Second iteration of police campaign this year surfaces with small minority allegedly offending
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Operation Austrans: 559 heavy vehicle defects found
SA operation finds 158 major vehicle defects and issues 519 traffic infringement notices
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Truck safety blitzes hit their straps
Austrans nationally and StateTrans in NSW uncover common litany of non-compliance
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Compulsory health assessments don’t pass muster
Fair Work Commission says Cement Australia can’t force truck drivers to participate in its Physical Risk Review program
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Congress passes changes to truck driver fatigue rules
US president Barack Obama must approve the changes before they take effect.
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Port Bonython green light signals diesel market shake-up
Bullish Mitsubishi to go ahead with project in partnership with Coogee Chemicals as part of a national fuel strategy
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DHL objections not enough to deny NUW
National Union of Workers will ask DHL employees if they support bans on unloading and loading trucks
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Financial woes can’t spare Blenners from hefty compensation payment
Blenners ordered to cough up more than $31,000 for sacking manager, despite owner raising concerns about viability of business
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NSW weighbridge evasion fines in firing line
A part-time truck driver’s misfortune the F3 in NSW has helped throw more doubt on fines for evading weighbridges.
Apparent signage and administrative shortfalls at the former Roads and Traffic Authority (RTA), now the Roads and Maritime Services (RMS), have now led to at least three cases being either thrown out or awaiting an RMS decision regarding an appeal. The latest case to be rejected involves Richard Mainey, a Port Macquarie tool-making business owner who has a truck licence but had not driven one on a freeway since 2006.
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Apparent signage and administrative shortfalls at the former Roads and Traffic Authority (RTA), now the Roads and Maritime Services (RMS), have now led to at least three cases being either thrown out or awaiting an RMS decision regarding an appeal. The latest case to be rejected involves Richard Mainey, a Port Macquarie tool-making business owner who has a truck licence but had not driven one on a freeway since 2006.
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