A 59-year-old truck driver tragically lost his life last week after being crushed by a tipper trailer while attempting to fix it. Read more
Silk Logistics acquires Perth company
Silk Logistics Holdings Limited has entered into a binding agreement to acquire the Fremantle Freight & Storage Group through the acquisition of head company Brightflow Enterprises (FFS) in a deal worth over $23.6 million.
Sydney transport business fined $210k after truckie injury
A Sydney transport and warehousing business has been convicted and fined $210,000 after a truck driver lost his leg due to injuries sustained during an unloading incident.
First section of $1 billion Queensland highway upgrade now open
The initial section of a $1 billion upgrade to Queensland’s busiest road, which sees up to 210,000 vehicles on its busiest days, has now been opened.
#PicOfTheDay – Simon Roberts
This 2014 Kenworth T909 has 2 million kilometres on the clock, doing triple work to Darwin. It was snapped near the Devils Marbles in the NT.
#PicOfTheDay – Nicholas Dolan
A great shot snapped while travelling through Melbourne’s Citylink tunnel.
Penske opens second truck rental location in Brisbane
Penske Truck Rental has opened its sixth location in Australia with the launch of a second Brisbane-area branch in Lytton. Read more
Stop stalling and restart the HVNL review process, implores peak body
The National Road Transport Association (NatRoad) has asked a national meeting of Australian transport ministers to restart the stalled Heavy Vehicle National Law (HVNL) reform process by taking up a series of relatively quick and practical actions. Read more
Veteran truckies share why they’ve finally had enough
Record diesel prices, heavy-handed fines for minor paperwork errors, deteriorating health, and being forced to spend hours away from your loved ones while trying to make ends meet. Any of those reasons – along with a fair few related to the pandemic – are conspiring to force drivers from the cabs in increasing numbers
Manfred Streit to helm Scania Australia after 15 years in Austria
Scania Australia’s new managing director, Manfred Streit, has arrived in Melbourne, following 15 years working for the company in Austria. Read more