1+ week, 6+ day ago   (283+ words) Starting from today October 2 through to Monday October 5, over the Labour Day long weekend, there will be double demerit points enforced in NSW and ACT for speeding, illegal use of mobile phones and not wearing a seat belt. For example,…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (643+ words) A truck driver travelling through Portrush Road in Adelaide at approximately 11.55am on Thursday June 18 was fined $574 for driving 77 km/h in a 60km/h zone. The company he works for has defended the driver, with their Logistics Compliance Officer claiming that…...

1+ mon, 5+ day ago   (223+ words) A 28-year-old truck driver has been charged following a fatal multi-vehicle crash on the NSW South Coast earlier this year. About 8am on June 10 this year emergency services responded to the Princes Highway, near Mortimer Road, Falls Creek, about 12km south of…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (193+ words) A South Australian heavy vehicle operator has been issued with a prohibition notice, restricting the use of multiple heavy vehicles. South Australia Police (SAPOL) has revealed that significant compliance action was taken against the operator, which has not been named,…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (393+ words) Illegal dumpers operating under the cover of darkness are being targeted in a new statewide crackdown backed by almost $14 million in Queensland Government funding. Almost half the funded projects will include targeted night-time surveillance at known illegal dumping hotspots, with…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (1244+ words) For almost two weeks, the future of this nearly 30-year-old transport business was hanging in the balance — after the National Heavy Vehicle Regulator (NHVR) grounded its entire fleet of 359 prime movers, trailers and dollies. Hawkins Transport is based in the…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (334+ words) Victoria’s new Premier, Ben Carroll, has launched a $50 million royal commission into the state’s construction sector, with a focus on alleged corruption and criminal infiltration of the government’s Big Build infrastructure program. The Big Build has directed about $109 billion into…...

1+ mon, 4+ week ago   (433+ words) Three heavy vehicle assessors have been removed from the NSW licensing scheme and three referred to police following a joint compliance crackdown. Transport for NSW and the National Heavy Vehicle Regulator (NHVR) carried out the operation across Tweed Heads, Chinderah…...

2+ mon, 1+ day ago   (362+ words) Truckies were among the targets of a major multi-agency safety compliance blitz on the Hume Highway near Yass this week. NSW Police said Operation Fume ran at the Mundoonan Rest Area in the northbound lanes at Jerrawa, about 20km north of…...

2+ mon, 4+ day ago   (409+ words) A regional Victorian livestock transport company is facing court over allegations it underpaid 23 workers almost $300,000 after telling employees by text message that the business had ceased trading. The Fair Work Ombudsman (FWO) has commenced legal action against TLCP Vic Pty…...