It was no joke when an Adelaide-based interstate bulk petroleum carrier was fined $93,000 and ordered to pay more than $374,000 in back-pay to 10 “underpaid” truck drivers, according to a report on the Industrial Relations Court of South Australia’s decision in the ATA’s online news magazine, Fully Loaded, on 5 July…
Sending an iron-clad message to the Australian road transport industry about personal onus in the chain of responsibility was the recent jailing of an Adelaide trucking company boss for 12 and a half years for failing to maintain a vehicle in safe mechanical condition, resulting in a fatal road…
Around 20% of all road fatalities can be caused by fatigue, according to government statistics*, yet fatigue is one of the most preventable of all factors contributing to the occurrence of road accidents. A growing number of Australian transport and logistics organisations are taking a more proactive approach…
