Potholes and poor road conditions are the top two issues identified by a record 7000 drivers in the latest RACV My Country Road safety survey. An overwhelming 64 per cent of participants flagged these
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Two truck drivers killed near Moree, Newell Hwy remains closed
Two drivers have died and the Newell Highway is closed after two trucks collided 35km north of Moree in NSW late last night. Emergency services were called to the scene about 10pm on Monday, and found
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Army driver commands plenty of attention along Flinders Hwy
Joshua Carlton was driving one of two Mack Super-Liners which were heading along the Flinders Highway. One was hauling an army tank which I was following as it cruised along and the other was carrying
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Sydney truck meet raises over $6k for local boy with cancer
A truck meet held at a car park in Sydney over the weekend has raised $6,872 for the family of a local boy who is fighting cancer. A total of 80 trucks rolled up at Marsden Park on Saturday July 27
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Queensland truckie keeps cool during wild encounter with eagle
A Queensland driver had a wild encounter recently when an eagle smashed into the windshield of his truck. Nick Richards, who works for South East Queensland Hauliers, was about 60km north of Augathella,
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Trucking event exceeded our wildest expectations
After the successful launch of National Female Truckies’ Day in mid-2023 as a virtual event, the Women in Trucking Australia (WiTA) board resolved to host an in-person celebration in 2024. The aim was
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Award winners announced at Road Freight NSW conference
Popular truckie James Cauchi has won the major driver prize at the 2024 Road Freight NSW Awards announced at the association’s annual conference in Sydney last week. The long-time JATEC Transport
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SA to receive $8.9m to fix 13 dangerous crash sites
South Australia will receive $8.9 million under the Australian Government’s 2024-25 Black Spot Program to improve safety at 13 dangerous crash sites across the state. The program funds safety measures
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Weight limit reminder for truckies using Fremantle terminal
All trucks carrying full import containers leaving the DP World Fremantle Terminal by road are required to pass through the new Weigh-In-Motion (WIM) system prior to leaving from today. DPW Fremantle “went
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$296M funding delivered for road repairs across NSW
More than $296 million has flowed to regional New South Wales councils to repair roads and transport infrastructure damaged by natural disasters in just three months. The money was delivered between April
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