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Teenage Boy in Hospital after Truck Accident

The teenager was struck by the heavy vehicle in Melton South recently on Brooklyn Road. He suffered suspected head injuries. The boy was flown to the Royal Children’s Hospital where he remains critical. The truck driver is said to be assisting in the investigations but the exact cause of the crash is not yet known. […]

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Watch as Man Emerges from Burning Truck

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Watch as a truck driver escapes a semi-truck after it became engulfed in flames in Texas. The driver is lucky to be alive after making a miraculous escape.

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Motorbike Rider Killed in Collision with Truck

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A tragic accident has taken place in the Lockyer Valley west of Ipswich recently claiming the life of a motorbike rider. The man was killed after falling from the motorbike and being hit by a truck. The man, in his twenties was riding east on the motorbike on the Warrego Highway at Hatton Vale when

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Research Shows Vibrations Through The Seat Increases Fatigue

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RMIT University researchers revealed that the physical vibrations of a vehicle seat may contribute to fatigue and some drivers feel it just 15 minutes after they begin to drive. Lead researchers Associate Professor Mohammad Fard and Professor Stephen Robinson tested 15 volunteers in a virtual reality simulator, replicating the experience of driving on a 2

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Industry Bodies Join Forces in Assessing HVNL Fatigue Related Issues

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Industry bodies have joined forces to raise their concerns about what they deem a lack of clarity within the HVNL (Heavy Vehicle National Law). The National Road Transport Association (NatRoad), the Western Roads Federation and the Northern Territory Road Transport Association have submitted a joint submission to the NTC. These concerns were brought to the

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Young Drivers Learning About Truck Safety

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Following the revelation by experts that young drivers between 18 and 25 years old are 4 times more likely to be involved in serious or fatal crashes, safety campaigns that focus on young drivers and teaching them to drive safely around heavy vehicles are crucial. Given that the rise in population in cities and

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Yatala Truck Fire Causes Havoc on M1 Southbound

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Truck crashes are notorious for causing not only destruction but major traffic delays, like a truck that caught fire on the M1 at Yatala recently. The cab of the B-Double truck was fully alight when fire fighters were called to the scene on exit 41 and while they were able to quickly extinguish the blaze,

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Industry Applauds HVNL Changes

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Queensland has passed the first of 2 bills that will make way for changes to the Heavy Vehicle National Law (HVNL) in all the administrations where it applies, a move that has been welcomed by the road transport industry. The NT and WA are the only states that the changes will not apply to. The

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Truck Driver Involved in Pedestrian Fatality Denies Dangerous Driving

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Remember the crash on Stoney Creek Road at Bexley in January 2017 which claimed the life a mother of six? She was run over by a truck as she walked off a footpath and stood next to a parked 4 wheel drive vehicle. The truck driver involved is currently on trial and has denied driving

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Fatigued Driving: Police Release Statement About Resting Before Driving Following Rollover

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While we know that fatigued driving in the road transport industry is more complex than a driver not having enough sleep, the police have released a statement about the importance of resting before driving following a truck rollover on the Brisbane Valley Highway, Coominya. The incident happened in June and was attended to by officers

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Getting More Women Behind The Wheel of Trucks in Australia

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Women truck drivers are hoping to recruit more females into road transport with girl guide badges just one of the ways they are introducing young girls to trucks. With a shortage of drivers looming and the lure of equal pay, women in the transport industry are hoping more females will join. The chair of Transport

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Drug Affected Truckie Causes Mayhem on the Road

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According to police, they were called to Toorak Road, Camberwell around 3:30am after receiving reports of a felled power pole. When police arrived on the scene they discovered the toppled pole and several destroyed rubbish bins. A large, damaged truck was discovered down the road. The truck driver was tested at a local police station

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