Study Shows Recycled Tyres Good for The Environment
If you aren’t yet recycling your truck’s tyres, here’s some motivation for you to start doing so. Research has emerged from Queensland University of Technology (QUT) revealing that recycled tyres have the potential to form an emissions-reducing bio-oil. Mechanical engineers have found the oil produced from a new tyre recycling technology process can be mixed […]
Vic Grain Truck Blitz Affecting the Industry
A recent blitz on Victoria’s grain truck fleet has left a number of vehicles being declared unroadworthy and many growers are concerned because they say their vehicles had only minor infractions. The Vic Police said its Heavy Vehicle Unit handed out 111 infraction notices during the blitz in Warracknabeal from 28 November until 2 December. […]
Queensland Parliament Passes National Heavy Vehicle Law Amendments
The latest amendments to National Heavy Vehicle Law, passed in Queensland Parliament recently, will hopefully result in better safety outcomes and stronger Chain of Responsibility, according to the National Heavy Vehicle Regulator. According to NHVR Acting CEO, Ray Hassall, the amendments to the law are a welcomed improvement, important in creating a more “robust” heavy […]
Changes to Dangerous Goods Transport Requirements in Force Soon
The dangerous goods transport requirements have undergone changes which will be in force in less than 4 months. The National Transport Commission (NTC) is seeking to bring awareness to the changes, encouraging both business owners and the industry to prepare for the launch on March 1st. Edition 7.5 of the Australian Code for the Transport […]
TWU Critical of Fatigue Research
The Cooperative Research Centre for Alertness, Safety and Productivity (Alertness CRC) and the National Transport Commission (NTC) will provide a collaborative evaluation of the effect of the Heavy Vehicle National Law (HVNL) on heavy vehicle driver fatigue. The research has been described as an Australia first, seeking to provide evidence of the impact of work […]
Truck Stuck Under Napier Street, Footscray Bridge
A truck recently collided with Melbourne’s, Napier Street, Footscray bridge after the driver failed to negotiate the 4m high rail bridge. The truck was traveling near McNab Avenue when the shipping container his truck was carrying struck the bottom of the overpass and dislodged from the semi-trailer bringing chaos to the roads. Traffic was brought […]