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SA cement company and executives charged over fatal truck crash(Post)
A South Australian cement company and its executives are facing charges under the Heavy Vehicle National Law (HVNL) following the death of a heavy vehicle driver in October 2020.It is alleged that th ...
Truck driver dies after being pinned under trailer in the Northern Territory(Post)A man has died after being pinned beneath a trailer on a Northern Territory highway on Thursday afternoon.Police said they were called to the incident southwest of Katherine, just before 5.20pm.The m ...
Workplace injury leads to 5K fine for Queensland truckie(Post)An experienced truck driver has been fined $5,000 following an incident in which a young worker suffered a crush injury at work and spent 18 days in hospital.The truckie was recently sentenced in the ...
Truckie flown to hospital after Queensland crash(Post)A woman in her 50s has been flown to hospital after the truck she was driving left the road and crashed into a tree on Sunday morning.The RACQ LifeFlight Rescue helicopter was called to the incident ...
Transport company sentenced over truckie death at Yarraville depot(Post)A transport company has been fined $320,000 for workplace health and safety offences after a truck driver was killed by a B-double nearly three years ago.The truck driver was standing on a pile of wo ...
NHVR urges truckies to make their health a top priority during Men's Health Week(Post)The National Heavy Vehicle Regulator (NHVR) is reminding truck drivers to prioritise their mental and physical well-being during Men's Health Week.Men's Health Week is observed internationally f ...
Heavy vehicle regulator teams up with outback trucker to deliver road safety message(Post)A popular Western Australian truck driver has joined forces with the National Heavy Vehicle Regulator (NHVR) to promote heavy vehicle safety, as part of the regulator’s campaign dubbed ‘We All Need S ...
Victoria road safety company facing multiple charges over truckie death (Post)WorkSafe has filed charges against a road safety company after a delivery truck driver was fatally injured at its Gippsland depot in 2021.The 34-year-old man suffered fatal injuries after a metal bar ...
Truckie flown to hospital after early morning rollover crash(Post)A truckie sustained serious injuries after his truck rolled on a dirt road in South East Queensland.LifeFlight said the truck driver managed to free himself from the vehicle, but collapsed a sho ...
Darwin worker struck by forklift load, prompting safety warning(Post)NT WorkSafe has released a safety alert after a Darwin worker was crushed by a forklift load.WorkSafe says failure to enforce forklift exclusion zones may lead to serious injury or death.The incident ...
Truckie flown to hospital following Queensland crash(Post)A man has been flown to hospital after the truck he was operating struck a tree in south-east Queensland.The incident happened on Wednesday morning.The LifeFlight rescue chopper was called to the sce ...
