A timber company in Townsville has been charged $210,000 after an incident involving a truck driver in 2016. WorkSafe Queensland revealed that the transport driver was delivering goods to the company when the accident occurred that claimed his life. Another worker in a company-owned forklift was unloading from one side of the truck while the […]
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A truck rollover involving a concrete truck has led to a major compliance operation at a transport company in Sydney’s Rosehill suburb. The incident happened on Thursday 3 January 2019 when a fully loaded concrete truck was traveling north along Rooty Hill Road North. The vehicle rolled while it was trying to negotiate a right
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The NSW Police traffic taskforce has undertaken its first major heavy vehicle compliance blitz for the year as part of Operation Impact. The operation was conducted between January 14 and January 18 in the Armidale Police Area Command (Western region). Inspectors checked 90 heavy vehicles and conducted 15 engine control module downloads, all of them
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Australia is well placed to capitalise on transport’s ‘technology revolution’ but risks a decline in living standards should it fail to keep up with advancements, a report released today by the Australian Academy of Technology and Engineering says. Shifting Gears – Preparing for a Transport Revolution concludes Australia is well positioned to be a leader in a global
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A Sydney local MP says large trucks should be barred from traveling along Sydney’s Botany Road during peak pedestrian times due it being a densely populated area of Green Square. Some say large trucks in the area are a risk to the pedestrians that flood the areas during peak times and should the measure be
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If you drive for a living on Sydney’s roads then you deserve some credit, as it has some of the most hectic traffic and crazy driving. Even British TV personality and former Super League player Kris Smith, well acquainted with the competitive environment, compared driving on Sydney roads to surviving the jungle. Smith is an
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The Queensland Trucking Association (QTA) issued a statement late last year after a member raised concern, revealing that in New South Wales, a truck driver can be fined $1392 plus 4 demerit points for incorrectly displayed number plates. The QTA took issue with the change in enforcement strategy and how the penalty was decided, given
