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Authorities Target Tankers in NSW

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An article on trucking website, www.fullyloaded.com.au detailed efforts by New South Wales authorities to crack down on petrol tankers speeding. Speeding tankers have come under the spotlight in NSW and have caught the attention of authorities. Tankers are allowed a maximum speed on 100km per hour in NSW and those caught exceeding this will be […]

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South Australian Road Transport Association (SARTA)

SARTA Urges Motorists to show Trucks More Respect

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South Australian Road Transport Association (SARTA) has urged motorists to show trucks more respect according to an article on Fullyloaded.com.au. The article highlights the fact that motorists often drive recklessly around trucks, not realizing that trucks cannot move as fast as other motor vehicles do. The article says that truck drivers in South Australia are under constant

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Worksafe WA in Rural Fatalities Warning

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WorkSafe WA has issued a rural safety alert over the rate of accidental deaths in the past 10 months in the agricultural industry. The alert was issued after a truck driver was killed when the truck he was attempting to enter rolled down hill. The number of deaths particularly in the agricultural sector is high

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Small Fee Will Make Inroads into Reducing Congestion and Improving Road Safety

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A new survey has been conducted which involves Australia’s major capital cities and whether or not a fee should be introduced to help reduce congestion. While this would benefit truckies in reducing time spent in traffic, it would also cause an increase in operating costs. The Transport Opinion Survey of 1000 adults across Oz found

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Semi-Trailer Jack-knifes in Melbourne causing Fatal Crash

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A woman and two horses were killed when a semi-trailer collided with two oncoming vehicles on the Melba Highway at Dixons Creek, north-east of Melbourne. According to police the semitrailer jack-knifed on the highway and collided with 2 oncoming vehicles. The incident is a sobering reminder of how serious truck jack knifes can be not

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Runaway Truck Almost Kills Workers

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A runaway truck almost killed workers on a Water Treatment site in Perth recently. 150 construction workers walked off the job on the site as a result of the near accident, in addition to a number of other safety concerns. Read what a post on Skynews.com.au reported about the disturbing incident: The Construction, Forestry, Mining

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ARA Criticises Federal Opposition Road Safety Plans

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The Australasian Railway Association (ARA) has been critical of the Federal Opposition for the omission of ways to reduces heavy vehicles on Australia’s roads in its road safety plans. Brian Nye, the ARA CEO, said that the association is not able to support the pledge of the Opposition to reduce traffic congestion and improve road

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Truckie Charged over School Boy’s Death

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A startling reminder of the consequences of truck accidents and dangerous driving behaviour is the tragic incident that occurred in NSW last year and claimed the life of young boy on his way to school. The crash occurred when the truck hit into a school bus, killing one of the school children on board. Perhaps

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Truck Crash Kills Motorcycle Driver

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A tragic truck crash in Melbourne recently claimed the life of a motorcyclist when the 2 vehicles, a truck and a motorcycle collided. Many motorists are not aware that driving in the vicinity of trucks requires a little more care and attention as this incident demonstrates. Before changing lanes or turning, make 100 per cent

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Major Research Backs Caffeine to Fight Fatigue

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Fatigue has long been an issue plaguing the long distance trucking industry and now Australian research into the effects of caffeinated drinks may have just provided a solution. The research on the effects of these caffeinated drinks on the performance of long distance truckies has been published in the British Medical Journal according to an

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