Compliance Raid Following Fatal Truck Crash
Following a fatal truck crash near Berrima recently, the NSW Joint Traffic Taskforce officers conducted a trucking company compliance inspection. The truck collided with an ute recently after the truck ran through the median strip on the Hume Freeway. It was the second major crash in the region in a matter of days. Although […]
Funding for WA Route to Improve Safety and Efficiency
There’s good news for road users along the Great Northern Highway in WA, three sections of the Muchea to Wubin corridor will be upgraded thanks to funding from federal and state governments. The government will provide an additional $131.68 million funding to a 37.6km stretch of road which forms part of a bigger $344.75 million […]
NHVR Announces Round Two of COR sessions
Round 2 of Chain of Responsibility (CoR) information sessions will be held by The National Heavy Vehicle Regulator (NHVR) across Queensland, Victoria, SA, NSW and Tasmania. The sessions will take place over the months of October and November following the first sessions held earlier this year. The latest sessions are meant to build a business’ […]
Survey Says Self-driving Trucks Can Cause More Traffic Congestion
A recent survey by The University of Sydney Business School, found that the government may need to implement a levy on the use of private vehicles to reduce congestion and contrary to predictions that people will rideshare with autonomous vehicles thereby reducing congestion, two thirds of people who would buy a self-driving vehicle said they […]
Truck Drivers Test Positive to Driving Under The Influence of Drugs
Freight truck drivers aren’t the only ones affected by drugs, according to a recent article on the HeraldSun.com.au which revealed that 6 garbage truck drivers working for the inner-city council Moreland through the council’s rubbish collection contractor Citywide, tested positive to drugs during a recent workplace drug test. The drivers tested positive to cannabis, methamphetamine […]
Beware of Pedestrians when Reversing
It seems like the most obvious thing to do when reversing a truck but beware of pedestrians, especially small children that you may not be able to see in your mirrors. An incident that highlights the importance of this message happened recently in Swansea on Tasmania’s east coast when a six year old boy was […]