A truck crash in Melbourne’s Steels Creek has resulted in 2 fatalities. It is believed that a man and a 12 year old girl were killed when a truck hit a 4 wheel drive vehicle on the north east of Melbourne recently. Police say the truck may have accidentally crossed onto the wrong side of […]
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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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The National Transport Insurance (NTI) has highlighted a sharp increase in engine and cab fires according to the latest Major Accident Investigation Report The National Truck Accident Research Centre (NTARC) funded by the National Transport Insurance investigated 461 major crashes during 2011 and found that they resulted in a combined cost of $54.7 million in
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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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The problem of truckies driving long hours while fatigued and being forced to speed in order to meet strict schedules has long been plaguing the industry. However with the introduction of the Road Safety Renumeration System, government hopes to change all that. Government plans to increase truck drivers pay rates which will hopefully remove the
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