A male truck passenger has died after a crash in the southbound lanes of the M1 at Tweed Heads West earlier this morning.
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$30 million Wagga Wagga bridge replacement project progresses
The $30 million replacement of Marshalls Creek Bridge is continuing to progress, with work on the concrete bridge deck kicking off this weekend.
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Waste giant fined $1.1 million over fatal truck crash on South Eastern Freeway
A South Australian court has imposed a $1.1 million fine on waste management company Cleanaway over a fatal 2014 truck crash on Adelaide’s South Eastern Freeway that killed two people and seriously injured two others.
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Record numbers turn out for truck driver health checks
Tasmania’s Open Road program hosted its highest ever attendance at a truck driver health check day, with a record number of drivers and transport workers coming through the pop-up clinic at Epping Forest on May 20.
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NHVR calls for vigilance as truck crash toll worsens
The message behind Fatality Free Friday tomorrow (May 29) was particularly relevant for the trucking industry as the number of fatal crashes involving heavy vehicles continues to rise, said the National Heavy Vehicle Regulator’s Chief Operations Officer Paul Salvati.
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Blue Mountains truck stop to reopen after $45,000 clean-up
A popular truckies’ rest area on an alternative crossing of the Blue Mountains is to reopen next month after pressure from the industry to have it reinstated.
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Blacktown City Council adds custom-built electric truck to fleet
Blacktown City Council has added a custom-built, fully electric heavy truck to its fleet, replacing two diesel trucks and two trailers previously used to transport mowing equipment and machinery between parks and reserves.
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Healthy Heads launches psychosocial risk management pilot program
Healthy Heads in Trucks & Sheds (HHTS) has today announced the launch of an industry-first psychosocial risk management pilot, Healthy Heads Thrive, in collaboration with AP Psychology & Consulting Services and Gallagher Bassett.
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Online tool to compare the productivity of different heavy vehicle configurations
The National Heavy Vehicle Regulator (NHVR) is encouraging industry and government to use Freight PASS, a web app designed to help users compare the productivity, asset impact, safety and sustainability trade-offs of different heavy vehicle configurations.
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Man arrested and another allegedly flees the scene of Sydney truck crash
At around 3.50am this morning (Wednesday May 27), emergency services responded to reports that a truck had crashed into a barrier in Sydney’s west, subsequently causing major traffic delays.
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