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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37 weeks pregnant and still trucking on
At 37 weeks pregnant, Sydney truck driver Aleisha Welch will soon hang up her boots to begin maternity leave and embark on her next adventure as a new mum.
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Truck driver sentenced to 9 years and six months jail over Dubbo tragedy
Queensland truckie Robert Crockford has been sentenced to 9.5 years in jail over the 2018 crash that killed a young couple stopped at a roadworks site.
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Common sense prevails after driver fined for using restroom
A truckie who stopped in a small town to use a toilet in an area that sees many B-doubles pass through was shocked when he returned to his vehicle and saw he had been fined.
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Trucking company sued $527,000 for destroying fire trucks and police car
The Melbourne-based company that owned the truck involved in a massive explosion in Charleville in 2014 has been hit with claims it pay the $527,906 bill to replace two fire trucks and repair a police car.
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