A hit and run accident involving a truck has taken place in southwest Sydney, claiming the life of a pedestrian. It is shocking and sad that the truck driver didn’t even bother to stop but continued going, leaving the injured man lying in the street. News.com.au reported briefly on the incident: A MAN has died […]
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Operation Logan was recently conducted by police and RMS in New South Wales and once again the issue of drugs in the trucking industry has reared its’ ugly head. Police reported seizing used syringes and a drug suspected to be amphetamine during their inspection of a truck and its driver during the operation in the
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An accident which resulted in serious injuries being sustained by a worker who was crushed by the truck he was working on at his work place in Katherine recently, highlights the risk of being run over, not only for employees on work sites where trucks are common, but also for the drivers themselves. NT WorkSafe
According to a report by a top recruitment agency, fleet controllers, supply chain managers and custom brokers are in high demand in the country. Fleet controllers, supply chain superintendents and customs brokers are in demand in Australia’s logistics jobs markets according to Hays. In Australia’s logistics sector, these workers are in high demand according to
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There are currently changes being made by The National Transport Commission (NTC) to the law governing national heavy vehicle regulations. The changes the NTC says will make drivers and operators’ lives a whole lot simpler with less of a paperwork burden for accredited trucks. The amendment will involve removing the clauses that require drivers to
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Would you ever go to a party, get drunk and then get behind the wheel of a truck? No of course not, then why is it so easy for us to do so while fatigued? Experts have long warned of the effects of fatigued driving and a study has now proven that truckies who drive
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As truckies we can never underestimate the damage we can do with our trucks and the lives that can be affected. That is one of the reasons why the chain of responsibility legislature is so important and why it should be followed. An incident which took place in Melbourne has left one young female in
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One of the dangers that present a threat to truck drivers that isn’t associated with the action of driving specifically but rather is presented once the driver has reached the destination, is the risk of loads falling and causing injury. When drivers are tasked with offloading or loading a vehicle, or are tasked with assisting
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A truck crash has caused significant damage and long delays on the Sydney motorway tunnel recently after its front section crashed into the roof of the tunnel. Although there were no injuries reported, all city bound lanes of the N5 tunnels were closed. Workers removed and the vehicle and cleared the road of any debris
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Drivers in Melbourne have been slapped with a record number of speeding fines by police since the implementation of the new 40 km per hour speed limits. Before the speed limit was reduced, research was conducted which showed that reduction in the speed limit would prevent one death, nine serious injury crashes and around 25
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The horrific crash was captured on video, http://youtu.be/aB-9VtMiXqE A horrific truck crash which took place on a busy road in South Africa during peak hour traffic has claimed the lives of 22 people and injured numerous others. The tragedy took place when the brakes on the truck supposedly failed, causing the truck to come speeding into
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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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