Truck Blitz Reveals Alarming Number of Defective Trucks
More than half of the trucks inspected during the recent Join Traffic Task Force Operation (involving NSW Police Traffic & Highway Patrol Command officers, Roads and Maritime (RMS) Inspectors and NSW Environment Protection Authority inspectors), were defective. Of the 95 trucks, 34 infringement notices were issued and 54 defect notices, officers downloaded 28 electronic speed […]
Improve Safety of Construction Trucks, Australian Trucking Association Urges Government’;
The Australian Trucking Association (ATA) has called on the federal and state governments to address safety on major infrastructure projects by making the TruckSafe accreditation (or something equivalent), a mandatory part of construction contracts. In an article on BigRigs.com.au, Chieft Executive of the ATA Ben Maguire spoke about the NSW Police’s inspections at Sydney’s WestConnex […]
One Fatality as Car Turns in front of Truck
A crash that occurred west of Brisbane, at Willowbank around 7am in the morning was apparently caused when a 4WD vehicle turned into the path of a truck headed south on the Cunningham Highway. A young woman who was a passenger in the 4WD vehicle was killed and the driver was rushed to hospital for […]
State’s Corruption and Crime Commission Probes Training Organisation
Western Australia’s Department of Transport (DOT) is in the process of cancelling 326 licenses following its licensing debacle involving a training organisation. According to an article on Fullyloaded.com.au a northern Perth registered training organisation is at the centre of controversy after supposedly supplying heavy vehicle licenses without conducting the proper assessments, including assessments for road […]
EPA Issues Fines After Tanker Rollover
A transporter and consignor have been penalised over the use of the wrong type of tanker trailers. Following an investigation by The New South Wales Environment Protection Authority (EPA), a transport company has been issued with multiple fines. The investigation was prompted by a rollover involving one of the company’s trucks on the Golden Highway, […]
Truck Drivers Lose Their Licenses Following Assessment Irregularities
So far there have been over 300 truck drivers in Western Australia who have had their licenses suspended following claims that they weren’t assessed properly. The WA Department of Transport and Corruption and Crime Commission have discovered “irregularities” in the how the heavy vehicle practical driving assessment provider conducted assessments. A spokesperson for the department […]