Scrap Metal Truck Rolls on Melbourne Freeway
A truck driver recently lost control of his semi-trailer on one of Melbourne’s busiest roads, flipping over a concrete barrier, causing his load of scrap metal to spill across the freeway. Traffic was in chaos as the recycling truck with it’s trailer full of scrap metal overturned on Western Ring Road. The truck driver said […]
Truck Crash in Sydney Claims Motorcyclist’s Life
NSW road safety has had a rocky start to the year. A collision in Sydney’s northwest resulted in the death of a motorcyclist when his vehicle collided with a truck. The male motorcycle rider died at the scene of the crash in Marsden Park. The truck driver was taken to hospital for mandatory blood and […]
Another Car and Truck Collision
A fast acting truck driver managed to avoid a potentially fatal traffic crash at Wellcamp by swerving to avoid a head-on collision with a car near Wellcamp Airport. The driver of the B-Double prime mover was carrying milk and cheese from regional producers at the time of the incident. The truck caught fire and was […]
Train and Truck Collide Killing 26 People
Twenty -six people were killed and over 200 injured in a horrific train and truck collision. The collision which took place in rural South Africa, involved a truck and train carrying people home after the Christmas and New Year holidays. The crash has been blamed on the truck driver who allegedly tried to cross the […]
Nationwide Blitz Reveals Drug Driving and Defected Vehicles
A nationwide blitz has resulted in dozens of truck drivers being pulled over nationwide and testing positive for drugs. Many other truckies were found to have defective vehicles. Random screenings and checks on 527 heavy vehicle drivers resulted in 15 testing positive for methylamphetamine and one of them also testing positive for THC (cannabis). There […]
Safety Truck Hits The Road
The Australian Trucking Association’s safety truck has hit the road to educate drivers about how to share the road with trucks, after revelations that many light motor vehicle drivers don’t realise what it’s like to drive a heavy vehicle and how dangerous driving around trucks can result in serious crashes. The association’s chief executive officer […]