NSW Authorities Ground 11 Trucks during Compliance Operation in Sydney
NSW Road Authorities recently conducted an operation which yielded some disturbing results. The officials involved in ‘Operation Containment’ expressed their shock at the discovery of a number of maintenance and loading issues.
ATA Warns About Dangers of Cheap Refrigerant Gases
Following a meeting of the Australian Trucking Associations Industry Technical Council (ITC) ,the ATA has issued a warning to businesses that cheaper refrigerant gases have the potential to ignite in truck systems.
Those Responsible for Training May be Held Liable for COR Ignorance
The Australian Logistics Council (ALC) has heard that due to ignorance on chain of responsibility demonstrated by some in the industry, power of legislation may be brought to bear on training institutions.
Improving Heavy Vehicle Road Safety Summit Melbourne Speakers Announced
The Improving Heavy Vehicle Road Safety Summit will be held at Life Saving Victoria in Port Melbourne on 16-17 April and The Australian Road Transport Suppliers Association (ARTSA) has just released part of the speaker list for the eagerly anticipated event.
SARTA Boss Questions Impact of Mandatory Black Boxes
The Royal Australasian College of Surgeons’ (RACS) recently suggested that motor vehicles including trucks have mandatory black boxes fitted, to deter drivers from dangerous driving behaviour and to be able to look into road crashes when they do occur.
Fatigue Experts and VicRoads Look into Work Diary Exemption Concerns
VicRoads has been clear about its concerns with relation to the 160km work diary exemption which has prompted it to work together with fatigue experts to address the concerns.