Safety & Workforce
Road safety, health and safety, and the people and skills behind the wheel.
Drugged-driving deaths rise alarming: AA
More road deaths in 2017 involved drugged drivers than those over the alcohol limit, figures obtained by the AA reveal. Drugs (illegal and/or medications) were proven…
Fuel tanker crash closes Saddle Rd
Saddle Road, the alternative Manawatu Gorge route, is closed as crews work to unload fuel from a rolled tanker. Emergency services were called to the overturned…
Kiwi apprentice is top Cat
This story first appeared in the April issue of Transporttalk – CLICK HERE to download the magazine FREE Gough Cat’s Marty Turek has won the Caterpillar Top…
A vision for road safety
This story first appeared in the March issue of Transporttalk – CLICK HERE to download the magazine FREE The social cost of serious road accidents was around…
Apprentice ‘proud to fix it’
This story first appeared in the March issue of Transporttalk – CLICK HERE to download the magazine FREE Nikita Grindley has fond memories of visiting custom car…
Crash scene assistance on hand
This story first appeared in the May issue of Transporttalk – CLICK HERE to download the magazine FREE Gavin Vowell is always the last remaining to clean…
Are you concerned about workforce fatigue?
This story first appeared in the April issue of Transporttalk – CLICK HERE to download the magazine FREE Many organisations in the supply chain industry need to…
Safety truck saving lives
The NZ Trucking Association’s road safety initiative has been given an independent tick of approval. The organisation’s Safety MAN truck project was launched in August 2017…
Scania welcomes David Whyte to its driver training team
Scania Australia has appointed David Whyte to its team of expert driver trainers. Whyte was the inaugural winner of the Scania Young Australian Truck Driver of…
Heavy vehicle safety tools launched
Australia’s National Heavy Vehicle Regulator (NHVR) is launching a series of tools to help operators boost the safety performance of their business. The resources include 10…