Lanes Blocked after Truck Rollover on Bruce Highway
A truck driver in Queensland has been described as “lucky to be alive” after rolling his truck on the Bruce Highway at Coochin Creek recently. The crash blocked lanes and caused massive traffic delays for road-users. According to reports, the semi-trailer was traveling in the highway’s northbound lanes when it crashed through the safety barriers […]
Truck Crash in Turkey Claims 19 Lives
This is why trucks shouldn’t be carrying people – a truck carrying people in Turkey has crashed killing 19. The truck crashed into a canal while carrying migrants from an undisclosed location.
These are The Most Common Driving Mistakes
According to research by Monash University’s Accident Research Centre, Australian motorists are distracted by something other than driving every 96 seconds. By being distracted, drivers are increasing their risk of crashing almost tenfold. Researchers examined 117 drivers from NSW and Victoria over a 4 month period by having 4 cameras fitted in strategic places in […]
Victorian Transport Industry Safety Group Releases Guidelines to Help Operators, Drivers and Technicians Ensure Safety at Truck Breakdown Sites
The Victorian Transport Industry Safety Group has released a new set of guidelines to assist drivers, operators and technicians ensure safety at truck breakdown sites for staff and the public. The Truck Emergency Breakdown and Road Safety Guidelines sets out a checklist of factors relating to a truck breakdown and the steps that need to […]
Government Plans to Use Technology to Tackle Fatigue
The federal government and the National Heavy Vehicle Regulator (NHVR) plan to address truck driver fatigue, pledging $302,000 for field trials of fatigue monitoring technologies. The government announced trials at the NHVR’s Fatigue Safety Forum detailing the commencement of field trials of SmartCap technology by the Port of Brisbane and the Queensland Trucking Association. According […]
Union Says Fatigue Cannot Be Addressed with Technology
The TWU have questioned the government’s announcement that the National Heavy Vehicle Regulator will fund fatigue monitoring technology trials, saying this solution is off the mark and doesn’t address the real cause of fatigue. The transport minister Michael McCormack has pledged $302,000 towards field trials of SmartCap technology by the Port of Brisbane and the […]