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Vic Man Dead after Truck Crash

A crash north of Launceston in Tasmania’s north has led to death of a Victorian man. The man was driving a Holden when he crashed into a HINO truck. It is believed the man failed to negotiate a sweeping right hand bend and crossed into the wrong side of the road where his vehicle collided […]

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Autonomous Bus Crashes Two Hours After Launch in Las Vegas

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It looks like self-driving buses will be a regular feature on Las Vegas roads, despite being involved in a crash within 2 hours of its launch. According to police, the crash involving the autonomous public transport vehicle and a lorry, was the lorry driver’s fault and the autonomous vehicle behaved exactly as it should have.

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Trucks Travel Along First Electric Highway

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The first ever electric highway in The USA is up and running in Carson using a technique called dynamic charging. These highways are better for the environment as they help cut down on carbon emissions. In August Australia announced it would be also be building a super electric highway, one of the longest in

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Truck Crashes into Cyclist in Northcote

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A man has been killed in Melbourne’s inner north after being run over by a truck. The man, a cyclist died after the truck hit into him just after 8am on Victoria Road, outside the Northcote Aquatic and Recreation Centre. The road was closed and traffic and buses were diverted. He died on the scene.The

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Lack of Sleep as Dangerous as Alcohol for Drivers

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We’ve often heard it said that driving tired is as bad as driving drunk but a study out of the University of California reveals how and why. According to Professor Itzhak Fried and his team, exhausted neurons in the brain respond slower than usual and take longer to transmit weaker signals. A lack of sleep

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Industry Welcomes ATO Common Sense Approach

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The Australian Taxation Office’s (ATO) decision to reverse it’s stance on drivers’ meal expenses has been welcomed by the trucking industry and the Transport Workers Union (TWU), who have also called for the federal government to act to ensure the taxation changes will not be reintroduced further down the line. The “unacceptable ruling” was introduced

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Safety Notice Recommends Removal Of Emergency Escape Breathing Device

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SafeWork NSW has issued a notice warning users to remove an unsafe emergency escape breathing device from road transport vehicles and workplaces, the HFZY30 EEBD self-rescue respirator specifically. The respirator does not meet Australian Standard respiratory protection device requirements and Safe Work warns that in the event of an emergency, use of the equipment could

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Pilbara Truck Crash Claims Man’s Life

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A man has died after the truck he was traveling in crashed and caught alight in the Pilbara recently. According to reports the 2005 red Western Star prime mover was moving south on Great Northern Highway when it left the road and rolled onto its left side before bursting into flames, 80km from Newman. The

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Authorities Search for Truck Drivers Caught in training Scandal

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Following an investigation which revealed that some heavy vehicle drivers were improperly assessed, transport authorities are trying to track down these drivers. It was revealed that drivers involved in the investigation never held a regular car licence before being allowed to drive heavy vehicles, and were attempting to transfer their credentials in other states. Western

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A new warning system will be installed at a bridge in Melbourne's west

Minister Labels Truck Drivers for Hitting into Bridge Over and Over Again

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A new warning system will be installed at a bridge in Melbourne’s west which has become notorious after being crashed into multiple times by heavy vehicles. The Napier Street bridge in Footscray has been crashed into more than 70 times in the past 12 years and each time stopping the Werribee Line and risking the

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Truck Driver Charged over Fatal Berrima Crash

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A 63 year old truck driver appeared in court over a fatal crash on the Hume Highway recently after his B-Double truck crossed the highway near Berrima in the NSW Southern Highlands and smashed into a Ford Ranger utility. The 23 year old male passenger in the utility vehicle was trapped and didn’t make it

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Heavy Vehicles Part of Road Safety Survey

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The national survey of Community Attitudes to Road Safety 2017 was recently announced by Federal infrastructure and transport minister Darren Chester. This is the 24th year of the survey but it is the first time it will address issues of sharing the road with heavy vehicles and drug-impaired driving. The survey dates back to 1986,

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