MAN Truck & Bus is celebrating its best year in more than a decade, finishing 2021 with just under 400 truck sales.
Width restriction changes for oversize trucks on bypass
Effective immediately, Class 1 oversize vehicles up to 5.5m wide are permitted to travel eastbound on the Toowoomba Bypass between Charlton and Helidon, advises the Department of Transport and Main Roads. Read more
Peak bodies raise concerns over AdBlue supply and price hikes
Although welcoming news that the government has taken steps to boost AdBlue stocks, the Australian Trucking Association (ATA) remains concerned that the suppliers are yet to provide facts and figures about immediate demand and supply issues. Read more
OSOM permit waits forcing rule breakers
Oversize, Overmass (OSOM) permit turnaround times have become critically slow according to one Melbourne logistics operator.
Thieves steal $1m in silver while Kenworth on NSW to Melbourne run
Robbery and Serious Crime Squad detectives are appealing for information after silver bullion valued at $1 million was stolen from a truck travelling between Maldon, NSW, and Melbourne. Read more
Fuel legislation lacking, warns expert
John Blackburn, former deputy chief of the Royal Australian air force and an expert on fuel security has weighed in on the current AdBlue situation, saying it’s no surprise the federal government is dragging its heels and may not even have the power to legislate change.
Ministers give green light to new truck driving apprenticeship
The Morrison government has cleared the road for a new truck driving apprenticeship, following calls from the transport and logistic sector for a nationally agreed qualification. Read more
Are maintenance schemes less of a compliance factor?
The number non-conformities in heavy vehicles that have significantly decreased in comparison to five years ago, have done so without the aid of compliance schemes according to the National Heavy Vehicle Regulator’s (NHVR) latest findings.
WITA launch Christmas safety campaign
Following on from Women in Trucking Australia’s (WiTA) hugely successful award-winning 2020 safety campaign, the organisation have once again stepped up to produce a world-first Christmas road safety campaign, Will YOU Be Next? – again fronted by female heavy vehicle drivers.
Brisbane plant to ramp up its supply of AdBlue
Incitec Pivot’s Gibson Island manufacturing plant, which is due to close at the end of 2022 because it couldn’t secure an affordable gas supply, has answered the government’s SOS call to bolster local AdBlue supplies. Read more