Trucks to Be Banned on Suburban Melbourne Route
The heavy transport industry has opposed plans that would force heavy vehicles off suburban rat runs and onto the future West Gate Tunnel tollway. Trucks are to be banned from detouring through a number of key suburban streets in Yarraville and Footscray, as of 2022 after the Western Distributor Project is complete. In Yarraville, heavy […]
Car Driver Killed by Detached Truck Trailer
A horrific crash has taken place on the Victorian Highway involving a truck whose trailer became detached from the cabin and veered onto the wrong side of the roadway. The trailer collided with an ute and claimed the life of the driver. The ute driver, believed to be a man in his sixties died on […]
NSW – Double Truck Crash Kills Driver
A collision involving 2 trucks in Sydney’s south has resulted in the death of both drivers, one of whom had started his work day just 30 minutes prior to the crash. The 39 year old father of one began his shift at 4:30am on Friday, shortly before his truck collided with another. The 2 trucks […]
Heavy Truck Fatal Crashes Figures High
The number of fatal crashes involving heavy articulated and rigid trucks has risen over the past 3 years, according to figures from the Bureau of Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Economics (BITRE). Figures from the last quarter of calendar 2016, show that articulated crashes rose by 1.6 per cent and rigid truck crashes rose by 6.2 […]
Sydney Police Blitz Reveals Speed Limiter Tampering
The 2 day heavy vehicle blitz conducted by the Joint Traffic Taskforce in Sydney last month was aimed at getting dangerous trucks off the road. Officers intercepted truck and dog heavy vehicle at sites on Old Hill Link Road, Sydney Olympic Park and the M5 at Bexley. During the blitz a total of 75 trucks […]
NSW Police Operation Results in 33 Defect Notices
Operation Catapult, a 2 day heavy vehicle blitz conducted by the New South Wales police yielded alarming results with 33 defect notices being issued. The heavy vehicle inspections took place across the city with the goal of removing dangerous heavy vehicles from the road for the safety of all road-users. There were also cases of […]