safety
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Australia
DOWN UNDER TRUCKING: Melbourne begins forcing trucks out of the inner city
A weekly round-up of events in Australia. This week: Melbourne forces trucks out of the inner city; cleaning up asbestos…
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Australia
Brain-damage causing trucker narrowly escapes more severe criminal sentence
A truck driver who was convicted and sentenced for dangerously driving his truck in a way that caused grievous bodily…
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Autonomous Trucking
Volvo Trucks makes active safety standard on most models via Bendix Wingman Fusion
Volvo Trucks says anyone involved in heavy-duty trucking has a "moral obligation" to make trucking safer.
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Asia-Pacific
DOWN UNDER TRUCKING: locals shoot down drones
It can be a rough business doing freight and logistics in Australia. And now, in the Australian capital city of…
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Equipment
Bendix produces 3 millionth air disc brake for trucking industry seeking safety and savings
Improved safety and total cost of ownership is driving more truck makers to make air disc brakes standard.
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Infographics
Safety First!
This year marks the 60th anniversary since Volvo engineer, Nils Bohlin developed the modern three-point seat belt in 1959.
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Australia
Drug-abusing trucker jailed for 18.5 years after savagely beating his boss to death
Truck driver Patrick Allen Boon must now serve nearly two decades in jail for beating his boss to death with…
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Asia-Pacific
Human-machine interaction failings cause worldwide ship groundings
Ships all over the world are running aground despite having highly trained, qualified and experienced crew. Why?
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Canada
Maple Leaf Motoring: Trucker fights deportation ‘for working hard’
Jobandeep Sandhu logged more than the 20 hours per week allowed by his student visa. Thousands have a signed a…
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Insurance & Risk Management
Going mirrorless: How soon until cameras replace traditional mirrors?
Trucks without mirrors are entering the testing phase, but they could soon become a reality.
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