A proposal to slash off-peak fares for public transport in Melbourne will help reduce an anticipated spike in road congestion that will disrupt freight movements as the city begins to come out of lockdown, according to the Victorian Transport Association (VTA).
Transport and logistics company, Toll, has moved its Clayton operations into a brand new developed facility located in Braeside Industrial Estate.
The Victorian Transport Association has welcomed the Victorian Government extending a Ministerial Order made earlier this year which suspended the application of curfews and loading zone signs on heavy vehicles involved in the transportation of food and personal hygiene products.
Queensland will extend its border zone with New South Wales from 1am Thursday 1 October to include Ballina, Casino and other areas along the length of the border.
Road users across New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland, South Australia and the Australian Capital Territory now have a website for road disruption information.
Projects worth tens of millions of dollars including a state-of-the-art potato washing and packing facility as well as works to help future-proof South Australia’s wine industry have been allocated funding to proceed according to the state government.
Mackay-based Wren Heavy Haulage has taken delivery of a white-hot Drake 4×4 Full Widener with a 50-tonne capacity along with a 2×4 dolly to complement its existing 100-tonne 4×8 Swingwing Drake low loader.
The farming operation of Peter and Tracey Kruger is set to reap the rewards of a one-tonne payload advantage thanks to the purchase of a revolutionary Bulk Transport Equipment (BTE) aluminium chassis tipper.
The McGowan Government has allocated almost $27 million through the 2020-21 Black Spot Program to upgrade some of Western Australia’s worst roads.
Two-thirds of heavy vehicle businesses have a safety system in their operation, a survey has found.