West Gate Tunnel Environment Report Says 24 Hour Ban on Trucks in Inner West to Be Extended
The Victorian planning minister Richard Wynne recently signed off on the environmental effects statement (EES) for the West Gate Tunnel (WGT) project which plans to cut congestion by taking 9300 trucks off residential roads. In a post on Fullyloaded.com.au some of the criticisms facing the project were discussed particularly relating to residential developments around the […]
Could Truck Platoons Be The New Road Trains
What is truck platooning? Platooning is when a group of trucks all connected using vehicle to vehicle communication travel closely one behind the other. There are various models of platooning technology with some having one driver in the lead truck and no drivers in the following trucks to models where all trucks have drivers but […]
Head On Collision Claims 2 Lives
A man and women were killed in a road crash involving their ute and a truck recently. The couple were travelling in the ute when it veered onto the wrong side of the road and into oncoming traffic where it collided with a truck at Beaufort. The man and woman travelling in the ute towing […]
Workplace Health and Safety Management App
A recently launched app by Onsite Safety, allows employers to manage the health and safety of their employees remotely. The app allows businesses to connect with employees and contractors who are on the road through a smartphone or tablet, increasing their chances of acheiving safety goals. While managing the health and safety of employees in […]
Truck Rollover Results in Major Delays on M1
A major crash caused delays on Queensland’s Yatala on-ramp to the M1 recently, resulting in mass gridlock in the city’s north. The crash involved 3 trucks including a rollover, resulting in 2 lanes being blocked by the crash. The lanes were eventually cleared and traffic returned to normal. The accident was attended by emergency services […]
Victoria Man Killed after Colliding with Truck
A Victorian man has been killed after his car crashed into a truck in Tasmania’s north. The collision occurred north of Launceston recently and claimed the life of a 43 year old man from Victoria. According to reports the car failed to negotiate a sweeping right hand bend and crossed into oncoming traffic, colliding with […]