Non conforming headboards pose threat to driver safety
Non conforming headboards pose a possible threat to truck drivers in the event of harsh braking, with the possibility of injury or death.
Trailer Safety Alert issued in response to NSW coronial recommendation
Magistrate Murray of the Albury Coroner’s Court issued a recommendation to WorkCover NSW (WorkCover) following the death of Michael McIntyre on 17 October 2012 at Tumbarumba, NSW, who was crushed by a trailer he was working under.
Speeding truck driver on methadone jailed
On January 24, 2012 Vincent George, 34, killed Calvyn Logan, 59, and his parents Donald and Patricia Logan, both in their 80s, when when his B-double veered across the Hume Highway and collided with their Ford Mondeo.
Cootes Transport fined $440,000 after fatal tanker crash
Last years Sydney northern beaches fatal tanker crash involving Cootes Transport has lead to a fine of $440,000. The Cootes Transport tanker rolled on its side, burst into flames and collided with several cars in Mona Vale in October 2013. Cootes Transport came under intense scrutiny after the crash, in which two people were killed and five […]
NHVR Releases First Safety Alert Following BP Tanker Crash Findings
On the 19th of August the NHVR released its first ever Safety & Compliance Alert off the back of the BP fuel tanker tragedy in country Victoria on 7th August, which we reported here ATN reported: The National Heavy Vehicle Regulator (NHVR) has pre-empted any official findings on the fatal Wodonga tanker trailer crash for […]
BP takes tankers off road
BP takes tankers off road after trailer detaches and kills three in Victoria BP grounds its fleet across Victoria yesterday as police start to investigate a crash that killed a 33 year old mother, her four-year-old boy and a 67-year-old driver of the second vehicle. As the second major event of a Fuel Tanker killing people […]