The Transport Workers Union (TWU) says the National Heavy Vehicle Regulator (NHVR) should be focusing on fatigue but not on fatigue monitoring technology trials but rather a solution to the problem. The federal government’s joint announcement with the NHVR that it would fund field trials of SmartCap technology and other driver fatigue monitoring technologies and […]
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New research monitoring truck drivers in their real life shifts to determine the effects of complicated fatigue rules on them, has been hailed by the ATA as a means to improve safety. The Co-operative Research Centre for Alertness, Safety and Productivity, the National Transport Commission, road agencies, police and industry are working together in the
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A transport company has been accused of fatigue related offences by a former employee who brought a suit of $690,000 against the large firm. The employee filed for damages against the company in the Cairns District Court for health issues including injuries and depression. The employee is seeking medical expenses, compensation for the loss of
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