Trucking Industry Blasts Truck Stop Underspending
There is probably nothing more frustrating for truck drivers than being fatigued and not being able to stop because there are no available rest stops. While fatigue laws dictate truck drivers rest often, there aren’t enough rest stops to meet this requirement especially in South Australia. This has led to the South Australian trucking industry’s […]
Heavy Cost of Physical and Mental Injury in The Road Transport Industry
Linfox Logistics together with Monash University and the Transport Workers Union (TWU) have partnered up to support research on the health of workers in the transport industry. The research forms part of a detailed national study and the first report of the National Transport Industry Health and Wellbeing Study. The report reveals that transport workers […]
Impressive Truck Driving Skills
Ever see a truck indicate that its going to turn into a tiny, single lane road and wonder “how’s he going to pull that off”? Most of us have and often cringed at the prospect of a big truck turning next to us, but somehow or the other they always managed to pull it off. […]
Coffs Harbour Truck Driver Saves Woman’s Life on Highway
A North Coast towing driver has been hailed as hero and crowned Brandag Highway Guardian after saving a woman’s life. The man was driving on the Pacific Highway on 17 January when he saw a crash in the distance. He arrived at the scene and found the woman slumped over the steering wheel. He began […]
Royal Automobile Club Of Queensland (RACQ) Raises Public Awareness On Safe Driving Around Trucks
A major concern for truck drivers is the behaviour of other road-users and in particular light motor vehicle drivers around trucks. Sadly many people just don’t know how to drive safely around trucks. In light of this, the Royal Automobile Club of Queensland (RACQ) is raising public awareness on the issue. The move by RACQ […]
Don’t Take Risks Around Oversized Loads
Pilot driver Christine Thiel who is currently working on delivering wind farm hardware from Port Adelaide in South Australia to Broken Hill in outback NSW, is concerned about the risks that drivers are taking around oversize loads. Truck drivers and other motorists are either ignoring oversize loads or challenging the wide loads. According to Christine […]