Safety & Workforce
Road safety, health and safety, and the people and skills behind the wheel.
Training never stops at Gough Group
This story first appeared in the November issue of Dieseltalk – CLICK HERE to download the magazine FREE Gough Group wants to make opportunities available for all…
Sentence handed down for fatal fuel tank explosion
A deadly fuel tank explosion has led to a home detention sentence for a South Auckland business owner. Salter’s Cartage director Ronald Salter was given four-and-a-half…
Plugging in to driver training
Three Toyota Prius plug-in electric hybrids (PHEVs) have been provided for a national driver training programme. Toyota New Zealand has loaned them to the Manfeild based…
Driver safety key feature of Teletrac Navman iFace device
Workload management is a key feature of a newly launched device for the trucking industry. Teletrac Navman unveiled its latest product, named the iFace, at the…
New safety research seeks truck driver feedback
Preventing death and injury through truck and train collisions around New Zealand is the theme of a new research project. The study comes after four recent…
2017’s champion truck driver found
New Zealand’s champion truck driver for 2017 has been crowned. Northland’s Simon Reid of SJ Reid Transport proved his knowledge and skill across the many different…
Railway crossing safety trial
Railway crossings with LED lights and audio warnings are part of a safety trial in Taranaki, planned for possible use nationwide. The new technology will be…
New inquest into Tavinor’s death
A new investigation into the death of John Edward "Eddie” Tavinor will take place, 17 years after a truck’s driveshaft flew through his windscreen, decapitating the…
Light vehicle training programme launched by MITO
Changing vehicle technology has prompted industry training organisation MITO New Zealand to offer a new programme for light vehicle apprentices. Providing new unit standards, the programme…
Heavy vehicle qualifications need refining: RTF
The Road Transport Forum is working with industry training organisation MITO to make heavy vehicle drivers’ qualifications more relevant. Currently a review is underway to review…