Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #roadtransportindustry, aggregated by home.social.
Kaniva wants to be known as an EV charging hub
By Nethma Dandeniya
The publican of the Victorian farming town currently known for its sheep and silo art wants to add EV fast chargers to that list.
#RoadTransportIndustry #TravelandTourism #BusinessEconomicsandFinance #UrbanDevelopmentandPlanning #NethmaDandeniya
Mildura and South Australia connected by bus service after six-year hiatus
By Wade Stephens
A bus named after a family Cavoodle is helping reconnect Sunraysia commuters to South Australia.
Ongoing Birdsville Track closure hits outback businesses
By Tom Mann and Isabella Kelly
The Birdsville Track has been closed for the majority of the past two years, leaving some outback businesses with no choice but to pause operations.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-10-12/birdsville-track-closure-outback-roads-businesses/107216338
More than $1.2bn announced for NSW regional road upgrades
By Nick Dole
The Albanese government is tipping in $674 million, while the Minns government is investing $610 million towards the upgrades.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-10-07/nsw-government-funding-for-regional-roads-corridor/107235290
#RoadTransportIndustry #StateandTerritoryGovernment #GovernmentandPolitics #NickDole
Qld government rejects petition to change stop signs to give way
The petition argued "requiring vehicles to come to a complete stop is almost always of no safety significance".
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-10-03/qld-stop-sign-change-petition-rejected/107218162
Healthcare workers killed in Ledcourt triple-fatal had a 'bright' future in Australia
By Nethma Dandeniya
Regional Victorian couple who died in a multi-vehicle crash are remembered as "loving" and "caring" people.
#RoadAccidentsandIncidents #HumanInterest #RoadTransportIndustry #NethmaDandeniya
Breaking: Embattled caravan manufacturer collapses into administration
By Josh Dye and Jessica Ross
Sunshine Coast-based Australian Off Road has called in administrators after the company went dark last week, leaving hundreds of customers and suppliers in limbo.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-15/australian-off-road-collapse-administration/107154226
#CompanyNews #TourismandLeisureIndustry #BusinessEconomicsandFinance #Manufacturing #AutomotiveIndustry #Industry #RoadTransportIndustry #SmallBusinesses #AirTransportIndustry #TravelandTourism #CommunityandSociety #JoshDye #JessicaRoss
Diesel price 'deja vu' for grain farmers nearing harvest
By Justine Longmore, Petra Oates, and Warwick Long
Farmers are embarking on the fourth largest winter harvest on record as the diesel price rises again.
#PetrolPrices #GrainGrowing #RoadTransportIndustry #JustineLongmore #PetraOates #WarwickLong
Communities in Victoria's west push for the return of passenger trains
By Nethma Dandeniya
Communities across western Victoria are pushing for the return of passenger trains along crucial routes ahead of November's state election.
#RailTransportIndustry #LocalGovernment #TransportIndustry #RoadTransportIndustry #StateandTerritoryGovernment #StateandTerritoryElections #NethmaDandeniya
B-double engulfed in flames in latest Hume Highway truck fire
By Xanthe Gregory
A driver has avoided injury after a B-double caught fire on the Hume Highway, the tenth truck fire on the main highway between Sydney and Canberra in 70 days.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-08/truck-destroyed-hume-highway-fire-yass/107127352
#Fires #RoadAccidentsandIncidents #RoadTransportIndustry #Roads #XantheGregory
Record regional road toll hits 1,000 due to complacency, report finds
By James C Taylor
A record 1,000 lives were lost on rural and regional roads last year. A new report says complacency and a flagrant approach to road rules are the causes.
#RoadAccidentsandIncidents #Roads #Police #RoadTransportIndustry #DriverEducation #RegionalCommunities #JamesCTaylor
Widow of Adelaide man killed in double-fatal truck crash speaks about prolonged court proceedings
By Olivia Mason
The widow of a man killed in a horrific truck crash at an Adelaide freeway in 2014 says she is relieved the court proceedings are finally over.
#RoadAccidentsandIncidents #RoadTransportIndustry #Courts #OliviaMason
Gridlock ahead: Perth's industrial hub faces a decade of disruption
By Lucy Murray
Transport operators in Perth’s south worry worsening congestion on the Kwinana Freeway is already driving up costs, delaying deliveries and fatiguing drivers. Now they are preparing for at least another decade of disruption.
#Roads #DefenceandNationalSecurity #PopulationGroups #UrbanDevelopmentandPlanning #RoadTransportIndustry #Industry #LucyMurray
Breaking: Multiple cars in serious crash north of Cairns
Multiple patients are being taken to hospital and a major highway has been closed.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-05/serious-crash-smithfield-bypass-cairns/107000538
Tolls to be lowered for multiple Sydney motorways but savings 'modest'
By Nick Dole
Toll prices will be lowered on Sydney motorways including the Lane Cove Tunnel, M2, and Cross City Tunnel, but neither WestConnex nor NorthConnex will be included.
