Heavy Vehicle Dual Fuel Trialed
Duel-fuel technology for heavy vehicles has been trialed by Unigas, Prins Autogassystemen and CMV Truck & Bus. Over a 2 year period the trials returned positive results in both operational and environmental aspects. The positive results have led to the Heavy Vehicle Regulator, Unigas and partners looking for steps to develop an Australian compliance model […]
Understanding Chain of Responsibility Legislation
A post on BigRigs.com.au recently highlighted the importance of chain of responsibility legislation and the importance of understanding the heavy penalties coming into effect in mid-2018. One of the defining incidents which highlighted the need for harsher CoR legislation was the Mona Vale crash 4 years ago which claimed the life of 2 road-users and […]
Probe Launched after Teenager Killed by Truck
An earth moving company has been hit with more than a dozen defect notices after one of its trucks struck and killed a wheelchair bound teenage boy recently. The 16 year old boy was hit by a truck at the Hornsby intersection of Peats Ferry Road and Bridge Road on Tuesday. The tragic crash resulted […]
Speeding and Driving with Disqualified Licence – Truckies Arrested
A truck driver was caught allegedly driving while high on methamphetamine and tampering with the vehicle’s speed limiter at Tailem Bend along the Princes Highway. The Victorian man was stopped by police from the Heavy Vehicle Enforcement Section. The man was also not carrying and maintaining a work diary. Police drug tested the man who […]
Charges Laid Following 3 Vehicle Crash
Following a 3 vehicle crash on December 4, police have arrested and charged a 34 year old man from Darling Heights Police said the man left the scene of the crash, after causing injury to 2 additional drivers. He was arrested and charged with dangerous operation of a vehicle while adversely affected and driving while […]
Worst Australian Roads – Bruce Highway Tops the List
According to more than 100 truck drivers questioned in 2017, the Bruce Highway in Queensland is the most treacherous to drive on. More than half of the truckies questioned said the Bruce Highway was their most challenging road to travel on. Of the truckies questioned, 75 per cent were from Queensland and 25 per cent […]