Queensland Pledges Another $25m on Electric Highway
The Queensland government has promised $2.5million for 13 more charging points on the Queensland Electric Super Highway. The current $3million, 17 station stretch of highway has 1900km of fast-charging network from the New South Wales border to Far North Queensland via Brisbane and west to Toowoomba. There have so far been 2900 charging sessions since […]
Truck Driver Arrest After Collision with Police
A truck driver has been arrested after a police chase of almost 70km. Police received reports of the B-Double driving erratically without headlights south of Grafton and spotted the vehicle which they pursued. The 48 year old driver attempted to run a police vehicle off the road and later side swiped a parked police truck […]
Warrego Highway to Get New Truck Bays due to Government Funding
The Queensland and federal governments have provided $75 million in funding towards upgrading of the Warrego Highway including establishments of new truck bays. The upgrade is made up of 2 projects including the $63.6 million Dalby-Miles Pavement Widening and Safety Upgrades project and the $11.7 million Oakey-Miles Safety Upgrade. Four safety elements were identified during […]
NSW Reminds Drivers of Shared Road Safety Responsibility
A B-Double livestock truck rolled after an incident involving a 4WD towing a caravan and has prompted a safety message by Transport for NSW about the shared responsibility of road safety. The collision which took place on February 10, left a truck driver trapped in his cab before being rescued and taken to hospital in […]
40 Countries Agree Cars Must Have Automatic Braking Systems
It’s well known that the majority of road crashes where trucks and cars are involved are caused by the cars, which is why a new development by the UN is significant. Japan, the European Union and forty countries, excluding the US and China have agreed to require new cars and light commercial vehicles to be […]
Truck Carrying Aerosol Cans Catches Fire on Hume Highway
A truck driver on the Hume Highway at Yass was lucky to escape alive after his vehicle, loaded with aerosol cans went up in flames. Police and emergency crews were on the scene 1km north of the Yass Valley off-ramp after the truck erupted in flames with witnesses saying the driver detached the vehicle’s cabin […]