A heavy vehicle operated by a scrap metal company found to be substantially over mass has led to charges filed against the company and its three directors in Bayswater, Victoria.
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Recall notice for Mercedes-Benz models due to circuit board issue
Daimler Truck and Bus Australia Pacific has issued a recall notice for 61 units in its Actros 963, Arocs 964, Atego 967 and eActros 983 truck range.
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Truckies gather in Bathurst to pay tribute to Dane Ballinger
After a nervous few days watching the wild weather in the region, organisers were relieved to see clear skies and a bumper turnout for the Dane Ballinger Memorial Truck Show in Bathurst at the weekend.
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Trucking industry helps raise $2m in i98FM Illawarra Convoy
A staggering total of $2,078,718.95 is the official figure raised from this year’s i98FM Illawarra Convoy, proving that the convoy spirit is still thriving in the Illawarra community.
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Over 1550 assets at Ritchie Bros. end-of-year auction
Running from November 30 to December 1, Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers’ National Unreserved End-of-Year Auction will see more than 1550 assets going under the hammer.
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Mammoth 366-tonne megaload reaches its destination
It’s taken four prime movers and around 6.5 hours to complete one of the biggest movements ever attempted on NSW’s roads.
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$5.2m for Mundoonan rest area expansion
A $5.2 million expansion of the northbound rest area at Mundoonan on the Hume Highway is one of the major projects to get the green light in the latest round of the Heavy Vehicle Safety and Productivity Program (HVSPP).
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New access notices for Queensland
Two new access notices have come into play for operators of Class 3 B-doubles, road trains and truck and dog trailer combinations in Queensland.
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Kitchen fire closes popular truckie roadhouse for ‘foreseeable future’
The Barkly Homestead Roadhouse, the only fuel station for 500 kilometres between Tennant Creek and the Queensland border community of Camooweal, is closed for the “foreseeable future” after a major kitchen fire this week.
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‘We’re watching the industry self-destruct’
With over 40 years on the road, trucking veteran and owner operator Warren Acott says the industry is in dire straits. “We’re watching the industry self-destruct – there’s no other way to put it.”
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