As North Queensland’s flood-ravaged freight routes slowly opened back up this week, the state’s peak trucking body has doubled down on its calls for government help for the industry.
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SA highway to undergo upgrades to accommodate heavier vehicles including road trains
The South Australian Department for Infrastructure and Transport (DIT) is upgrading a culvert on the Horrocks Highway, two kilometres north of Rhynie to improve freight productivity and safety.
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Truckie rescued from floodwaters as Tropical Cyclone Zelia intensifies
A WA truck driver has been rescued by emergency services after his road train washed off a Pilbara bridge and was partially submerged as floodwaters from Tropical Cyclone Zelia intensify.
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Frustrated truckie left high and dry by parking policy at Eastern Creek
Interstate truckie Simon Thomson didn’t think he was asking for too much when he pulled into the busy BP Eastern Creek truck parking area in Sydney at the weekend in his B-double.
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WA truck parking bays are not for maintenance work, says Main Roads
WA’s roading agency is asking transport companies to refrain from doing maintenance work in the state’s 1600 roadside parking bays.
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Cyclone alert for truckies as Zelia nears WA coast
Western Australia’s peak trucking body has issued a warning to operators and truckies as Tropical Cyclone Zelia closes in on the Pilbara coast.
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Fatal truck crash closes southbound lanes of Hume Highway near Gunning
A truck driver has died in a two-truck crash on the Hume Highway near Gunning, NSW, about 35km east of Yass, earlier this morning.
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Qld floods: Truckies asked to temporarily limit travel into Ingham
The Department of Transport and Main Roads (TMR) is asking heavy vehicle operators to limit travel into Ingham over the next 24 to 48 hours, where possible, to help ease pressure on the local community.
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Section of Calder Freeway to close to traffic as filming takes place
A section of the Calder Freeway in Victoria will be closed to traffic between Melbourne and Bendigo next week, as third-party filming takes place along the freeway and its surrounding roads.
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Angry truckie speaks out about long detour off busy freight route
An angry truckie has come forward to warn other drivers about a six week disruption on a busy regional freight route in Victoria.
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