Truck Crash Prompts Raid of Landscaping Firm
Following a serious crash in Glenhaven, officers from NSW Police Traffic & Highway Patrol’s Traffic Task Force raided a landscaping supply company to inspect their heavy vehicles. Two trucks collided in the crash at a roundabout recently with one of the drivers having to be driven to Westmead Hospital with serious injuries. The other truck […]
Vic Country Road Upgrade a Pre-election Promise from Government
The Victorian Government has announced a $941 million infrastructure investment for the 2018-2019 state budget ahead of the elections in November this year. The investment will include the establishment of a new regional roads body – Regional Roads Victoria (RRV) which will be a division of VicRoads and will oversee a $333 million boost to […]
Truck Drivers Save Man from Committing Suicide
An amazing story has emerged out of Michigan in the United States of a group of truck drivers who banded together to save the life of one suicidal man at a freeway overpass. Thirteen trucks parked side by side underneath the overpass where the man was planning to jump to his death. Police officers received […]
NatRoad calls for Reform of NHVL
The National Road Transport Association (NatRoad) has called for a complete overhaul of Heavy Vehicle National Law (HVNL). NatRoad recently gave evidence to the Transport and Public Works Committee’s probe, the outcome of which will determine changes to the law in Queensland that will be adopted in other states with the HVNL and the ACT. […]
FatigueHack Competition Won by Smart Steering Wheel
The Augmented Intelligence Team recently won the Australian Trucking Association’s FatigueHACK event with it’s Smart Steering Wheel which monitors drivers’ heartrate through ECG devices, this way instead of a driver getting too tired to drive and having to push through it until they find a place to park, they will get a warning 30 minutes […]
QTA Says 21st Century Thinking needed for NHVL Reform
According to Queensland Trucking Association (QTA) CEO Gary Mahon the Heavy Vehicle National Law (HVNL) should be revamped, both in conception and approach in order to meet its objectives. After recently giving evidence to the Heavy Vehicle National Law (HVNL) amendments inquiry, Mr Mahon explained that the current handling of heavy vehicle regulation is outdated, […]