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$3m in funding to upgrade Driver Reviver rest sites

A second round of funding will make another $5m available.

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15th May 2020 2:05 PM

REST AREA UPGRADES: The driver reviver site at Fred Drew Park in Innisfail.

Truckies locked out of dining areas by state health boss

Queensland slow to follow federal exemption orders helping drivers manage fatigue.

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07th April 2020 3:04 PM

TRUCKIES MISSING OUT: Some Queensland roadhouses are being prevented from allowing drivers to dine in.

Exemption for truck stops and roadhouses to stay open

Truckies' vital role in coronavirus crisis recognised with exemptions approved to keep dedicated facilities open.

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31st March 2020 7:03 AM

FATIGUE MANAGEMENT: Dedicated truck stops like this one in Nudgee, Brisbane, has the green light to continue to provide truckies with the essentials they need to do their job.

Truckies need help: Senator stirs up action plan in letter

Senator Glenn Sterle has written to Transport Minister Michael McCormack offering to work with him to help truckies get...

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25th March 2020 4:03 PM

ACTION NEEDED: Senator Sterle spells out why truckies need help now in a letter to the Minister.

Sharing your feelings doesn’t make you a wimp

“THIS is not turning truckies into wimps, this is empowering them to stay in the industry.”

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20th March 2020 12:03 PM

Former truckie Dave Sweeney is undertaking a study into the effects of trauma and fatigue on mental health in the transport industry. PHOTO: Trudy Brown

Preventing road deaths through better use of fatigue tech

Researchers are working with the National Heavy Vehicle Regulator to improve the safety of Australian heavy vehicle road...

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21st Feb. 2020 9:02 AM

Researchers are working with the National Heavy Vehicle Regulator to improve the safety of Australian heavy vehicle road users.

NHVR puts focus on fatigue detection technology research

THE NHVR will consult with operators on the emerging role fatigue detection technologies are playing in heavy vehicle...

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18th Feb. 2020 6:02 AM

The NHVR will work towards a collaborative approach to adopting the new technology that includes drivers and management. (AAP Image / Robert Pozo).

Fatigued about rest areas

WE already know that the approach to fatigue management in the industry is about the bare necessities.

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12th Feb. 2020 6:02 AM

Rest areas like the one at Mt Ousley in NSW are an example of how rest areas could be.

Premium Content Residents: Leave the rest stop for the truckies, not campers

Residents near a Lockyer Valley park have called on the council to reverse a decision to allow overnight camping.

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24th Dec. 2019 5:12 AM

NOT HERE: Helidon residents Lloyd and Jean Warr with Vincent Tempone at James Norman Hedges Park. The trio are opposed to the park becoming an overnight camping area. Picture: Dominic Elsome

Operators say AFM makes them safer and more productive

Flexibility in fatigue rules leads to an improved safety focus within heavy vehicle businesses, finds new study by the...

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28th Nov. 2019 7:11 AM

FATIGUE MANAGEMENT: The NHVR says the study demonstrates the significant benefits of AFM and a more flexible fatigue management framework for both safety and productivity.