BITRE Statistics Show Heavy Rigid Fatal Crashes Declining
According to BITRE statistics, fatal crashes involving heavy rigid trucks have declined over the past year, after previously almost overtaking articulated trucks in fatal crash numbers. The Bureau of Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Economics (BITRE) heavy vehicle fatal crash statistics show a parallel decline from 2017 December quarter. Heavy rigid truck crashes declined for the […]
NHVR Confidential Reporting Line Active
According to recently released data, fatigue-related complaints are the most common calls received by the heavy vehicle regulator’s confidential reporting line. Sal Petroccitto from the NHVR says since the inception of the line last July, the regulator has fielded around 115 calls a month. The regulator has responded to more than 65 reports of non-compliance […]
Crystal Brook Residents Concerned about Frequency of Truck Crashes
Residents of Crystal Brook in South Australia have expressed concern over a spate of truck crashes in their neighbourhood and a dangerous stretch of road, they say is responsible for the crashes. Three crashes have occurred over a 3 week period at a notorious bridge overpass south of the town. The first crash involved a […]
Truck Driver Faces Charges after Fatal Collision Involving Cyclist
Truck drivers are reminded to be on the lookout for cyclists after an incident that happened on the NSW Act border recently. A driver has been charged with the death of a cyclist after his truck collided with the cyclist. The 49 year old cyclist from New Zealand died at the scene. The 38 year […]
NSW Truck Driver Dead after Crashing B-double into Creek
A truck driver was killed in a crash in NSW’s mid north when his vehicle veered off the road into the roadside creek. Following reports of the B-Double crash, that the vehicle had left the road and crashed into the creek, emergency services rushed to the scene. When NSW ambulance paramedics and officers from Coffs […]
Trucking Operator Found Guilty over 2016 Death of Intoxicated Pedestrian
A trucking operator has been found guilty over a fatal incident involving an intoxicated pedestrian in 2016. The man was killed by a truck leaving a supermarket loading dock and was intoxicated enough to become incapable of standing, the court heard. The trucking company pleaded guilty in Darwin Local Court to breaching workplace health and […]