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Truck stop’s new parking system a win for interstate truckies

Fed up with its facility being treated as a parking depot for local trucks, a Perth truck stop has put a new parking system in place – and according to some, it’s proving to be a winner. Read More

Staff WriterOctober 14, 2021, 12:43 pmOctober 26, 2021

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Truckie ordered to pay Blenners Transport $545k after crash

Veteran truckie William Dowling has been ordered by a Queensland court to pay Blenners Transport and Truck Hire $545,312 after crashing a fruit-laden company truck in 2019.
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Staff WriterOctober 14, 2021, 11:48 amOctober 26, 2021

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Recall notice issued for Isuzu N Series trucks

Isuzu Australia is recalling certain N Series light-duty trucks due to a manufacturing issue with a hose in the automatic transmission.
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Staff WriterOctober 14, 2021, 9:35 amOctober 14, 2021

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Woolworths appoints new leader for Primary Connect

The Woolworths Group has announced the appointment of Annette Karantoni as its chief supply chain officer and managing director at Primary Connect. Read More

Staff WriterOctober 14, 2021, 9:10 amOctober 14, 2021

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B-double ban at popular rest area in Helidon

From later this month all vehicles over 19 metres will no longer be permitted to enter the James Norman Hedges Park rest area in Helidon, near Toowoomba.
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Staff WriterOctober 13, 2021, 5:08 pmOctober 13, 2021

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Healthy Heads launches webinar and toolbox talk series

Healthy Heads in Trucks and Sheds foundation (HHTS) has launched a webinar and toolbox talk series aiming to support industry participants with their implementation of the National Mental Health and Wellbeing Roadmap.
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Staff WriterOctober 13, 2021, 1:41 pmOctober 13, 2021

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Crash unit appeals for dashcam footage after Stanwell tragedy

Rockhampton Forensic Crash Unit officers investigating the fatal traffic crash at Stanwell in Central Queensland earlier this week are appealing for witnesses and dashcam vision.
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Staff WriterOctober 13, 2021, 12:28 pmOctober 13, 2021

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Sydney toll relief like a ‘Band-Aid on a bullet wound’

The Transport Workers’ Union has slammed NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet’s toll relief announcement as grossly inadequate, likening it to a Band-Aid on a bullet wound.
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Staff WriterOctober 13, 2021, 11:55 amOctober 13, 2021

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Toll strikes averted with more job security and record super

Toll workers have secured job security protections and an industry-first 15 per cent superannuation offer in an in-principle agreement which will be put to national union delegates on Friday.
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Staff WriterOctober 13, 2021, 10:34 amOctober 13, 2021

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From tanks to grain trucks: Former soldiers mobilised for bumper harvest

Craig Taylor, a farmer in Young, NSW, was one of the first to sign up for a new initiative connecting former Australian Defence Force (ADF) servicemen and women to help harvest bumper crops during the pandemic.
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Staff WriterOctober 13, 2021, 9:09 amOctober 13, 2021

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Truck stop’s new parking system a win for interstate truckies

Truckie ordered to pay Blenners Transport $545k after crash

Recall notice issued for Isuzu N Series trucks

Woolworths appoints new leader for Primary Connect

B-double ban at popular rest area in Helidon

Healthy Heads launches webinar and toolbox talk series

Crash unit appeals for dashcam footage after Stanwell tragedy

Sydney toll relief like a ‘Band-Aid on a bullet wound’

Toll strikes averted with more job security and record super

From tanks to grain trucks: Former soldiers mobilised for bumper harvest

A new truck for a new adventure

Sydney to Brisbane for $525 in electric converted prime mover

Outback truckie comes to the rescue

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