The Department of Transport and Main Roads has issued a temporary detour notice due to the flooding on the Bruce Highway at Thompson Creek, south of Proserpine. A temporary detour for road train and ...

In many ways it would be easier for Sharon and Bob Middleton to stay under the radar and quietly get back on with the job at Whiteline Transport in Adelaide. Perhaps they could just shrug off a ...

Ken Keating has been around the trucking industry for quite a while – 88 years in fact. A part of the Shepparton landscape, the business actually began in Bendigo where younger brother, Brian’s family ...

If you’re one of the many truckies that has to work this festive season, it’s not all bad news – as BP has again teamed up with Healthy Heads in Trucks and Sheds to offer free Christmas dinners to ...

Here at Big Rigs, we love seeing the variety of trucks our readers are driving and the incredible locations around Australia that you’ve been exploring. The photos you send us always tell a story – ...

I’ve driven three Scania prime mover models over the years – the P, G and R Series. I reckon P could easily stand for Perfect, G for Great and the R – well the R should probably be renamed the KR, ...

Penske Australia has issued a recall notice for 365 trucks in its Western Star X-Series due to a software issue. The Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) may not illuminate to alert the driver of a Diesel ...

The National Heavy Vehicle Regulator (NHVR) has registered the Wine Industry Code of Practice, aimed at ensuring safe and compliant transport of grapes and wine throughout the supply chain. NHVR ...

This year’s Tassie Convoy for Kids was a major success, with truckies raising thousands of dollars for the Royal Hobart Hospital’s Children’s Ward. Rob Sutton, who drives for AG & N Barker, was given ...

When you think of Christmas, things like colourful baubles, filled stockings or shiny presents probably come to mind. But at the National Heavy Vehicle Regulator (NHVR), this festive season we have ...

A frustrated truckie has claimed he politely informed a caravan driver that it was illegal for him to be parked in a space reserved for heavy vehicles – only to be asked “Are you a f**king copper?” ...

As we close out 2024, we can reflect on a successful year with genuine progress on a number of important initiatives for the industry including: Closing the Loopholes Industrial Relations Reform and ...