What it’s Like for Women in Road Freight Transport
A handful of women were recently inducted into the National Road Transport Hall of Fame in Alice Springs, including one Kapunda resident who’s been viewing Australia from the road for the past 17 years. Maralyn Bierwirth has traveled an estimated 4.2 million kilometres in her career and she wants other women to do the same. […]
Son of Crash Victim Wants Trucks Banned During Peak Hours
The son of the Sydney woman killed by an out-of-control truck wants heavy vehicles banned from roads during peak hour. The 26 year old man, Leon Jazairy, says no family should go through what he and his family have, after spending Christmas and the holidays without his mother, Khristiee Aravena who died after she was […]
Penalties Enforced on Trucks for Brisbane Urban Corridor Shortcut
The Brisbane Urban Corridor between Rocklea and Wishart is a no truck zone and a ‘No Truck’ sign is displayed on the route as per Queensland road rules, however some heavy vehicles are still using it. Trucks that weight more than 4.5 tonnes have started receiving infringement notices for using the route, Transport and Main […]
Queensland Concrete Truck Driver Airlifted Following Rollover
A truck driver from Queensland has been airlifted with a RACQ Lifeflight Rescue helicopter after a crash on the Bruce Highway. The crash involved a concrete and haulage truck which was fully loaded at the time. The truck had slowed to 60km after passing through roadworks just before the accident. The truck was the only […]
HVNL Should Prioritise Safety not Revenue
In light of the review of the Heavy Vehicle National Law (HVNL) and the NHVR seeking input on its draft safety policy, a risk-based regulatory system is the National Road Transport Association’s (NatRoad) favoured safety plan. NatRoad’s paper provides safety priorities which would help acheive the target of zero fatalities by 2050, it says. In […]
Man Dead After Being Hit By Truck
An Adelaide intersection was the scene of chaos recently after a truck collided into a 72 year old man. The man died after being hit by a truck at the intersection of Hanson Road and Grand Junction Road at Mansfield Park, north-west of Adelaide. The elderly man from Wingfield was attended to on the scene […]