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10 Feb 2012 | VFLC CEO says the rail network must improve to address landside port efficiency and traffic congestion...
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10 Feb 2012 | NatRoad may support mandatory paid waiting time but claims there is no "definitive proof" to justify safe rates tribunal...
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10 Feb 2012 | TWU threatens strike action against 1st Fleet after it refused 18 percent wage claim for Queensland truck drivers...
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28 Nov 2008 | Sub-contractor responsible for workplace death, despite incident happening at Star Track Express depot...
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12 Sep 2008 | Fletcher International Exports convicted and fined almost $50,000 over chain of responsibility breaches...
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09 Nov 2009 | TWU launches legal action against K&S Freighters in a move that could set a precedent for trucking companies...
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| MORE TECHNICAL NEWS...
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10 Feb 2012 | As truck sales began to recover, those worried RBA's decision to hold interest rates could slow growth can take heart...
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08 Feb 2012 | Despite being a small player in Australia, Swedish manufacturer Scania is making its presence felt in Europe...
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06 Feb 2012 | Mercedes-Benz will boost its commercial van line-up in Australia with the newly released Citan light duty van...
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07 Apr 2009 | Caterpillar will re-emerge in Australian tied with International, with new trucks to hit showrooms this year...
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04 Aug 2008 | Iveco's Sydney Truck Show stand showcases product line-up and reflects commitment to ‘going the distance’....
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06 Aug 2008 | New truck sales drop dramatically as European manufacturers take advantage of emissions standards....
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13 Dec 2011 |
Work begins on another section of Pacific Highway duplication, with the upgrade tipped to improve travelling conditions ...
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30 Nov 2011 |
Sydney container haulage firm Paradigm Engineering is planning to contest fines imposed on its trucks at Port Botany.
Paradigm partner Warren Symonds, who is also linked to Alltrans Logistics, believes the former Roads and Traffic Authority (RTA), now Roads and Maritime Services (RMS), went beyond its remit in fining his trucks as they left the CTAL gates to travel a short distance so their cargo could be broken down to legal volumes.
Symonds, is no stranger to legal challenges and who is regarded as a burr under the saddle of authorities and stevedores at the port, claims the road is on private land and that proper weighing procedures were not followed. ...
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24 Nov 2011 |
Progress being made, subject to finance, towards 2016 completion, according to NRMA following project update to Taskforce ...
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12 Sep 2008 |
Fletcher International Exports convicted and fined almost $50,000 over chain of responsibility breaches ...
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25 Sep 2009 |
Scaremongering over IAP must stop, the VTA's Neil Chambers says. The issue is about road access ...
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17 Sep 2008 |
The writing is on the wall: any operator that ignores chain of responsibility does so at its own peril ...
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| COMMENTED STORIES...
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07 Feb 2012 | Former judge handed the job of investigating Victoria’s speed camera system to ensure it remains transparent and accountable...
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09 Feb 2012 | VicRoads report recommends massive funding increase for Westgate Bridge as growth in longer and heavier trucks takes a toll...
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10 Feb 2012 | TWU says serious crash proves need for safe rates tribunal, but Coalition isn't sold on the idea...
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09 Nov 2009 | TWU launches legal action against K&S Freighters in a move that could set a precedent for trucking companies...
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22 Jul 2010 | Greens want trucking industry to pay $23,000 registration fees as part of plan to shift freight from road to rail...
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28 Sep 2009 | E-DIARY DEBATE: "No drivers left" if electronic monitoring introduced, industry veteran warns...
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November 10, 2009
Work will soon begin to make it easier for trucks to use a popular roadhouse in northern New South Wales.
The Roads and Traffic Authority (RTA) has committed part of an $8.5 million budget to the Clybucca Roadhouse north of Kempsey and the nearby Goulds Lane this financial year.
An RTA spokesperson says the project will improve turning areas for heavy vehicles and make it easier for them to re-enter the Pacific Highway.
The works are part of an investment in three projects on the highway designed to improve safety.
This includes altering a bend at the Broadwater Tip south of Broadwater and rebuilding 850 metres of highway at Shark Creek to widen the road and shoulders.
“These locations, on the existing two-lane highway, have been identified as having poor crash histories and poor alignment,” the spokesperson says.
The $8.5 million spend comes from a $3.6 billion joint government investment over five years on the Pacific Highway.
Work on Broadwater Tip is expected to begin later this month.
“In the five year period a range of minor projects will be built to improve sections of existing two-lane highway and intersections with poor crash history,” the spokesperson says.
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Saturday, February 11, 2012
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