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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Truckies facing ludicrous requests around border closures
The current COVID-19 pandemic has brought strict border closures that are being enforced across the nation, and it seems this has led to some people asking ludicrous requests from truckies, even going as far as asking to be sneaked across the border.
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Best present ever: Truckie surprises teen son for his birthday
A Queensland-based truckie has given his son an emotional birthday gift, making it back home from Melbourne in time to celebrate his 19th birthday.
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Upcoming transport online auctions at Grays
Grays will host a series of online auctions throughout September that will feature a wide variety of trucks and trailers.
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