THE AUSTRALIAN Trucking Association (ATA) claims while official statistics show the number of fatal accidents involving articulated trucks has fallen, improvements can still be made.
01/02/2010
A study into truck accidents involving trains at level crossings shows the ineffectiveness of warning systems according to National Transport Insurance (NTI).
23/08/2007
The Australian Government’s $42 billion Nation Building and Jobs Plan will deliver better and safer roads, as well as an immediate boost to the economy.
04/02/2009
Advanced spill pallet and workstation systems are being introduced by Enware Safe-Equip to help combat slip, fall and trip accidents.
06/11/2007
An Australian sleep expert has developed a method for detecting drowsiness with what looks like an ordinary pair of sunglasses.
17/08/2007
Wisconsin Lift Truck has been appointed an authorised distributor for Seegrid Corp, which provides vision-guided mobile robots for the materials handling industry.
30/04/2008
THE ATA claims Australia, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand and New Zealand will work to fast track new and emerging safety and environmental technologies for trucks.
16/02/2010
Drivecam, a new technology from Traffic Intelligence has enabled a substantial reduction in warehouse vehicle collisions in a three month trial.
08/08/2007
The Australian Trucking Association (ATA) has welcomed the 2007 update to the NSW State Plan and will work closely with the NSW Government to increase its emphasis on freight transport.
11/12/2007
QR is reinforcing the crucial safety message for people not to risk their lives around level crossings and rail corridors following a series of incidents.
21/02/2008
Employers can now use video game technology to boost workplace safety thanks to the launch of a new forklift training simulator.
22/10/2008
The NSW RTA’s plan to use fixed cameras to stop speeding trucks will not improve road safety because it ignores the real causes of truck crashes, the manager of ATA NSW, Jill Lewis, says.
02/03/2009
A company that handles maintenance on the Port Augusta to Leigh Creek railway line has been fined over a safety breach that led to the death of one of its employees in 2004.
10/12/2007
Australian Forklift Training, a division of the newly established Australian Quality Training Institute, has trained around 4,500 forklift operators over the past 12 months.
01/08/2008
Telematics Systems developer Minorplanet has teamed up with 'Truckie of
the Year' and leading road safety advocate, Rod Hannifey to educate Australia’s political leaders and motorists about road and truck safety.
01/09/2008
With 53 subsidiaries in 35 countries and 16 production sites worldwide, SSI Schaefer is the largest supplier and manufacturer in the world of industrial storage systems.
14/04/2009
Companies that operate heavy rigid trucks must upgrade their safety procedures, following the release of new figures about the number of fatal truck crashes, ATA Chairman Trevor Martyn says.
10/08/2009
The law requires that employers train their employees to operate any plant equipment regardless of whether you need a licence to operate it.
01/04/2009
Could Zero Harm be killing our people? Yes, veteran OHS expert Phillip Byard said in his October 29 address to The Safety Conference.
04/11/2009
Jungheinrich Germany is the first supplier in the world to launch a battery-powered forklift truck with a rotating driver’s cab in to the market.
05/08/2008