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 Read More
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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 Read More
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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 Read More
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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 Read More
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A media release which has come out about driver’s health and safety in the trucking industry does a really good job of illustrating both the solution and the problem on this topic. The release in question Read More
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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 Read More
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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 Read More
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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 Read More
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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 Read More
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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, Read More
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