Every Friday, OwnerDriver will provide a comprehensive review of changed traffic and road conditions for Australia’s freight and heavy vehicle operators.
This week, Queensland’s notorious
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Heavy vehicle volume leads to Monaro speed review
Transport for NSW (TfNSW) has changed the speed limit on multiple Monaro roads due to the volume of heavy vehicles throughout the area.
A TfNSW says a review was initiated by local residents due to the
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ATA welcomes ‘effective’ NSW average speed camera trial
The Australian Trucking Association (ATA) has welcomed the New South Wales government decision to trial average speed cameras to detect speeding by light and heavy vehicles.
The ATA, in its Friday Facts
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Heavy vehicles cleared to travel on major Queensland road
The Queensland Department of Transport and Main Roads (TMR) has announced that heavy vehicles can now travel through Developmental Road.
The Springton Creek Bridge along Developmental Road in central Queensland
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Give drivers training instead of fines, says ATA
Truck drivers who commit a minor fatigue or record keeping offence should have a one-time opportunity to do an online training unit instead of being fined, says ATA CEO Mathew Munro.
He says there needs
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Warrego Highway speed limits to drop
Part of one of Queensland’s major freight routes will have its speed limit permanently dropped, with a spate of serious incidents around Hatton Vale on the Warrego Highway the catalyst for the reduction.
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New safety signage in play for road trains in Western Australia
The number of trailers in tow and the total length of road trains driving on Western Australian roads will be captured on new safety signage to be added to the back of road trains and heavy vehicles
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Reduced speed limit in effect on Princes Highway
A three-kilometre section of the Princes Highway passing through Bairnsdale will be subject to a reduced speed limit of 60km/h, starting today (Friday, June 28).
It will replace the current mix of speed
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Speed limits to change in Northern NSW
The speed limits on roads surrounding the Moree District Health service in northern New South Wales has been slowed to 40 km/h due to the establishment of a high pedestrian activity area (HPAA).
The 40
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Police to target truckies in Hume Freeway operation
Truckies will be targeted by Victoria Police in a major road policing operation on Hume Freeway this week.
Operation Hamilton, running in conjunction with Operation Furious, a NSW police operation, will
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