U.S’ Mandatory Electronic Stability Control to Be Introduced in 2019
Mandatory electronic stability control will soon apply in The United States. The new requirement which will come into effect in 2019 is expected to save around 50 lives a year.
Operation Austrans Reveals Alarming Major Defects Rate in South Australia
While NSW road authorities have hailed the results of Operation Austrans for that state as promising, SA Authorities have a different story to tell.
VicRoads Issues Stern Warning at VTA Conference
Key issues that have arisen from the VTA 2015 Conference include authorities’ “zero tolerance” approach to maintenance issues and hard line against speeding.
Trucking Companies & Execs Now Liable for Fleet Maintenance Under CoR
The Australian Trucking Association (ATA) have been lobbying for chain of responsibility laws to be extended to make trucking operators and their executives legally accountable for heavy vehicle maintenance since 2013, and their efforts have finally paid off.
Australia Declines in World Competitiveness Ranking – Infrastructure to Blame
The revelation that Australia has dropped in world competitiveness ranking has led the ATA, ALC, QTA and Engineers Australia to call for politicians to act.
Union Says Operators Should be Jailed for Vehicles Defects
The Transport Workers Union’s (TWU) branch secretary, Ray Wyatt says that operators should be jailed for vehicle defects because vehicle grounding and issuing fines aren’t enough to improve safety in the sector.