The current series of tragic truck crashes has to stop. Transport operators need to talk to their people about driver distraction, industry trainer Ian Pendered said today.
Mr Pendered has been in the industry for more than 45 years as a driver, business owner and now trainer.
“We recently have had a series of tragic accidents—and I mean tragic accidents,” Mr Pendered said.
A stolen fertiliser truck that crashed into a building at Singleton in the Hunter Valley today is a wake-up call for drivers to secure their vehicles at all times, says Australian Trucking Association CEO Ben Maguire.
The Australian Trucking Association will bring new thinking to old challenges in the Tech Truck Hackathon at Trucking Australia in April 2018.
An independent review of truck safety accreditation programs will boost safety and fairness for operators and the National Heavy Vehicle Regulator
The Australian Trucking Association has today announced the three finalists for the 2017 Craig Roseneder Award, which recognises technical and maintenance excellence in the trucking industry’s workshops.
Two new directors have been appointed to the Australian Trucking Association’s TruckSafe Board.
A new Facebook road safety campaign is being implemented today to encourage drivers to stay safe and avoid accidents as they take off for the long weekend.
Improving the customer service experience for road users’ needs to be a central focus for governments’ management of the road network, the Chair of the Australian Trucking Association, Geoff Crouch, said today.
The Australian and state governments must set a start date for the strong new truck laws scheduled to start in 2018, the Chair of the Australian Trucking Association, Geoff Crouch, said today.
Nominations are now open for the 2017 Craig Roseneder Award, which recognises technical and maintenance excellence in the trucking industry.
Sponsored by Castrol Vecton, the award is one of the prestigious National Trucking Industry Awards and celebrates the men and women who work behind the scenes in the trucking industry’s workshops.
