US Truck Regulator Wants Powers To Remove Dodgy Operators from the Road
The US transport department are calling for changes to make identifying and targeting non-compliant operators easier. The US trucking regulator has called for expanded powers to target dodgy trucking firms and get them off the road. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s (FMCSA) proposal to update the system used to rate trucking companies, known as […]
Trucking Firm Apologises for Sydney Harbour Bridge Spill
The company responsible for the spill on Sydney Harbour Bridge recently has apologised for the incident as the RMS conducted inspections on the company’s fleet. Parts of the busy bridge were covered in dirt after a truck spilled its load. The company responsible apologised to those who were affected by the spill. Authorities carried out […]
TWU Wants Companies and Operators Held Accountable
The Transport Workers Union has called for changes to Chain of Responsibility legislation to hold operators and companies more accountable. The TWU made the calls as the trial for a truck driver involved in 2013’s Mona Vale accident gets underway. The horrendous 2013 crash made headlines as the oil tanker overturned and caught alight, killing […]
Notorious US Bridge Strikes Again
A Durham, North Carolina bridge has become notorious for peeling trucks open like a can, so notorious that the bridge has been dubbed “the can opener”. A number of trucks had their roofs peeled off when they hit the bottom of the bridge. The most recent crash involved an Enterprise truck which hit into the […]
Truckies with Big Hearts deliver Hay to Drought Affected Qld
Big hearted truck drivers have given up their own time to deliver hay to farmers in central Queensland in the wake of the drought. The truckies have donated of their time and resources to deliver hay to farmers affected the drought in an initiative organised by Brendan Farrell. The Burrumbuttock Hay Runners transported hay to […]
Truck Driver Lucky To Escape Injury in Rollover
A truck driver is lucky to be alive after walking away almost unscathed from a rollover at Croom in Shellharbour. The man suffered a head injury when his truck overturned on Lindsay’s Lane on the Princes Highway off-ramp. The incident took place on Monday afternoon aroun 4:10pm. The crash caused major delays because it resulted […]