A drink driver has been convicted after ramming into the back of a parked truck while attempting to light a cigarette and talking on her mobile phone, in a case that highlights the dangers of drink driving and distracted driving.…
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Drink Driver Collides with Parked Truck
Posted in Latest News Tagged with: drink driver, drinking and driving, Heavy Vehicle, Road Safety, truck
Pedestrian Killed in Truck Crash
There have been a number of recent incidents reported where pedestrians have been hit by heavy vehicles and the latest one involves a 72 year old man. The elderly man was recently killed after being hit by a truck at…
Local MP Calls for Truck Ban on Sydney Botany Road to Curb Peak Crashes
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…
Posted in Latest News Tagged with: Heavy Vehicle, heavy vehicle safety, Road Safety, truck, Truck Crash
Stolen Truck Leads Police on Bruce Highway Chase and Wipes out Power
What police suspect was a stolen truck crashed into a power pole after engaging in a chase with police along the Bruce Highway. The incident left parts of Caboolture in Queensland in darkness into the night after the truck crashed…
Posted in Latest News Tagged with: driver, Heavy Vehicle, heavy vehicle crash, Road Safety, truck, Truck Crash
Man Critical After Truck & Car Collide
A man was rushed to hospital in a critical condition following a crash south of Brisbane recently. It is believed he was stuck in the car after colliding with a truck, resulting in the truck overturning. Emergency services say the…
Pedestrian Struck and Killed by Truck in Kew
A fatal accident has taken place in Melbourne’s east, claiming the life of a pedestrian who was struck by a truck crossing an intersection. The woman died at a busy Melbourne intersection. A red walking frame was apparently left next…
Advertisement Released for 2019 Brisbane Truck Show
If you love trucks you should start making your plans to attend the 2019 Brisbane Truck Show to be held in May next year. The Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre will be the venue for the 50th anniversary of the…
Truck Driver Admits to Three Instances of Road Rage
The Melbourne truck driver who terrorized the road over a 3 day period in May has pleaded guilty in the Melbourne Magistrates Court to 15 charges relating to 3 separate incidents. The 28 year old driver Elten Gevergizyan’s reign of…
Electric Waste Truck The First in Australia
WM Waste Management Services have the first electric waste truck in Australia – the first main-line waste truck powered exclusively by electricity. The truck is being put to work for the City of Casey in the south-east of Melbourne. The…
Melbourne Pedestrian Hit by Truck and Killed
A truck ran over a female pedestrian in Melbourne’s east recently, with the pedestrian dying on the scene. The incident happened at the corner of Denmark Street and Studley Park Road in Kew, causing major traffic delays in the area.…
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