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Feb 15, 2014

TRUCKING INDUSTRY NEWS * Australia

* Queensland - Truck accidents: Overnight trips most risky, study finds
Brisbane,QLD,Australia -The Brisbane Times, by Jacob Saulwick -17 Feb 2014: -- Truck drivers who work overnight for more than three hours in a row are as much at risk of an accident as mid-range drink-drivers, a major study of the relationship between sleepiness and truck crashes shows... The study also found drivers with less experience and those who do not use modern technology - such as anti-lock braking systems or cruise control - have a significantly higher risk of accident... The rate of accidents involving trucks in Australia has remained consistently high in the past decade, despite the general fall in serious road accidents... But according to a new study by researchers at Monash University, the rate could fall if fewer long-haul truck trips were scheduled for the early hours of the morning... 


* NSW - EPA acts on dangerous goods trailers 
(Photo: An AL-KO Electronic Stability Control: The future of towing safety and stability)
Sydney,NSW,USA -ATA Friday Facts -14 Feb 2014: -- Dangerous goods tank trailers manufactured on or after 1 July 2014 must be fitted with electronic stability control to be used in NSW, the NSW Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced this week... The announcement follows the ATA’s call for governments to mandate electronic stability control for dangerous goods vehicles in October last year... In his letter announcing the decision, EPA Hazardous Incidents and Environmental Health Director Craig Lamberton said requiring stability control on dangerous goods vehicles was good industry practice both in Australia and internationally...

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