New mandates for emergency braking technologies to come into effect
Two new Australian Design Rules (ADR) mandating Advanced Emergency Braking (AEB) and Electronic Stability Control (ESC) on heavy vehicles have been announced.
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Peak body makes case for federal budget essentials
With the federal budget for 2022-23 announced, the Australian Trucking Association has made its pitch for industry funding across three key areas: roading, rest areas and a net zero truck incentive package.
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Work begins on final section of Albany Ring Road
Upgrades to the last six kilometres of the $175 million Albany Ring Road project are now underway, as the final piece of the puzzle begins to take shape.
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Call for urgent overhaul of PBS permit system as backlog spikes
Hundreds of PBS heavy vehicles are parked up, sitting idle, instead of working to keep Australia moving – all because of behind-the-scenes bureaucratic bungling, says a peak trucking body.
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Hino reveals years of faked emissions and fuel economy data
Hino HQ in Japan has revealed it’s uncovered falsified emissions and fuel economy data said to affect at least 115,526 trucks sold since 2016.
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Call for more rest area investment
Fix the underfunded and “crumbling” road freight network and ramp up investment in more rest areas with better facilities for truckies.
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NSW drenched and roads closed as 40,000 people told to evacuate
Severe thunderstorms and heavy rain continue to lash metropolitan Sydney, Illawarra and the South Coast today, with flash flooding closing roads and causing mass evacuations.
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Third times a charm for South West Isuzu
South West Isuzu in WA has taken out double honours for the third year in a row at Isuzu’s National Dealer of the Year Awards.
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Temporary road closure at Oakey-Pittsworth Road
The Department of Transport and Main Roads has advised that a section of Oakey-Pittsworth Road will be closed from March 15 to mid-June 2022 for upgrades.
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How High Court judgments impact transport industry
If you were going to summarise industry reaction to the landmark High Court judgment in the long-running ZG Operations v Jamsek case in two words, ‘welcome relief’ were probably the most common being bandied around.
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