Black Spot Program highlights WA’s worst roads
Almost $27 million will go towards upgrading some of Western Australia’s worst roads, as part of the 2020-21 Black Spot Program.
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COVID-19: New Qld Freight Movement Protocol comes into play
Under the Queensland Chief Health Officer’s Directive, a new Qld Freight Movement Protocol will come into effect from 3pm today (Wednesday 23 September). The Queensland Trucking Association (QTA) has provided information on the updates for freight and logistics workers operating within the state.
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Trucks and bikes unite in Convoy For The Cure
This Sunday 27 September, almost 200 trucks and 50 motorbikes will come together for Townsville’s annual Convoy for a Cure, to raise funds for vital research into childhood cancer.
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Safety first: NHVR survey shows industry has its eye on safety
A recent NHVR safety survey of almost 4000 participants has shown that two-thirds of heavy vehicle businesses have a safety system in their operation.
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New Chain of Responsibility study needs your help
A current survey centred around Chain of Responsibility is calling on truck drivers and the broader industry to share their views, to help drive change in heavy vehicle crash investigations.
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Penske launches flexible two-year leasing program
Penske Truck Leasing and MAN Truck & Bus have launched ‘MAN Choice’, a fully maintained two-year lease program offering customers cost-effective and flexible solutions.
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Truck show organisers look to the future with some hope
With everything that has happened during the course of 2020, one notable absence from the calendar is the humble truck show.
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Talks of possible new bypass in Tasmania sparks debate
Spy has heard from some truckies that busy Campbell Town, on the Midlands or Heritage Highway in Tasmania, may have a road built to bypass the town – however the topic has caused some debate.
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Class action launched against ‘un-Australian’ toll fees
Queensland truck driver and small business owner Dave Kitson is among a growing list of disgruntled toll users who are fed up with being charged excessive fees by Transurban. Now, a class action has been launched against Transurban’s Queensland business Linkt for its exorbitant fees on overdue notices.
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Blocked truck parking area on Tassie’s Bass Highway
Truckies travelling along Tassie’s Bass Highway near Smithton weren’t too happy to see a small government gazetted truck parking area blocked off.
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