#Roads #RoadTransportIndustry #StateandTerritoryGovernment #NickDole
Vehicle with 1 million kilometres on the clock hits the market
By Nethma Dandeniya
A west Victorian stock agent lists his 2009 Toyota LandCruiser for sale, having driven it 300 metres shy of 1 million kilometres.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-03/toyota-landcruiser-1-million-kilometres-hits-market/106943372
#AutomotiveIndustry #CarEnthusiasm #Industry #RoadTransportIndustry #Agriculture #NethmaDandeniya
A trial that started years ago says the costs are too high because the charging infrastructure doesn’t exist in the same way as refueling infrastructure exists.
Honest, comparative reporting would include that key piece of information in the headline. The headline would also use the past tense in the word “found” instead of “finds”
Charging infrastructure for cars is growing rapidly. The same will need to occur for viability in the trucking industry, particularly for remote / bespoke transport routes like the logging industry.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04-02/electric-truck-trial-finds-not-cost-effective/106516084
#RoadTransportIndustry #RenewableElectricity #ElectrifyAustralia #EV
Premier says regional SA will be first in line for fuel amid global crisis
By Jackson Byrne, Selina Green, and Josh Brine
South Australia's premier has assured farmers battling with soaring diesel prices that regional areas will be first to receive fuel deliveries.
#Transport #PetrolPrices #RuralandRemoteCommunities #RoadTransportIndustry #OilandGas #RegionalCommunities #Farmers #StateandTerritoryGovernment #TransportIndustry #UnrestConflictandWar #Agriculture #JacksonByrne #SelinaGreen # #JoshBrine
Higher oil and fuel prices hit road transport industry that moves ‘everything you buy in shops’
Increasing fuel prices are putting pressure on an already struggling road transport industry, with the potential to impact…
#NewsBeep #News #Economy #AU #Australia #Business #insolvencies #risingcosts #roadtransport #roadtransportindustry #truck #Trucking #truckingindustry
https://www.newsbeep.com/au/529831/
Truck driver shortage puts squeeze on Australia's supply chain
By Timu King
Australia's road transport industry is facing a growing driver shortage driven by an aging workforce and limited recruitment of younger people.
Traffic management costs put WA road cycling events in jeopardy
By Andrew Williams
Organisers of WA's largest road cycling race say traffic management costs for the event rose more than 300 per cent in the past year after workers received a significant pay rise.
#CycleSport #RoadTransportIndustry #LocalGovernment #AndrewWilliams
Carbon emissions limits for cars weakened amid opposition's 'ute tax' campaign
By Jake Evans
The federal government will water down proposed carbon emissions laws for vehicles, as it seeks to appease car makers who feared it would push up the price of some cars by thousands of dollars.
#FederalGovernment #GovernmentandPolitics #ClimateChange #AutomotiveIndustry #EnvironmentalImpact #RoadTransportIndustry #JakeEvans
Outpouring of support for truckies as 'everyday Aussie battlers' shout them meals at outback pub
By Grace Nakamura and Cameron Simmons
The owners of a remote pub in north Queensland are fielding non-stop calls from people across Australia wanting to "pay it forward" to truck drivers affected by the rising cost of living.
#RoadTransportIndustry #CostofLiving #GraceNakamura #CameronSimmons
Ministers and experts meet to address 'crisis situation' on NSW roads
By Penny Burfitt
After the sharpest increase in road deaths in 15 years was recorded in 2023, federal and state ministers, as well as experts from home and abroad, have gathered to discuss how to tackle the problem.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-02-22/nsw-road-safety-forum-after-death-toll-increase/103500180
#RoadAccidentsandIncidents #RoadTransportIndustry #TrafficOffences #StateandTerritoryGovernment #FederalGovernment #PennyBurfitt
Outback bushfire closes main freight link between WA and eastern states
By Jarrod Lucas, Emily JB Smith, and Tara de Landgrafft
Bushfires have closed the Eyre Highway for the second time this summer, with no confirmation of when the critical road route will reopen.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-02-22/wa-balladonia-bushfire-closed-eyre-highway-sa/103498586
#Bushfires #RoadTransportIndustry #JarrodLucas #EmilyJBSmith # #TaradeLandgrafft
Patch ups, temporary speed restrictions plague Victorian roads in 'dangerous' state of disrepair
By Erin Somerville
Motorists are dodging large potholes while speed limits are cut and lanes closed due to long delays in road repairs.
#Roads #Floods #RoadTransportIndustry #StateandTerritoryGovernment #ErinSomerville
Will the government's fuel efficiency standard drive up car prices? It depends what road it goes down
By Jake Evans
The federal government has detailed its proposal to impose a CO2 standard on new cars. It will have a narrow road to travel to ensure it cuts emissions without driving up car prices.
#FederalGovernment #GovernmentandPolitics #ClimateChange #AutomotiveIndustry #RoadTransportIndustry #AlternativeEnergy #JakeEvans