Monster logistical challenge unfolds for New Dubbo Bridge

With piling work progressing well for the New Dubbo Bridge, the focus has shifted to a considerable task. Workers will now move thousands of tonnes of concrete which make up the precast beams to support
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Freight needs addressed with TAS bridge upgrade

A $1.6 million upgrade of Pipers River Bridge in northern Tasmania will ensure it meets the growing requirements of modern freight vehicles. Pipers River Bridge is located on Bridport Road in Pipers River
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National Freight and Supply Chain Strategy review underway

The review of the National Freight and Supply Chain Strategy has commenced, following agreement with state and territory infrastructure and transport ministers. The National Freight and Supply Chain Strategy
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Safety is a focus at AgQuip Field Days

Next week the annual AgQuip Field Days event in Gunnedah, New South Wales, will kick off. The exhibition – which runs from 22-24 August – will feature information about road safety, including level
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A Handful of Snippets

The news this week includes new electric tippers, and refuse trucks as well as more conventional diesel prime movers, also in a handful of snippets are management changes at Volvo and a new camera from
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The Quality of Support Required

After two decades spent in a job that’s as hard on the equipment as it is on your back, you get to know the quality of support required, especially when it comes to your transport fleet. Origin Fencing
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Tesla Trucks Out in the Wild

After a launch several years ago which looked like a lot of smoke and mirrors and typical Elon Musk hype, there are now Tesla trucks out in the wild. A 12-minute video produced by the North American Council
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Decarbonising Road Transport

At Trucking Australia 23, the Minister responsible for the trucking industry, Catherine King, Federal Minister of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government talked about the challenge
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Changing Times in Rural Transport

All organisations experience change, reflected Mathew Munro, writing this as he left the Australian Livestock and Rural Transporters Association to take up his new role at the Australian Trucking Association,
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