The NSW roller brake testing transition has been extended, which should aid truck owners and drivers in their battle against the issuing of unfair defect notices.
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Letter to the Editor: Parable of the Black Mack
One reader contacted Owner//Driver after being reminded of an old parable he heard in the 70's.
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National Roadworthiness Baseline Survey results: How the Australian fleet stacks up
The National Heavy Vehicle Regulator (NHVR) undertook Australia’s first national heavy vehicle health check, inspecting more than 7,000 heavy vehicles and 11,000 total units between August and November 2016, and the results are finally here.
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READERS: Are point-to-point cameras dangerous?
The authorities have become increasingly keen on installing point-to-point cameras on major highways, but are they a safety device, a revenue-raising exercise, or are they adding an extra danger to what is already a demanding profession?
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RMS confirms inability to suspend incompetent truck licence holders
No legal powers to suspend truck driver’s licence on the spot, Senate committee told
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NSW police release Op Catapult 3 results
Latest instalment of blitz sees speed limiter and defective brakes feature
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Fudged work diary lands truckie $17.5K fine
A 44-year-old truckie has received $17,500 in fines with $900 in costs after a Goulburn magistrate found him guilty of making five false or misleading entries in his work diary.
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Truck-and-dogs targeted in ‘Operation Catapult 2’
Similar outcome to first operation though fewer vehicles were tested
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Senate committee sets homework for RMS
Probe into truck licensing fraud response sees compliance director grilled
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HAD ENOUGH: Rock Through Windscreen Prompts Big Change
For Andrew, a rock throwing incident that left him with a serious injury was enough to push for change.
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