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Northern Territory Scores New Truck Parking Bays on Highway

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Any truck drivers that travel along the Stuart Highway in the Northern Territory will now have an additional place that they can pull up and have a nap or just a break. The town of Adelaide River is the home of two new parking bays that have been constructed one on each side of the […]

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Fatal Accident Caused by Driver Inattention According to Prosecutor

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The driver of a truck that was involved in a fatal accident on the 27th October 2011 appeared in the Geelong Magistrates Court on the 23rd of January where he was ordered to stand trial over the accident. The accident happened on the Princes Highway near Buckley in Victoria at 2.25 in the morning. The

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UHF Emergency Channel Clogged by Truck Driver Chat

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According to a CB monitoring group truck drivers that are spending time on the emergency UHF channel for chatting to other drivers are apparently risking the lives of others. The Australian Citizens Radio Emergency Monitors (ACREM) has said that that a number of truck drivers are continuing conversations on channel 35 on the UHF that

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Sixteen Week Road Blitz Announced by Victoria Police

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Victoria Police have launched a road blitz that will last for a period of six weeks in an effort to reduce road trauma. Called Operation Limit, Victoria Police will target a total of 16 areas that are considered to be high risk in the rural parts of Melbourne that have seen an increase in accidents

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The Consignor’s Responsibilities in the Transport of Dangerous Goods

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Consignor Driver Packer Loader Contractor Prime contractor If the employer or manager of a freight area is the one that takes responsibility for consigning dangerous goods for transport by road then he or she then is considered to be the consignor. The consignor has a number of responsibilities such as: Informing supervisors and drivers that

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Vic Truckie Killed in Fiery Crash

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A Victoria truck driver who was engulfed in flames after his truck crashed has died. Sadly these types of incidents are common on our roads and each day truckies are being injured or killed as a result. Watch this video from Yahoo News about the tragedy: http://au.news.yahoo.com/video/vic/watch/a72881ca-d481-3b51-b8dd-a057f9fcffb0/truck-driver-killed-in-fiery-crash/aunews_7news_melbourne/ The main causes of truck crashes have been

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Road Freight Transport Report Released by Specialists

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Financial specialists Korda Mentha have released a report that shows that the profitability of the trucking industry has grown over the last four years. The first part of the Road Freight Industry in Australia report, which is a two part series, examines the road freight industry sector in general. The Road Freight Industry report covers

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Attention Truckies: Chain of Responsibility Update – This is How Rollovers Happen!

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Rollovers are one of the most common and deadly occurrences involving trucks on our roads. There are a multitude of reasons why rollovers happen and it helps to be aware of a few of the scenarios that may contribute to a rollover. When a truck travels along a curved path centrifugal force causes it to

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Truck Drivers Beware of Rollovers

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One of the most common accidents that truckies must contend with is rollovers, as a Melbourne truck driver discovered recently. A truckie’s B-Double truck collided with a stationary vehicle on a highway in NSW, causing the truck to rollover, trapping the driver inside the cab for hours. The man was trapped in the truck for

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Chain of Responsibility Update: Queensland Police Target Inattentive Motorists

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Inattentive drivers on police radar. Queensland police minister Jack Dempsey has blamed inattentive drivers for causing road crashes which has prompted police to target this type of behaviour over the holiday season. According to the minister these are the main contributing factors to accidents on Queensland’s roads: Speeding Drink driving Not Wearing a Seatbelt Fatigued

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Truckies Not always to Blame for truck crashes

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Although truckies are often the ones targeted for their non-adherence to road rules and regulations, they are not always to blame. Some truckies are consistently doing the right thing and abiding by the law, while others continue to flout it. A recent incident in North Carolina highlights the vulnerability of truck drivers who at times

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Police Issue Warning to Speeding Drivers

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Police in NSW have warned that there are a small handful of truckies who are still disobeying the law and these drivers will be the focus of police attention following a number of incidents involving speeding heavy vehicles. The latest incident that caught the attention of authorities and prompted further action was the case of

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