Reasons for Millenials to Take Up Truck Driving
A report by the American Trucking Association noted that the industry in that country needed to hire at least 900,000 more drivers in order to meet demand, with 185,000 jobs being added over the past 4 months alone. The industry needs to attract more talent or it could be in big trouble. The average age […]
Operation Shield Finds 119 Fatigue Breaches in 10,000
Operation Shield, the most recent heavy vehicle compliance operation by NSW authorities has revealed a small number of operators who are still finding themselves on the wrong side of the law. During a week long joint operation RMS officers inspected 10,302 heavy vehicles and detected 119 fatigue law breaches in the state. They also issued […]
Truck Drivers Demand Better Facilities in Wagga
A truck driver has called for Wagga Wagga in New South Wales to get a 24 hour truck stop with fuel, food, toilets, showers and ample safe parking. The driver says better facilities for trucks are urgently needed. Veteran truckie, 72 year old Leigh Campbell has identified Crown Land at the intersection of the Sturt […]
Truck Driver involved in Fatal Crash Sentenced to 18 Months
A truck driver was recently sentenced to at least 18 months in prison after hitting into a 26 year old woman in Sydney last year. The truck driver pleaded guilty to dangerous driving occasioning death after his truck crashed into the woman on the Kingsway at Caringbah in November 2016 as she was on her […]
NSW Heavy Vehicle Safety Could be Enhanced by Addressing Safety Compliance Framework
A waste management company has called on the New South Wales government to strengthen its compliance and enforcement framework to boost heavy vehicle safety. The StaySafe Committee, the NSW Parliament’s Joint Standing Committee on Road Safety is accepting submissions for an inquiry on heavy vehicle safety and use of technology to improve road safety. A […]
Transport Operators Should Look into The Value of Automation – VTA Says
The Victorian Transport Association (VTA) has advised legislators, regulators and industry leaders to pay attention to the impacts of automation and other forces on the nation’s transport industry. The comments were made by VTA CEO Peter Anderson during the launch of a report by economists of the Australia Institute’s Centre for Future Work. Mr Anderson […]