A 42-year-old Western Australian truckie claims he was resting in his truck at Mount Lambie, near the Great Western Highway, NSW, when several men forced entry into the cab this morning and began assaulting him.
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Urgent action needed to fix chronic WA driver shortage
Western Roads Federation is lobbying the WA Government to open the borders to truckies from the east to plug the chronic driver shortage across a multitude of sectors.
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$290 million for bridge upgrades and truck safety programs
Over 350 projects centred around bridges and truck safety are set to share in more than $290 million in funding from the Australian Government.
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Trucking companies feeling pinch from shipping container crisis
Leading stevedore Patrick Terminals has applied to the Fair Work Commission (FWC) to urgently seek an end to costly industrial action by the Maritime Union of Australia (MUA) at four ports.
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Capacity limitations eased on warehouses and distribution centres
The elimination of workforce capacity limits at Victorian warehouses and distribution centres is an encouraging sign that the Victorian economy is starting to emerge from COVID lockdown restrictions in place across the state.
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LNP plans to four-lane the Bruce Highway from Curra to Cairns
With the Queensland state election looming fast, LNP leader Deb Frecklington has unveiled her biggest election sweetener yet for truckies on the eastern seaboard.
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Huge turnout for Townsville charity truck convoy raises $62,000
It has been Australia’s only fundraising convoy for sick kids since the pandemic struck, and at the end of yesterday’s Townsville event organiser Ren Pedersen was delighted to hold up a large cheque for $62,020.
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Here’s what happens when motorists don’t check their blind spots for trucks
Many of you will have been caught in this scenario yourself.
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Free truck safety book ready to download for grain season
With the next harvest season almost upon us, the Grain Transport Safety Network (GTSN) is reminding operators of its recently-released free guide, packed full of essential information on legal mass limits.
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Driver fined $454 for logbook technicality
A NSW truck driver, who works just three days a week, was fined $454 for a “minor” logbook technicality.
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