The container transport and logistics industry has stepped up to support heavy vehicle safety, releasing a coordinated campaign to raise awareness and good practice in safely packing shipping containers heading to and from Australian ports. Read more
Volvo makes tough call to back out of Brisbane Truck Show
With so much ongoing uncertainty around the pandemic, Volvo Group Australia is confident it made the right call to back out of the Brisbane Truck Show in May next year.
Senator reprimands TV news for implicating innocent truckie in crash
A call from a distraught interstate Victorian driver was the final straw for former truckie-turned Labor Senator for WA Glenn Sterle. Read more
Navistar announces end of an era for the International ProStar
IVECO Trucks Australia has been advised by Navistar, manufacturer of International Trucks, that it will cease global production of the ProStar range from December this year. Read more
New permit highlights need to upgrade Sheahan Bridge: ATA
The NSW and Australian governments should upgrade the Sheahan Bridge near Gundagai to improve the productivity and safety of Sydney’s supply chains, Australian Trucking Association (ATA) Chief Executive Officer Ben Maguire said today. Read more
Covid testing hours extended for truckies at Tailem Bend in South Australia
Truckies can now get free Covid tests in Tailem Bend, SA, from midnight to 4pm, seven days a week. Read more
Unimog trucks create jobs in remote Queensland town
Unimog trucks has played a major role in a tailored mechanical program at one of Australia’s most remote communities, writes our Spy on The Road.
Jim Cornolo takes charge at Barry Maney Group in Mt Gambier
The Barry Maney Group has announced the appointment of Jim Cornolo as its new General Manager. Read more
MaxiTRANS raises money for ‘R U OK? Day’
MaxiTRANS has raised another $15,000 for ‘R U OK? Day, through an annual initiative that seeks to raise funds for the mental health and suicide prevention campaign.
Pioneering transport entrepreneur Ivan Vodanovich passes away
The Australian commercial road transport industry is mourning the sudden loss of Ivan Vodanovich.