Taking a break, while cruising the Nullarbor.
#PicOfTheDay – Angelo Kosteski
Travelling along the eastern seaboard, carting produce for Detour Logistics.
#PicOfTheDay – Andrew Cameron
A quick pitstop near Halfway Creek on the way back to Sydney.
#PicOfTheDay – Jas King
Stopped by the Federal Highway in Sutton to shoot this Zig Zag Express Western Star 4800.
Hino’s bit of extra power
Truck testing can be fun if the truck is a 6×4 truck with a GVM of 28.3 tonnes and a power output of 480hp. The general consensus would tell us that this is a bit too much power when running around at 26 tonnes, but it means it has a GCM rating right up there at 72 tonnes. You never know when you might need that extra power.
ATA boss Ben Maguire sails off to new role in navy
The CEO of the Australian Trucking Association, Ben Maguire, will leave the organisation in late September to take up a commission as an officer in the Royal Australian Navy. Read more
26 heavy vehicle projects share $5.9 million in safety funding
Twenty-six projects aimed at saving lives and reducing road trauma will share in $5.9 million under Round 5 of the Australian Government’s Heavy Vehicle Safety Initiative (HVSI). Read more
Annual ‘Fitness to Drive’ process just got a whole lot easier for NSW truckies
The annual trip to the doctor to ensure ‘Fitness to Drive’ is now simpler and more efficient for NSW truckies.
Peak body calls for urgent fixes for substandard regional and remote roads
New infrastructure funding needs to fix poor quality roads in remote and regional areas, said Australian Trucking Association (ATA) Chair David Smith.
Woolies to build new hi-tech DCs in south-west Sydney
Woolworths is planning to build two new automated grocery distribution centres in the Moorebank Logistics Park in south-west Sydney.