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Remote Driver Safety Monitoring Options Expand

Another incident has resulted in the arrest of a 30 year old man in Western Australia. The police arrested the man after he caused a collision between a B Double and another vehicle. The incident is highlighted in this post in Moorabbin-leader.whereilive.com.au: A man, 30, was arrested by police yesterday following a crash on the […]

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Advice issued on Electronic Braking Systems

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Electronic Braking Systems (EBS) advisory procedure I recently came across a post on Fullyloaded.com.au that sparked my interest. The post is about a new technical advisory procedure on electronic braking systems which was developed by The Australian Trucking Association Industry Technical Council. The reason this post is so useful is because the information has some

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Truck Incidents Cause Major Delays on Nations Roads

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As all road users know, truck crashes are extremely inconvenient and frustrating as they often bring the country’s biggest and busiest highways to a standstill. Especially during peak hour traffic, we all dread the event of truck crashes, adding hours to our travel time. One such incident occurred on the Hume Highway last week, when

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Tailgating Under the Spotlight in Western Australia

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An aspect of the transport industry’s safety that is often ignored is tailgating. This very dangerous practice can cause serious and even fatal crashes, which is why The WA authorities have chosen this as the focus of a new initiative. Members of the transport industry can do their part by displaying the appropriate signage on

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Truck Crashes Abound on Brisbane Roads

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The last few weeks have been dangerous for Brisbane road users, with truck accidents wreaking havoc on motorways. Brisbane’s Inner City Highway was the scene of the latest incident on Monday 9 July, when a truck rollover halted traffic on the highway. This posted by https://news.ninemsn.com.auoutlines the incident: Brisbane’s Inner City Bypass is closed near

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The Danger of Trucks Carry Flammable or Hazardous Substances

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A shocking incident has occurred in The US, in which a truck nearly caused a huge disaster when it overturned while at a service station, hitting into the petrol pumps. This report on News.ninemsn.com.au explains what happened: A truck nearly caused a disaster at a US service station after it flipped onto its side and smashed

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Intoxicated Man causes Crash

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The Perth car crash involving 3 cars was caused by a driver who was six times over the limit, according to Police. Although no one was injured in the crash the man is due to appear in court later this month. Abc.net.au posted this report: A Perth man involved in a three car crash has

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Police Crackdown on Poor Driving

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Victoria police recently held a four day operation to crack down on motor vehicle offences. The operation was success having detected 758 offences in high risk areas around Central Victoria. The operation revealed that an astonishing amount of drivers are still talking on their mobile phones while driving. Speeding is also a problematic occurrence that

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Truckies under Pressure

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Truckies along the Sunshine Coast are concerned about the pressure they are under due to regulations which they say are “unsafe and unnecessary”. Drivers say they are being dealt an unfair hand as government labels them as “unsafe” despite many truckies having gone over 2 decades without serious accidents. This is what truckies had to

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Truck Roll Over Causes Delays

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The issue of truck safety has been a hot topic lately with the governments new Road Safety Remuneration System coming into effect this month. The aim of the initiative by government is to reduce the number of truck crashes caused by drivers rushing and ignoring road safety in order to make more money. One such

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Industry Braces Itself in the Wake of a 10% Fuel Increase

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As of 1 July truck operator can expect to pay 10.4% more for fuel. This added to the increased truck and trailer registration charges may have a crippling effect on many transport companies who do not adjust the operations accordingly. According to the experts this will involve adjusting their freight rates and surcharges. This post

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

Truck Driver Faces Legal Action

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A truck could face legal action following an incident that caused inconvenient and costly delays for train services and road traffic. The crash occurred due to an alleged safety breach by the truck driver, whose vehicle was in contravention of height restriction legislation, causing the truck to crash into a bridge. According to this report

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