NatRoad has announced the release of two new language versions of its successful Truckie First Aid online training course. The release is part of a broader translation project with St John Ambulance aimed at enabling drivers from non-English speaking backgrounds to be trained and ready to act if they encounter a road accident.
Delivering another load of hay for disaster relief on the east coast after the floods.
Dashcam footage of a triple road train turning right onto the Eyre Highway, at Kyancutta, was recently aired by a television news outlet – leaving numerous truck drivers asking why.
It’s been 30 years since Hendrickson’s Vice President of International Operations, Andrew Martin, first joined the business. Leaning on his extensive engineering, military and fleet management experience, Andrew has helped to grow the Hendrickson suspension brand in Australia and beyond.
Through his regular appearances on Outback Truckers over more than a decade, fan favourite Paul ‘Sludge’ Andrews and his eye-catching purple 2008 Peterbilt 379 have gained a legion of fans.
As Queensland’s economy is heavily reliant on its transport sector, it is crucial that our roads and bridges are designed and maintained to support high productivity vehicles (HPVs).
Long-distance truckies at GKR Transport will park up their rigs for a week after the company refused to come to the table on key pay claims, said the Transport Workers Union (TWU).
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The Department of Transport and Main Roads (TMR) advises the Bruce Highway between Rockhampton and Marlborough is currently closed to all vehicles, 40km north of Rockhampton at Canoona.
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For more than two decades, Brisbane-based heavy haulage operator Colin “Col” Pakai has built his company Colpak Logistics on good old-fashioned hard graft, loyalty and a dogged drive to provide for his family.
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Major amendments to the Heavy Vehicle National Law (HVNL), including the controversial fit to drive duty, were passed in the Queensland Parliament this week without changes.
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