Policewoman Killed After Truck Driver Has Trouble Braking
An off-duty police officer has been killed by a truck that had faulty brakes in Melbourne’s east on January 12. The driver has been charged with culpable driving and dangerous driving following the fatal incident which resulted in the death of First Constable D-Arne De Leo at Wantirna. It is believed the truck driver had […]
Truck Skips Red Light and Kills Policewoman
A 26 year old truck driver who failed to stop at red lights, killed an off duty policewoman who was riding her motorcycle at the time in Melbourne’s east. It has been alleged that the driver had ” considerable difficulty” braking after failing to stop at a red light 5 kilometres earlier. It has also […]
Montague Street Bridge in South Melbourne Sees Yet Another Truck Incident
If you’re a truck driver one bridge you’ll want to be particularly cautious about is the Montague Street Bridge in South Melbourne. In fact the bridge has been hit by trucks over 100 times with the first incident of 2017 having taken place recently. Pictures recently emerged on Instagram of a truck that hit into […]
South Melbourne Street Claims First Truck Victim for 2017
The Montague Street Bridge in South Melbourne has claimed it’s first victim of the year. Another truck has fallen victim to the bridge with pictures emerging on social media of a truck idling under the bridge’s gantries. The tyres of the trapped trucks often have to be deflated to lower the height of truck and […]
Defect Notices Issued During NSW Truck Blitz
The NSW joint traffic taskforce consisting of NSW Traffic and Highway Patrol Command and Roads and Maritime Services (RMS) conducted an inspection recently at Mount Ousley, NSW. The operation resulted in inspectors issuing 5 infringement and 9 defect notices within a 5 hour period. The operation, called Operation Carter, was prompted by a number of […]
NSW Truck Blitz Results in 9 Defect Notices
A five hour heavy vehicle inspection by a joint NSW taskforce, resulted in 5 infringement notices and nine defect notices being issued for a number of offences. The inspection, dubbed Operation Carter took place at Mount Ousley, New South Wales recently, with 21 trucks and trailers being inspected. The taskforce included NSW Traffic and Highway […]