Getting naked for trucking

Will this get the general public’s attention? This advert concentrates on the drastic shortage of truck and diesel mechanics in the US. The problem is exactly the same here. The question is, who
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The great escape

This video has gone viral this week. It shows some amazing footage as a truckie manages to get a truck back on its feet from a, seemingly, impossible position. To time the turn just right, as the trailer
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Trucks becoming obsolete

High flying claims by Amazon about replacing their truck based delivery systems with drone based delivery are a little far fetched but they do make for interesting viewing. As the number of drones increases
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Thinking about load restraint

We need to see short videos like this on a regular basis just to remind everyone about the importance of ensuring a load is safely secured. Admittedly, incidents like this are not regular occurrences but
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More dash cam mayhem

The value of fitting dash cams into trucks is illustrated by this incident with a Toyota Prius pulling out into the path of a fully loaded truck at highway speed. The consequences could have been much
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Close call for Volvo truck

This video shows a motorist completely oblivious to the high speed Volvo semi heading down the road and is saved by some good anticipation from the driver and an efficient braking system on the truck.
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Awards, Seatbelts and Regional Funding

Safety award for Frasers

At the 9th Annual Safe Work Australia Awards, Frasers Livestock Transport picked an award for the best solution to an identified workplace health and safety issue. Ross Fraser received the award from Federal
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Breaking the rules

The participants in this video break just about every rule in the book in this stunt video set in a stevedoring yard. Riding on the back of a moving vehicle, not staying within the correct zones, breaking
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What is C-ITS?

Slated to make the next quantum leap in road safety C-ITS, or Co-operative Intelligent Transport System, is to be trialled in trucks on Australian roads later this year. This follows a car-based trial
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Crawlin’ the Hume in vintage trucks

Last Saturday the American Historical Truck Society ran an event they called ‘Crawlin’ the Hume’, a collection of classic trucks made the journey from Melbourne to Albury. The idea was
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