As we kick off another year in transport, and in advocating for the issues that matter most for freight operators and those they
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Catching the cheats
Almost from the day that heavy vehicle manufacturers were legally required to supply vehicle road speed limiting to prevent truck and bus speeding
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National Operating Standard will build industry and community confidence
The review of the Heavy Vehicle National Law (HVNL) currently being undertaken by the National Transport Commission is a valuable opportunity to build
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Thirty years of improving our industry
Safety was not always prominent in the trucking industry, however after an horrific truck and bus crash near Grafton in 1989 it was
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Power steering
I am currently investigating a power steering problem on a heavy-duty prime-mover. This provides me with an opportunity to learn what can go
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Positive change and reform a constant in 2019
As 2019 draws to a close, it’s timely to reflect on key achievements and milestones attained over the last 12 months, and set
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Truck air conditioning
ARTSA recently held a successful one-day conference about the causes and mitigations of truck and trailer fires.
At that conference Mr Brett Meads
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Industry should welcome Senate Inquiry into road transport industry
Growing commercial pressures in domestic and international supply chains in the form of greater demands and expectations from customers, road fatalities and injuries,
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Fatigue laws must treat truck drivers like humans – not machines
Any changes to fatigue management in the national truck laws must treat drivers like humans – not machines.
Drivers have told us that
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NSW Government must ramp up its safety commitment
It was a pleasure to spend two days in mid-September with some of the heavy vehicle sector’s most passionate and effective safety advocates
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