Made Over Easter

Although Easter 2019 may be over, the bad driving mistakes people make on the road are sure to return by the next holiday season. Over the Easter holidays, 1 in 4 Australians embark on long-distrance journeys and the traffic can be a nightmare. To try and beat the traffic some drivers do some questionable things […]

Truck Drivers Beg Holiday Makers Not To Take Their Rest Areas

Truck drivers have made an appeal to motorists on holiday to avoid taking their designated parking bays for their cars, campers and caravans. It happens every holiday season and truck drivers say they are fed up because they are called rude when they ask other motorists not to park in their bays. These truck designated […]

Truck Hits Bridge on Racecourse Road Leaving Tram Passengers Stranded

A truck recently hit into the Flemington Bridge on Racecourse Road in Melbourne, leaving many tram passengers on the 57 tram stranded. Buses had to be called in to replace tram services after the truck crashed into the bridge near Moonee Ponds Creek. Just four days prior the Newmarket Bridge was hit by another truck. […]