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09 Sep 2010 | ABS data shows Australia's unemployment rate fell to 5.1 percent in August as 30,900 people joined the workforce...
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09 Sep 2010 | School tour to promote careers in the commercial vehicle industry labelled a success by the CVIAQ...
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09 Sep 2010 | TWU joins the VTA in criticising the Victorian Government's plan to charge trucking operators a fee at Melbourne ports...
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21 May 2009 | Toll fined $220,000 for OHS breach, as judge tells trucking industry to lift its game...
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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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| MORE TECHNICAL NEWS...
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07 Sep 2010 | After months of planning, Hyundai trucks went on sale in Australia during August with good results...
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07 Sep 2010 | Road transporters given the option of chilling goods with liquid nitrogen with the ecoFridge unit...
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03 Sep 2010 | Volvo Group Australia is preparing to launch its updated product range...
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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 Aug 2008 | Gosford City Council is using one of the latest Isuzu trucks to help it win the war on pollution...
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| RELATED STORIES...
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08 Sep 2010 |
Section of Warrego Highway closed, with warnings of lengthy delays following fatal collision between a car and truck ...
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07 Sep 2010 |
NSW Police makes “no apologies” for targeting trucking in the wake of a drug blitz where 14 drivers tested positive ...
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03 Sep 2010 |
Trucking operators warned to ensure they're paying drivers correctly, as the Fair Work Ombudsman begins compliance blitz ...
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21 May 2009 |
Toll fined $220,000 for OHS breach, as judge tells trucking industry to lift its game ...
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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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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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| COMMENTED STORIES...
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08 Sep 2010 | TWU wastes no time pushing for action from the new federal government, calling for the release of safe rates paper...
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07 Sep 2010 | NSW Police makes “no apologies” for targeting trucking in the wake of a drug blitz where 14 drivers tested positive...
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02 Sep 2010 | K&S Freighters’ policy of charging drivers for damaging trucks is “unfair and unreasonable”; driver awarded $21,000 compensation...
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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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28 Sep 2009 | E-DIARY DEBATE: "No drivers left" if electronic monitoring introduced, industry veteran warns...
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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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May 18, 2010
A man has been charged over a fatal truck crash in southern NSW last week that caused a truck to run off the road and crash down an embankment.
The 74-year-old driver of a car that left the scene of the incident turned himself into police after allegations the vehicle turned in front of the truck onto the Hume Highway at Bookham east of Yass.
The man was charged with dangerous driving causing death and negligent driving causing death. He will face court on July 6.
The incident happened about 2:20pm on May 16 as the truck laden with cattle was travelling south on the highway.
The truck driver was freed from the wreckage by passers-by and was taken to hospital, but his 24-year-old girlfriend died at the scene.
“Her body was released from the badly damaged truck almost six hours after the crash,” a police statement reads.
Police says 23 cattle were either killed in the incident or had to be destroyed due to their injuries.
A report will be prepared for the NSW coroner.
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Thursday, September 09, 2010
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