The Australian Trucking Association’s travelling road safety exhibition, the Safety Truck, will be on tour through Gippsland from 22 to 27 March to coincide with the final week of the Gippsland Truckies Lighting up for Safety campaign.

Organised by the Gippsland Safe Freight Network, the Truckies Lighting Up for Safety campaign calls on trucking operators in Gippsland to turn on their headlights to reduce daytime collisions and draw attention to the ‘invisible truck’ phenomenon.

The Australian Trucking Association’s travelling road safety exhibition, the Safety Truck, will visit Goulburn on Sunday 16 March as part of the Goulburn Heritage Parade and Picnic.

Members of the public can visit the truck in Belmore Park from 10am to try out the new road safety apps and the kid’s pedal cart track. The Safety Truck prime mover will take part in the parade down Auburn Street from 1pm.

The trucking industry has come a long way on improving its safety, but operators and industry groups need to cut through the static and explain the industry’s achievements to the public.

At Trucking Australia 2014, media and political experts Glenn Milne and Jannette Cotterell will share ideas that everyone in the industry can use to get the message out.

The Australian Trucking Association is calling on road users to share the road safely with heavy vehicles, with its animated road safety videos now on WIN TV Gippsland as part of the Truckies Lighting Up for Safety campaign.