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Unroadworthy Vehicles Targeted in Victoria

Tips to Avoiding Fatigue. As a truck driver there are certain risks that you need to acknowledge that may affect you. There’s no point in denying the physical demands of driving a truck professionally or the toll that these demands place on your body especially your back and musculoskeletal system. There are certain hazards associated

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Need for Truck Stops for Truckie Wellbeing

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Importance of Truck rest stops. Driver fatigue is undoubtedly the most significant cause of heavy vehicle road crashes in Oz. In order for drivers to take regular rest breaks, truck stops and rest areas are located throughout the highways of Australia. Truck rest stops play a vital role in fatigue management and ensuring that drivers

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COR Update: Truck Drivers beware Worksite Incidents

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Truck Drivers should be aware of the accidents which don’t occur on the journey but happen before the journey even begins. Accidents on worksites are common and drivers should be aware of these dangers. This incident found on the Herald.com.au highlights the situation: WORKCOVER and Central Hunter detectives have launched investigations after a 37-year-old Aberdeen

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Fiery Truck Crash Claims Truckies Life

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A tragic truck crash on Victoria’s Hume Freeway has claimed the life a truck driver. The crash caused a section of the freeway to be closed causing major delays as traffic had to be diverted while the accident was cleared. This type of tragedy is a reminder to truck drivers of the dangers associated with

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Article Posts for Week Ending September 28,2012

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Here is a list of the articles posted on our blog. Click here to read more from this last week: More Drivers Caught Speeding More Speed Cameras to Protect Road Construction Workers

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More Speed Cameras to Protect Road Construction Workers

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Road Construction workers are excited by news that more speed cameras will be introduced on Victoria’s M80 Ring Road, between Edgars Road and Plenty Road in Epping, outside Melbourne, as upgrades to the road network continue. The upgrades will benefit all road users and so drivers should be patient as workers try to complete the

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More Drivers Caught Speeding

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Speeding seems to be a problem that is still very prevalent on our roads. Just this week a young truck driver was caught travelling 30 km per hour over the speed limit on The Hume Highway, significantly increasing his chances of crashing the vehicle and possibly affecting innocent road users as well. The 23-year-old male

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Truck Drivers: Ways to Remain Safe on the Job

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Almost each day we hear of some or the other accident occurring in Oz, usually involving a heavy vehicle. The most recent involved a road train carrying metal from the mines near Mingenew. The road train lost control causing it to jack knife and topple over. Although the driver was not critically injured, he could

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Driver Involved in Crash with Train Attempted to Go Through Closed Crossing

Police Investigate Suspicious Truck Crashes

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A suspicious truck crash has occurred at Mount Seaview over the weekend. A truck veered off the road and crashed, travelling some 80m down an embankment before landing on a dense area of bush. The incident left the truck driver injured and trapped in his vehicle with both head and chest injuries. Thankfully he was

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New National Road Freight Strategy Revealed

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National Land Freight Strategy According to the National Transport Minister Anthony Albanese, the new national land freight strategy will be the catalyst to a more “streamlined” and “integrated” transport system for the road freight industry. The new strategy was announced on Friday as a replacement to the old system which has been described as “fragmented”

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Campaign Calls For Unity Between Truckies and Other Road Users

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“Road to Respect” campaign in Victoria The launch of a new campaign in Victoria is aimed at creating awareness among drivers of the need to safely share the road with truckies. The name of the campaign is “Road to Respect” and will continue until the 4th of November this year. It will include an exhibition

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