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Sunday, January 14, 2018

Be Truck Aware - Campaigns - NSW Centre for Road Safety

On 13 December 2017 we experienced why truck drivers create the deadliest workplaces in Australia
On the road to the next trucking tragedy


Car rammed by B double truck on suburban street - caught in video



Jessica Falkholt dies following crash: Tragic toll of failed road laws



Two people have died and 10 others are injured after a major crash involving seven vehicles on the Newell Highway near Dubbo on Tuesday Post Script - Four cars and two trucks in fatal crash near Dubbo

 



ASIC cracks down on junk insurance sold by car dealers


Transport Workers Union says fatal truck accidents are out of control

Be Truck Aware - Campaigns - NSW Centre for Road Safety


NSW truck deaths increase by 86 per cent in 12 months


NSW truck deaths have increased by more than 86 per cent in 12 months, as police report increased heavy vehicle traffic connected to major construction projects. .... The state's ministers and police will meet to discuss road safety after the death toll on NSW roads this holiday season hits 23 people.

Truck drivers on the road too long to stay safe

Rise in truck deaths prompts call for return of road safetywatchdog

Trucks should be banned from the fast lane on all freeways


Truck safety is every road user's problem


In the year ended September 2017, the number of deaths in NSW from crashes involving articulated trucks such as semitrailers increased from 29 to 54. That's an increase of 86 per cent. It's a shocking statistic. It shows that governments and our industry still have more to do on road safety, because even ...



Truck industry demands $12 million to tackle soaring death toll


The truck industry has demanded a cash injection of more than $12 million from the government for road safety, as industry leaders concede there is a "problem" with truck deaths and slow uptake of safer vehicles. The Australian Trucking Association has called for the formation of a National Road Safety ...