Saved by the radar

The power of some of the new technologies available in trucks is awe inspiring. Having driven trucks fitted with stuff like proximity radar it is possible to see how much safer trucks could be on the roads if there was enough money in the transport game to make it possible to afford some of the latest gadgets.

These two videos simulate a dangerous situation on a bend with and without proximity control and the difference is astounding.

Been there done that

Here is a great video on YouTube, it’s one of a series of adverts for a Dutch insurance company looking at the funnier side of life as a truck driver.

Shout it from the rooftops and stay safe

Isuzu’s Director and Chief Operating Officer, Phil Taylor. is drawing the industry’s attention to the yawning gap between the public perception of trucks on the road and the actual facts as they stand today. On reading the report from a recent survey into the public attitude towards the transport industry there is a very obvious lack of understanding in the public at large.

Who should we believe?

Two separate surveys released in recent months appear to contradict each other with the results contrasting strongly in terms of the pressure trucking people are under when going about their work.

Fatigue issues hamstring operators

Fatigue issues hamstring operators

Inconsistent fatigue rules introduced in a mish-mash of forms and then delayed because neither the authorities or the operators had been correctly informed or prepared are causing consternation in the transport industry.

New look NTC website

It would be unjust to describe the redesign of the National Transport Commission’s website as a  case of rearranging the deckchairs on the Titanic, but there is a hint of the repackaging of the same old stuff and disguising the glacial movement in transport industry reform.

Accolades for Rod on anti-truck site

There was high praise indeed for long-time truck campaigner Rod Hannifey on the anti-truck website ‘Coast to Coast 100′. A recently published article on the site congratulated him on his work for safety on the roads and his constant lobbying for road improvements.

Caught out by his own ego

The story of the fork lift truck driver who posted his fork lift hooning activities on YouTube, presumably assuming nobody was going to go onto the web, look at the video and recognise him and his workplace.

From bad to worse

Transport Certification Australia (TCA), the company administering the Intelligent Access Program (IAP), has announced that Sigtec has advised TCA of its intention to cease being an IAP Service Provider.

White elephant in trouble

Freightlink, the company running the troubled Darwin to Adelaide rail link, has gone into voluntary administration because it was unable to get full consent for a sale from all stakeholders. The company insists it will be business as usual with an expectation of continuing growth.