In July 2024, the Construction Logistics and Community Safety Standard (CLOCS-A) was formally launched nationally.
This standard was written into the national Road Safety Action Plan and the action plans
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Comparing PBS major crash performance over the past 15 years
It is almost 30 years since the preliminary assessment of the dynamics of the conventional heavy vehicle fleet in Australia was undertaken by the then National Road Transport Commission.
Why was this done?
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Benefits of a post licence Driver Supervisor Assessment program
Problems with the existing heavy vehicle licensing framework
Great efforts are underway to review the current national heavy vehicle driver competency framework. This is partlyRead More
CLOCS-A Logistics Standard has implications much further than safety
The Construction Logistics Community Safety Standard Australia (CLOCS-A) was activated on July 1, 2024. Initially the standard was developed through the seed funding obtained through the National Heavy
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CILTA looks at ways to improve truck driver skills after HV licencing
Heavy vehicle driver licencing is becoming a major talking point in the local transport industry. For many years, anecdotal feedback has suggested that post-licencing driver buddying or mentoring schemes
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CILTA details upcoming CLOCS-A Standard and its impacts
The run-up to the London 2012 Olympics saw a massive increase in construction and heavy vehicle activity, which added to the existing very large construction truck related crash incidents involving vulnerable
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International issues leads to one unexpected transport winner
Dr Kim Hassall from the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport Australia (CILTA) reveals one winner from recent transport problems
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Analysis: Tip of the truck crash iceberg
Has the good news masked the real heavy vehicle picture?
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Opinion: elephant in safety room hides in fine print
NTARC report crucial to policy making, which must now address suicide by truck
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The influence of economics on freight movement
The Australian road transport industry is not outside the influence of the Australian economy, suffering the ‘slings and arrows’ of the greater economic picture. The last quarter of a century reveals some important parameters that are both critical to operators, ancillary fleets and even to policy makers themselves.
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