TWU Wants Companies and Operators Held Accountable
The Transport Workers Union has called for changes to Chain of Responsibility legislation to hold operators and companies more accountable. The TWU made the calls as the trial for a truck driver involved in 2013’s Mona Vale accident gets underway. The horrendous 2013 crash made headlines as the oil tanker overturned and caught alight, killing […]
Notorious US Bridge Strikes Again
A Durham, North Carolina bridge has become notorious for peeling trucks open like a can, so notorious that the bridge has been dubbed “the can opener”. A number of trucks had their roofs peeled off when they hit the bottom of the bridge. The most recent crash involved an Enterprise truck which hit into the […]
Truckies with Big Hearts deliver Hay to Drought Affected Qld
Big hearted truck drivers have given up their own time to deliver hay to farmers in central Queensland in the wake of the drought. The truckies have donated of their time and resources to deliver hay to farmers affected the drought in an initiative organised by Brendan Farrell. The Burrumbuttock Hay Runners transported hay to […]
Truck Driver Lucky To Escape Injury in Rollover
A truck driver is lucky to be alive after walking away almost unscathed from a rollover at Croom in Shellharbour. The man suffered a head injury when his truck overturned on Lindsay’s Lane on the Princes Highway off-ramp. The incident took place on Monday afternoon aroun 4:10pm. The crash caused major delays because it resulted […]
Truck Collides with Train and Overturns
Chincilla on the western Darling Downs was the recent site of a crash involving a truck and train. The truck collided with the train before overturning. The accident happened on Cemetery Road around 3:30pm, when police believe the truck failed to stop at a level crossing. The truck’s rear trailer clipped the train before overturning […]
Crash Leaves Motorist and Police Injured
A crash involving 2 cars and a truck carrying chemicals left a motorist injured and resulted in several police officers being treated for chemical inhalation. The motorist is in a stable condition after the accident in Perth’s north-east. The crash happened around 2:18pm at Mirrabooka Avenue and Balga Avenue, in Balga on January 11th. A passenger from […]