NEWS
Training Update
13/07/2022
A post send out following a recent training session was missing the link for the session recording. Apologies, you can access the training session here. After our training call this morning we also developed an FBT cut sheet which is now also available on the Dealer Community along with the FBT e-Book. Also, please note that the addition of the VT102 on the new e-Order is to include it for DIRECTOR. VT102 can now be ordered for any transport customers (TN360 or DIRECTOR) as...
Industry News Thanks to LBRCA
13/07/2022
REGISTRATION OPEN: LBRCA ANNUAL CONFERENCE WAGGA Register now for the 2022 Livestock Bulk and Rural Carriers Association Annual Conference, being held on 26-28 May at The Range Function Centre. LBRCA annual conferences are for everyone, and our program is aimed at highlighting the issues that impact you day in and day out. Download the conference registration form here. Download the conference brochure here. LBRCA has partnered with Ozaccom+ to reserve...
New Smart OBM system from Right Weigh
13/07/2022
Transport Certification Australia has today announced that Right Weigh has obtained type-approval of a Smart OBM system at Category B. Right Weigh has achieved type-approval for Smart OBM by collaborating withV-DAQ – a certified provider that offers the Telematics Monitoring Application (TMA) and Road Infrastructure Management (RIM) through the National Telematics Framework. Andy Mount, President and CEO at Right Weigh, said, “Our mission is to provide reliable and affordable load scale systems...
NEED HELP WITH CONTRACTORS?
13/07/2022
Whether your company is experiencing high attrition rates or not, these current events should lead every contracting team to think very seriously about its management processes, writes Nathan Kale. It’s a post-pandemic change that no one saw coming. Dubbed the “Great Resignation”, according to recent research by Microsoft, more than 40 per cent of the global workforce is ready to resign at some point this year. One of the biggest surprises is who’s resigning, and contracting teams have reason...
TCA type-approves new Smart OBM from Knorr-Bremse
13/07/2022
Transport Certification Australia is pleased to announce the type-approval of a Smart On-board Mass (OBM) system from Knorr-Bremse Australia Pty Ltd. Based in Munich, Germany, and already with a long footprint in Australia, the Knorr-Bremse Group can boast the addition of a Smart OBM system to its world-leading manufacture of braking systems. The new Smart OBM at Category B adds to Knorr-Bremse’s OBM system (Category A) that TCA type-approved in July 2021. Click here to view the media release
Notice provides alternative road access during Central Queensland flooding
13/07/2022
To enable the supply of food and other essential goods between South Australia and the Northern Territory while key rail and road routes in Central Australia are cut by flooding, the NHVR has issued a notice allowing increased freight capacity on alternative road networks. The National Class 2 Supplementary Access (Northern Territory Assistance) Authorisation Notice 2022 (No.1) provides Class 2 heavy vehicles that are road trains up to 53.5m long with temporary access to a specified...
NatRoad helps spread the Don’t #uck With A Truck message with young driver competition
13/07/2022
The National Road Transport Association is partnering with the our “Don’t #uck With A Truck” campaign to drive its message home to young road users. NatRoad members can invite the L or P plate drivers in their lives to share a video or photo on Facebook, Instagram, TikTok or Twitter with the hashtag #dontmuckwithatruck and #natroad to win gift card and merchandise prizes. “We want safer road behaviours from L and P platers and we want their family members to be safe,” said National Road...
$5.6 million in heavy vehicle safety grants close soon
13/07/2022
Applications for a record $5.6 million in funding for the NHVR’s Heavy Vehicle Safety Initiative (HVSI) will close 5pm (AEST) Monday 14 February. NHVR CEO Sal Petroccitto said Round 7 HVSI grants are open to any industry group, organisation or council that can deliver tangible improvements to heavy vehicle safety. “There is only two weeks left to apply for HVSI funding – now is the time to submit projects that can make Australia’s roads safer for all road users and ultimately save lives,” Sal...
Industry Investigates Coupling Strength
13/07/2022
In an industry and world first, the ARTSA Institute, Australian Trucking Association, Truck Industry Council and Heavy Vehicle Industry Australia (HVIA) are investigating dynamic loads on the couplings on heavy high productivity freight vehicles and PBS combinations vehicles. The safety of couplings project is funded by the Commonwealth Government through the NHVR’s Heavy Vehicle Safety Initiative and will fill a gap in knowledge and provide evidence to update relevant Standards and...
Safety Solutions Can Be Achieved in the Trucking Industry
13/07/2022
In a recent column, NHVR CEO Sal Petroccitto discussed the importance of safety on the road and in the workplace. Sal emphasised the importance of increasing the percentage of industry that have a basic Safety Management System (SMS) in place beyond half, to improve safety for the whole supply chain. “I’d like to see this number rise significantly, so that everyone in the industry can reap the benefits of safety-first culture,” Sal said. Read Sal’s article here