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NSW Police Target Safety and Compliance for Tipper and Dog Combinations

NSW Police recently embarked on Operation Catapult at Rosehill on the west of Sydney, near WestConnex construction sites. The focus of the operation was safety and compliance for tipper and dog combinations with officers intercepting and checking numerous vehicles. During the operation officers from the NSW Traffic and Highway Patrol Command intercepted 29 trucks and […]

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TWU Calls for Safety Measures on International Workers Memorial Day

The Transport Workers’ Union (TWU) has urged action to improve transport workers’ safety this International Workers’ Memorial Day. Each year we remember fallen workers worldwide on 28 April, but this year the TWU reminded us that transport worker fatalities make up 40 per cent of all workplace deaths. Transport workers have one of the highest

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33 Defect Notices and 22 Infringement Notices Issues in Operation Catapult

A recent heavy vehicle blitz by New South Wales Police in Sydney resulted in 33 defect notices being issued and 22 infringements detected. The 2 day operation was conducted by the joint traffic taskforce consisting of heavy vehicle inspectors with the aim of getting dangerous heavy vehicles off the road. Operation Catapult, as it was

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ATA Release New Technical Advisory Procedure (TAP)

The Australian Trucking Association’s (ATA) Industry Technical Council (ITC), has developed and released a new technical advisory on certified load restraint curtain systems (CLRC). The technical advisory, which was designed to fill in the gaps in information left in the load restraint guidelines (LRG), offers operators and inspectors the advice necessary to ensure a common

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VicRoads Pulls 90km Speed Limit Trail for Trucks on Melbourne’s Monash Freeway

The 90km speed limit for trucks being trialled on Melbourne’s Monash Freeway has been pulled by VicRoads because they discovered tailgating had increased considerably. VicRoads has said it will instead be concentrating on the second stage of its trial, a ban on trucks in the far right lane. According to the department’s Chief Executive John

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