Fatigue Involved in Truck and Car Collision
A teenage girl was hospitalised and left fighting for her life after a collision between a car and truck on the Fraser Coast. Fatigue has been blamed for the collision, with initial investigations revealing that the car was on the wrong side of the road at the time of the impact. Witnesses say the truck […]
Truck Drivers Slam Supermarket Giant for Outrageous Hours
The Transport Workers Union (TWU) has lashed out at supermarket giants who put pressure on drivers to speed, skip breaks and ignore the rules of the road. The union says supermarket giant Aldo is to blame for the “slaughter” of truck drivers because they’re forcing drivers into long and dangerous driving hours. Union spokesperson Tony […]
Australian Trucking Association Calls for Mandatory Stability Control for Trucks
The Australian Trucking Association (ATA) has called for mandatory electronic stability control (ESC) for heavy trucks, a move it says would save lives on our roads. The ATA has urged federal government to mandate ESC for heavy vehicles in response to the Infrastructure Department’s regulatory impact statement (RIS). The RIS proposed that ESC be mandated […]
Judge Describes Dubbo Crash Truck Driver as Dangerous
A judge has described a truck driver who crashed into several parked cars on the Newell Highway near Dubbo in January as “dangerous” and denied him bail. The 50 year old driver of the semi-trailer was refused a second bail application by Justice Richard Button who referred to the “death and devastation” that followed the […]
Collision Involving Car and Truck Closes Highway
A collision between a truck and car recently shut down the Lyell Highway in Tasmania, just outside of New Norfolk. The accident involving a log truck and car was blamed on inattention. According to reports, a white sedan traveling on the Lyell Highway towards Hobart crossed the path of a fully laden truck traveling in […]
Fatigue Management a Crucial Issue Addressed by The ATA
The ATA is showing it’s commitment to addressing the fatigue management issue in trucking by hosting a fatigue-focused program titled ‘FatigueHACK’ which will form part of its Trucking Australia conference in April. The ATA plans to attract software developers, designers, industry experts, researchers, regulators and truck drivers to the conference to create new technologies to […]