Part of one of Queensland’s major freight routes will have its speed limit permanently dropped, with a spate of serious incidents around Hatton Vale on the Warrego Highway the catalyst for the reduction.
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NHVR alarmed at livestock transport crash surge
With National Farm Safety Week rapidly approaching, the National Heavy Vehicle Regulator (NHVR) has called on all areas of the livestock supply chain to follow safe transport practices after 14 crashes
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NTC expecting rail employment boom
The National Transport Commission (NTC) foresees the digitalisation of Australia’s rail network will lead to extensive employment opportunities in the sector as soon as 2027.
A five-year outlook produced
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Is hydrogen-powered air freight industry the future?
The use of hydrogen fuel is being heralded as a key part of the global effort to decarbonise the road transport industry, but a recent study in Sweden has found almost all air travel within a 1200km radius
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Oxley Interchange upgrades inbound
The Oxley Highway interchange on the Pacific Highway is set to be expanded to two lanes, with improvements also set to be made to the road’s existing alignment to reduce traffic congestion from the roundabout
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Secure your spot at MEGATRANS2024
Registrations to attend MEGATRANS2024 are now open.
Australia’s largest integrated conference and exhibition dedicated to the logistics industry returns to the Melbourne this year and will be held at
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Japan’s unconventional truckie shortage solution
Over 90 per cent of Japanese cargo is transported by road, and with the Asian nation’s trucking industry facing a dramatic shortfall in driver availability in the coming years plans are being made
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Aussie world-first reveals new potential for EV transport industry?
The ACT government’s fleet of electric vehicles successfully fed power back into Australia’s electricity grid during an outage in February, in what Minister for Water, Energy and Emissions Reduction
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Royal Mail ignoring decarbonisation trend?
The UK’s Royal Mail has informed carrier DB Cargo UK it will cease its use of rail freight operations in October, despite previous assertions the company could look to increase its use of rail to meet
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VFF slams Victorian road quality
The Victorian Farmers Federation (VFF) has submitted a report to the Victorian government’s ‘Refresh the Victorian Freight Strategy’ consultation phase and has stated a dramatic improvement to the
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