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Australian Trucking Association Focused on Fatigue

The Australian Trucking Association is hosting a program focused on fatigue in April as part of the Trucking Australia conference. The program titled ‘FatigueHACK’ will involve an event bringing together software developers, designers, industry experts, researchers, regulators and truck drivers to develop new technologies, designs, products, partnerships and policy around managing driver fatigue. According to […]

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Western Victorian Roads Criticised for Not Being Truck Friendly

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The Victorian Farmers Federation grains president Ross Johns raises an interesting point about the truck-worthiness of Western Victorian roads. Ross Johns, a Warracknabeal farmer says road conditions through western Victorian are “dreadful”, with large drop offs on the side of the roads and pot holes. He also pointed out several poorly maintained council and VicRoads

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Report Calls for Zero Deaths on Australian Roads

Car and Truck Crash Results in Three Fatalities

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A collision between a car and truck in Sydney’s south-west has claimed the lives of 3 people and resulted in injury for 2 more. Five people were in the car when it hit into A semi-trailer before crashing into a fence, resulting in the horrific scene. While police don’t know the exact cause of the

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Researchers Call for Analysis of Truck Crashes

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Two senior accident researchers – Monash University Accident Research Centre (MUARC) senior research fellow Sharon Newnam and University of the Sunshine Coast senior research fellow Natassia Goode, have called for truck accident investigation methods to be reviewed, believing it to be narrow and simplistic, focusing mainly on drivers. The researchers say causes of truck crashes

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Truck Bursts Into Flames, Driver Rescued in Time

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A truck driver was pulled to safety by passers-by who noticed his truck engulfed in flames. He managed to escape from the cabin just moments before it burst into flames on Melbourne’s West Gate Freeway. According to reports, the truck was carrying an empty shipping container at the time when it crashed through outbound, metal

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Could Self-Driving Trucks be Good for Truckies?

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A recent article on TheAtlantic.com examined whether self-driving vehicles could actually be a good thing for truckies. Although the general outlook of self-driving trucks for truck drivers is grim, researchers at Uber’s Advanced Technologies Group say there may be an increase in trucking jobs as more self-driving trucks are introduced. In the article Alden Woodrow,

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Incident Involving Truck and Car on Motorway

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Footage from a dash-cam of a car spinning out of control after being clipped by a truck has viewers debating who is at fault. The incident took place on a Queensland highway and the footage, captured by a dash-cam was posted onto Dash Cam Owners Australia’s Facebook page. The footage reveals two trucks, one in

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Victoria Sees Improvement in Road Trauma Figures

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According to new road trauma data, released by Roads and road safety minister Luke Donnellan, Transport Accident Commission (TAC) CEO Joe Calafiore and VicRoads acting CEO Peter Todd, 155 people died on rural roads in Victoria last year. Head-on collisions were responsible for 37 deaths and 109 people were killed in a crash where a

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Driver Escapes After Truck Jack knifes

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A truck driver recently lost control of his unladen truck on the Bruxner Highway near Mallangannee causing it to jack-knife and become wedged between the rails of a bridge. According to reports the truck jack-knifed, sideswiping an eastbound car before wedging it against a guardrail. Traffic had to be closed in both directions with the

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Drivers Lucky to Be Alive After Truck and Train Collide

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The drivers of both vehicles are lucky to be alive after the prime mover and train collided just after 2pm on Monday February 5th. Neither of the drivers were injured however emergency services were on the scene due to reports of leaking fuel. This was not the only truck and train collision recently. Two people

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Study Shows Fatigue is Top Fleet Operator Concern

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If you’re a fleet manager in Australia, chances are the safety of your drivers on the road is your biggest concern. According to a nationwide study conducted recently, involving 200 fleet operators, the safety of drivers and fatigue management are the biggest challenges that need to be tackled. From the 200 respondents, 26 per cent

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Driver Involved in Crash with Train Attempted to Go Through Closed Crossing

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An accident involving a truck and train on January 31st was apparently caused by the truck driver who was trying to drive around a cross block, Amtrak said. Amtrak president Richard Anderson said the crash was caused by the truck driver who collided with the train carrying Republican members of Congress and their families. One

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