40 Countries Agree Cars Must Have Automatic Braking Systems
It’s well known that the majority of road crashes where trucks and cars are involved are caused by the cars, which is why a new development by the UN is significant. Japan, the European Union and forty countries, excluding the US and China have agreed to require new cars and light commercial vehicles to be […]
Truck Carrying Aerosol Cans Catches Fire on Hume Highway
A truck driver on the Hume Highway at Yass was lucky to escape alive after his vehicle, loaded with aerosol cans went up in flames. Police and emergency crews were on the scene 1km north of the Yass Valley off-ramp after the truck erupted in flames with witnesses saying the driver detached the vehicle’s cabin […]
Driver Freed after Truck Crash near Airport
A truck driver was freed by paramedics after being trapped in his vehicle after a crash near Brisbane Airport recently. The crash left the southbound lane of the Airport Link Tunnel completely blocked. The driver had to be extricated from the vehicle by Queensland Ambulance Service after being trapped for over an hour. He was […]
How Technology is Helping Trucks Stay in their Lanes
According to National Heavy Vehicle Regulator manager Peter Austin, technology is already making trucks safer on the road. Technology already in use such as “lane departure warning”, which vibrates or makes a sound when a driver starts to drift across the line marking to tell them to correct their steering, and “lane keep assist”, which […]
Calls for Rest Area Focus backed by NatRoad
The fitness for purpose of heavy vehicle rest areas is under the spotlight after The National Road Transport Association (NatRoad) called for government action on the issue. NatRoad called on federal and state governments to work with the road transport industry and address the issue of inadequate heavy vehicle rest areas across the country, following […]
NHVR Releases New B-Double Notice
The National Heavy Vehicle Regulator (NHVR) released a new B-Double notice which came into effect on February 1st. The aim is to harmonise requirements for operators nationally. The National Class 2 Heavy Vehicle B-double Notice is an update on the existing notice but with productivity improvements for B-doubles. There are around 1900 B-Doubles operating across […]