Sydney Trucking Firm Has Trucks Seized after Fatal Incident
Police in NSW have issued 8 defect notices to a trucking company in Sydney’s West after one of the company’s trucks was involved in a crash that killed 2 people. NSW Police raided the company’s premises and examined 14 trucks after obtaining a search warrant for the company’s Kemps Creek depot. Authorities found 2 […]
ESC Great but Don’t Forget The Importance of Matching Truck and Trailer Systems – ATA Warns
Electronic Stability Control (ESC) is great, but don’t forget the importance of matching truck and trailer systems, that is the message from the ATA. According to the ATA, ESC is a great, life-saving technology however there are concerns about incompatibility issues between trucks and trailers’ braking systems. The ATA is advocating for mandatory ESC in […]
Ombudsman Inquiry Report Critical of Fatigue Management Rules
According to the Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman (ASBFEO) Kate Carnell legislating rates of pay should not be the approach to addressing the issue of safety in the transport industry. The Ombudsman’s report into the effects of the Road Safety Remuneration Tribunal (RSRT) outlines some of the major safety concerns that were […]
Electronic Work Diaries are “Doomed to Fail” – Road Safety Advocate Claims
Electronic Work Diaries may do more harm than good, according to a leading researcher from The University of New South Wales. Professor Ann Williamson was speaking at the latest Australasian Road Safety Conference in Canberra recently when she highlighted that Electronic Work Diaries (EWD) would put more stress on drivers instead of addressing the real […]
Government Should Invest More in WA and NT Infrastructure, Industry Bodies Find
According to the Northern Territory Road Transport Association (NTRTA) and the Western Australian Road Transport Association (WARTA), while the promise of investment by the federal government to improve road infrastructure is welcomed, more is needed to improve roads in the region. The federal government has committed $360 million on road infrastructure projects in WA,NT and Queensland, […]
SA Transport Company Convicted of Manslaughter Again
The importance of vehicle maintenance has been highlighted by a case involving a South Australian transport company. The owner of the company has been found guilty of manslaughter for the second time over the death of a driver. The driver had warned the owner of the transport company that the brakes on the vehicle were […]