An article on trucking website, www.fullyloaded.com.au detailed efforts by New South Wales authorities to crack down on petrol tankers speeding. Speeding tankers have come under the spotlight in NSW and have caught the attention of authorities. Tankers are allowed a maximum speed on 100km per hour in NSW and those caught exceeding this will be […]
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South Australian Road Transport Association (SARTA) has urged motorists to show trucks more respect according to an article on Fullyloaded.com.au. The article highlights the fact that motorists often drive recklessly around trucks, not realizing that trucks cannot move as fast as other motor vehicles do. The article says that truck drivers in South Australia are under constant
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WorkSafe WA has issued a rural safety alert over the rate of accidental deaths in the past 10 months in the agricultural industry. The alert was issued after a truck driver was killed when the truck he was attempting to enter rolled down hill. The number of deaths particularly in the agricultural sector is high
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A new survey has been conducted which involves Australia’s major capital cities and whether or not a fee should be introduced to help reduce congestion. While this would benefit truckies in reducing time spent in traffic, it would also cause an increase in operating costs. The Transport Opinion Survey of 1000 adults across Oz found
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