A review of the chain of responsibility duties provides an opportunity for the transport industry to have a say in how these laws could be improved and encourage safer behaviour on our roads, says the NTC. The National Transport ...
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National Heavy Vehicle Regulator (NHVR) chief executive Sal Petroccitto and the recently elected president of the Australian Local Government Association (ALGA) Mayor Troy Pickard have committed to supporting local governments in their role ...
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Volvo Trucks is now launching I-Shift Dual Clutch, the first transmission on the market with a dual clutch system for heavy vehicles. Thanks to power-shift gear changes without any interruption in power delivery, torque is maintained and ...
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Swedish automobile manufacturer Volvo will debut the I-Shift Dual Clutch transmission on the Volvo FH trucks stating from autumn 2014 I-Shift Dual Clutch, which is the first transmission with a dual clutch system for heavy vehicles, is ...
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Major freight logistics operators Asciano and Aurizon, along with the Australian Rail Track Corporation (ARTC) and the Australasian Railway Association (ARA), are calling on the Council of Australian Governments (COAG) to commit to ...
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A national tribunal is to consider minimum safety standards for Australian petrol tankers, after nationwide research revealed 1 in 4 tanker drivers were pressured to speed and 1 in 2 drivers reported inadequate brake inspections. ...
Statistics show that orders of Sinotruk heavy vehicles reached 47,308 units in the first quarter of this year, increased by 22.91%, due to higher market demand. Sales of complete vehicles were 49,452, increased by 15.6%. Among them were ...
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Australia's governments should agree to cut the fuel tax and registration charges paid by trucking operators, the chairwoman of the Australian Trucking Association Noelene Watson said. The National Transport Commission (NTC) concluded in ...
From Monday 10 February, there is one Heavy Vehicle National Law regulating trucks, buses and other heavy vehicles across most of Australia, with the aim of 'boosting efficiency and productivity in the transport industry.' Under the new ...
The Nomination Committee at Trelleborg AB has resolved to propose to the 2014 Annual General Meeting the re-election of the Board members: Hans Biörck, Jan Carlson, Claes Lindqvist, Sören Mellstig, Peter Nilsson, Bo Risberg, Nina ...
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Residents of Moorebank and surrounding suburbs in Sydney’s south west are bracing for an explosion in the numbers of heavy container trucks on residential streets, believing that the proposed intermodal terminals will not have ...
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Transport Workers’ Union (TWU) national secretary Tony Sheldon said six truck crashes and six deaths in two days was evidence of the pressure on drivers to speed or skip rest breaks, to meet unrealistic deadlines. “Road ...
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Transport Workers’ Union national secretary Tony Sheldon says the Federal Government’s review of the national Road Safety Remuneration Tribunal showed contempt for families of the 330 people killed in truck-related crashes in ...
In early November, the government of Quebec said they will subsidize 30 percent of the additional cost, up to a maximum of $75,000, for the purchase of vehicles running on natural gas in compressed or liquefied form for the freight ...
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Buying a car lift is not an easy task especially when you have so many options in the market. Ever since the first car lifts were made, a number of changes have taken place in them, but the difference is in the fact that they have advanced ...
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