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Chain of Responsibility Update: Queensland Police Target Inattentive Motorists

Inattentive drivers on police radar. Queensland police minister Jack Dempsey has blamed inattentive drivers for causing road crashes which has prompted police to target this type of behaviour over the holiday season. According to the minister these are the main contributing factors to accidents on Queensland’s roads: Speeding Drink driving Not Wearing a Seatbelt Fatigued […]

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Chain of Responsibility Update: Tips to Avoiding Fatigue

Tips to Avoiding Fatigue. Avoiding fatigue is an on-going battle for truck drivers and is crucial to their survival. Here we discuss some of the basic rules to follow in order to avoid becoming fatigued: When trying to fall asleep, especially during the day make sure conditions are dark, cool and quiet to mimic night

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Queensland Crackdown on heavy vehicle problems

Queensland on “Wake-Up Call” operation. Bad news for rogue operators, Queensland road authorities have announced a blitz on heavy vehicles on its roads as part of the ongoing “Wake-Up Call” operation, as it has been code named. The crackdown will include random inspections which the transport industry should be prepared for. They will be targeting fatigue

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Chain of Responsibility Update: Supermarkets Blamed For High Death Toll

Truckies blame supermarket demands for deaths. Truck Drivers have slammed supermarkets for their role in the high number of truck accidents. Following nationwide protests by members of the trucking industry, company directors as well as senior managers in NSW  face about 1000 charges for neglecting their drivers speeding. Drivers claim the big supermarket chains, such

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Chain of Responsibility Update: Tribunal Aims to Make Roads Safer for Everyone

The problem of truckies driving long hours while fatigued and being forced to speed in order to meet strict schedules has long been plaguing the industry. However with the introduction of the Road Safety Renumeration System, government hopes to change all that. Government plans to increase truck drivers pay rates which will hopefully remove the

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Chain of Responsibility Update: Trucking Industry to Help Design Rest Stops

Authorities have proposed an initiative between government and the trucking industry to help alleviate run-ins between trucks and recreational vehicles in rest areas. Rest areas are crucial for truck drivers to ensure they are not driving while fatigued but according to authorities heavy vehicle drivers and recreational vehicles of tourists are competing for the few

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