Watch the video above The notorious US bridge which even has its own Facebook page and a dedicated 24 hour surveillance camera has destroyed yet another truck. The video below shows why the bridge in Durham, North Carolina is known as “the can opener”. The bridge peels truck roofs off like a can opener. The […]
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Dodgy operators in the US are the target of the US Regulator who want changes to the current system, so that they can have problematic operators removed from the road. Non-compliant operators are the target of the regulator who is pushing for expanded powers to identify dodgy trucking firms and remove them from the country’s
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The transport industry terms of payment motion has been welcomed by the transport industry peak body after being introduced to the Senate by former truck drivers, Nationals senator John Williams and Labor Senator Glenn Sterle last year. The Australian Trucking Association (ATA) welcomed the motion through the Australian Senate recently to address the problem of
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The NHVR recently expressed disappointment at the criticism it’s fatigue management scheme for livestock transporters. The regulator says its standing by the fatigue management scheme for livestock transporters in the wake of condemnation from one of the country’s leading fatigue experts, Professor Ann Williamson. Prof. Williamson recently said she was dissatisfied with the scheme because
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The company responsible for the truck that spilled dirt across the Sydney Harbour Bridge has had its entire heavy vehicle fleet inspected by RMS. The company issued an apology for the incident which resulted in lanes on the bridge being closed in both directions. The incident happened on January 22nd, when the rear trailer of
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The Queensland government has revealed a Heavy Vehicle Safety Action Plan 2016-2018 which covers 31 initiatives to reduce heavy vehicle crashes. The plan focusses on the course of action for the next 2 years to reduce heavy vehicle related accidents. The safety plan was created by the Heavy Vehicle Safety Working Group of the Ministerial Freight
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An importer and 2 directors have been fined for breaching chain of responsibility, in a precedent setting case. The case revolved around a load restraint charge which contributed to a truck crash which killed a motorist. The directors were the first prosecuted over a fatal rollover case that happened in Liverpool in 2012. The accident
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The Fair Work Ombudsman (FWO) has stepped in, in a case involving the alleged underpayment of drivers. The Coffs Harbour drivers say they have been underpaid on the minimum hourly rates as well as on their overtime and public holiday work. The FWO began legal proceedings against the former owner-operator of a NSW transport company.
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