Tackling the'hidden issue'of truckies acting as paramedics on remote Australian roads

Tackling the'hidden issue'of truckies acting as paramedics on remote Australian roads

“For two hours I was in the middle of the desert with a lady I didn't know who was deceased with a towel over her and I was shooing the flies off her waiting for police.”

  • byHamish Hastie

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Substance found in cabin of truck that flipped over on M5 on-ramp
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Substance found in cabin of truck that flipped over on M5 on-ramp

Police investigating a truck accident that closed the M5 near the airport on the final day of school holidays have found a bag containing an unknown substance inside the cabin.

  • byGeorgina Cooke andJenny Noyes
State to replace ageing icon Freo Traffic Bridge with $230 million pledge

State to replace ageing icon Freo Traffic Bridge with $230 million pledge

Funding for the replacement of the rapidly deteriorating Fremantle Traffic Bridge will be provided in the forthcoming state budget.

  • byEmma Young
From the Archives:Nationwide truck blockades cripple Australia's roads

From the Archives:Nationwide truck blockades cripple Australia's roads

40 years ago,a strike by truck drivers saw blockades set up across Australia's highways and roads. Cities and towns were under siege as travel,food supply and trade were disrupted.

  • bySimon Balderstone,Alan Attwood,Ken Haley andBruce Best
Truck technology steers drowsy drivers back into their lanes

Truck technology steers drowsy drivers back into their lanes

Technology is available now to make getting behind the wheel safer,as industry groups target zero fatalities on Australian roads.

  • byFelicity Caldwell
National economy at risk unless oversize truck permit delays fixed

National economy at risk unless oversize truck permit delays fixed

The federal government released the review into Australia’s oversize over mass access arrangements this week.

  • byHamish Hastie
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Woman says triple 0 call was'ignored'after fatal truck crash

Woman says triple 0 call was'ignored'after fatal truck crash

A woman claims she was fobbed off when she phoned about a"violent thud"hours before police attended a fatal truck crash on the Logan Motorway.

  • byTracey Ferrier
WA road safety group'fed up'after trauma trust funding knock-backs

WA road safety group'fed up'after trauma trust funding knock-backs

Transafe WA expressed their frustration at being knocked back twice for Road Trauma Trust Account funding,as the government concedes requests exceed resources.

  • byPhil Hickey
Big win for Australia's truckies as government reviews oversize permits

Big win for Australia's truckies as government reviews oversize permits

Deputy Prime Minister and Infrastructure and Transport Minister Michael McCormack has announced a review into the heavy haulage permit system.

  • byHamish Hastie