The heavy vehicles unit of the Department of Transport and Main Roads in Queensland has issued an important detour notice for truckies using the Cunningham Highway next week. From 8pm Thursday, October
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SAF-Holland issues recall notice for trailer coupling
SAF-Holland has issued a recall notice for 1211 units of the V.Orlandi Spa EH500B0 trailer coupling from the year 2018.According to the notice, the failure seems to be caused by side loading of the coupling,
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Mental health caravan hits the road to support truckies
Mental health advocate Robbie Gooserooter Shefford is doing his bit to support truckies’ mental health, thanks to his latest initiative across the ditch. Having struggled with mental health in the past,
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Transport icons honoured at VTA event
Former Glen Cameron Group general manager Bruce Forsyth, and long-time VTA vice president and Ryans Group founder Dennis Ryan, were honoured during a special event earlier this week. During the VTA President’s
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Sterle on the road again for Waste to Wages charity road trip
WA Senator Glenn Sterle was back at it again, behind the wheel over the weekend for another Perth to Kununurra charity run. Sterle set off on Saturday morning and arrived in Kununurra on Monday afternoon
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#PicOfTheDay – Jamie Neville
Crossing the Strzelecki Track, south of Moomba, SA, and taking it slow and steady over all the corrugations. We’ll choose a pic to appear in our Facebook cover slot, and will publish some of the best
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A 6400km weekly round trip for veteran outback truckie
A third-generation truckie, Simon Roberts was already beginning to hone his truck skills from as young as five years old, while sitting on his father’s lap. Roberts, 48, has been working for ABC Transport
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A trusted name in trailer rentals
With close to 40 years in the trailer rentals game, Semi Trailer Rentals in Queensland knows trailers and it knows them well. Started by Ross McArthur in Rocklea in 1985, with just five trailers, the business
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We don’t need five-star amenities and stun guns!
At a recent industry ‘do’, the topic of conversation turned to possible reasons behind persistently low numbers of female heavy vehicle drivers. One fellow cited a lack of clean amenities while
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Making tipping safer and more efficient
Worker safety is paramount in today’s society and under VSB6 it is a requirement to have a hose burst valve installed and operational on a tipping hoist. The hose burst valve is an inline safety valve
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