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Lack of Confidence in Safety

Lack of Confidence in Safety

A survey of fleet managers in Australia has, worryingly, revealed a serious lack of confidence in safety of drivers behind the wheel. The national survey was commissioned by Mix Telematics, who supply
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Take a Look at the Trucking Twitterverse

Take a Look at the Trucking Twitterverse

Diesel News decided to take a look at the trucking twitterverse and found a selection of positive stories about the trucking industry. Keep up the good work! Warren Clarke, NatRoad CEO, is going to help
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Truck Platooning in Japan

Truck Platooning in Japan

A field trial of truck platooning in Japan shows how the new technology is spreading across the globe and sees a much more cooperative approach to the subject from the Japanese Government.
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Welcome to the Twitterverse

Welcome to the Twitterverse

Diesel News says ‘Welcome to the Twitterverse’ and picks out a few interesting tweets we have come across this week. There’s higher voltage electrical systems, load restraint rules and
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Driving PBS Forward

Driving PBS Forward

It has been a long and harrowing ride for some of those involved, the process of driving PBS forward looks like it has finally gained some real traction. When the whole idea of Performance Based Standards was first mooted in the 1990s, it was touted as the ultimate solution for many of the problems of the Australian trucking industry.
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A Finger On The Pulse Of Trucking

A Finger On The Pulse Of Trucking

Looking at truck sales figures is a way of keeping a finger on the pulse of trucking. The figures put out by the Truck Industry Council every month give us a broad brush picture, with truck sales broken
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Transport Minister Thrown Under the Bus

Transport Minister Thrown Under the Bus

The Federal reshuffle this week has seen, what can be described as, the Transport Minister thrown under the bus. Darren Chester has lost his job as Infrastructure and Transport Minister, to be replaced
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Scanning The Trucking Twitterverse

Diesel News has been scanning the Trucking Twitterverse for a few snippets about what is going on our world. This school kid in Norway got away with a lucky escape after the driver of the truck whose dash cam recorded the incident, flashed the oncoming Volvo just in time.
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