A truck driver was injured after he deliberately crashed his truck on Adelaide’s South Eastern freeway. The truck lost control, it is believed after the brakes failed, causing the driver to deliberately crash the truck into the side of the road. The truck driver was unable to pull into one of the arrester beds on […]
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According to recent reports trucking lobby wants all states to follow the lead of NSW in making electronic stability control (ESC) for all dangerous good tankers a mandatory requirement. According to The Australian Trucking Association (ATA) a similar approach to electronic stability control (ESC) technology should be taken around the country, as we have seen
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A truck driver was trapped in his vehicle after it ran into the back of another garbage truck. The other driver was also trapped in the wreckage. Although any incident involving a heavy vehicle can be serious, incidents involving 2 trucks have the potential to cause even more destruction and damage, as well as inconvenience
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A Victoria truck driver who was engulfed in flames after his truck crashed has died. Sadly these types of incidents are common on our roads and each day truckies are being injured or killed as a result. Watch this video from Yahoo News about the tragedy: http://au.news.yahoo.com/video/vic/watch/a72881ca-d481-3b51-b8dd-a057f9fcffb0/truck-driver-killed-in-fiery-crash/aunews_7news_melbourne/ The main causes of truck crashes have been
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Although truckies are often the ones targeted for their non-adherence to road rules and regulations, they are not always to blame. Some truckies are consistently doing the right thing and abiding by the law, while others continue to flout it. A recent incident in North Carolina highlights the vulnerability of truck drivers who at times
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A suspicious truck crash has occurred at Mount Seaview over the weekend. A truck veered off the road and crashed, travelling some 80m down an embankment before landing on a dense area of bush. The incident left the truck driver injured and trapped in his vehicle with both head and chest injuries. Thankfully he was
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The last few weeks have been dangerous for Brisbane road users, with truck accidents wreaking havoc on motorways. Brisbane’s Inner City Highway was the scene of the latest incident on Monday 9 July, when a truck rollover halted traffic on the highway. This posted by https://news.ninemsn.com.auoutlines the incident: Brisbane’s Inner City Bypass is closed near
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Another terror crash has occurred recently, involving a truck, claiming the lives of a man and woman. This follows the incident earlier this week where a young father was crushed by a truck while waiting at a traffic light. These 2 crashes have highlighted the need for greater safety on our roads, especially where trucks
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