There should be roadside rest areas every 10 kilometres, according to an expert who believes this is crucial in reducing driver fatigue and cutting the death toll. Norm Bolitho, former advanced driver trainer believes rest stops more frequently distributed will help motorists rest and use their mobile phones safely. “Driver fatigues comes upon you quickly […]
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Long distance drivers often suffer from back pain and weight gain because of the sedentary nature of their work however one German driver has managed to overcome this. Heiko Gebhardt, a German long haul driver gained 115kgs due to his life inside the cab which was also affecting his health. He suffered from a sore
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The first B-quad is hitting the road and has been hailed as one of the most exciting combinations in recent years. The combination has just been approved and for the company involved, it is delivering by increasing productivity by 20 % at least while still remaining easily manoeuvrable on the road. The combination will be
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Uber has decided to scrap its self-driving truck development and move employees from the division to its self-driving car development. Uber announced it would focus on it’s autonomous car technology from now on. About 2 years ago Uber acquired Otto, the self driving truck start-up and has since been secretly moving freight in Arizona via
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A video has been doing the rounds on the internet of a truck driver from Victoria apparently doing drugs while behind the wheel of a truck and wearing his work shirt, belonging to a well known transport company. The man is seen smoking from a pipe and snorting 2 lines of a white substance.
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Victoria has promised to crack down on over-sized and over-weight vehicles following a hefty fine handed down to one company near the Port of Melbourne. The company received one of the heaviest fines handed down in recent years with the state’s transport authority issuing a statement last month about the prosecution which happened in late
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The teenager was struck by the heavy vehicle in Melton South recently on Brooklyn Road. He suffered suspected head injuries. The boy was flown to the Royal Children’s Hospital where he remains critical. The truck driver is said to be assisting in the investigations but the exact cause of the crash is not yet known.
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Watch as a truck driver escapes a semi-truck after it became engulfed in flames in Texas. The driver is lucky to be alive after making a miraculous escape.
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A tragic accident has taken place in the Lockyer Valley west of Ipswich recently claiming the life of a motorbike rider. The man was killed after falling from the motorbike and being hit by a truck. The man, in his twenties was riding east on the motorbike on the Warrego Highway at Hatton Vale when
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RMIT University researchers revealed that the physical vibrations of a vehicle seat may contribute to fatigue and some drivers feel it just 15 minutes after they begin to drive. Lead researchers Associate Professor Mohammad Fard and Professor Stephen Robinson tested 15 volunteers in a virtual reality simulator, replicating the experience of driving on a 2
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