Australia

Pictured: a woman looks out of a truck window. Photo by Adam Jones adamjones.freeservers.com Australia's road transport industry has a long way to go in ensuring gender equity it would seem. New research has found that female employees in this key Australian sector experience misogyny, bullying...

Pictured: post-crash burned out trucks. Still taken from video recorded by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. In Australia this last week: Police criticized two truckers who died in very adverse visibility conditions; a serial trucking offender was hit with a big fine plus legal costs for...

In Australia this week… new tunnels and roads to eliminate trucks; cattle and driver nearly burned alive; human remains found after truck explodes; controversial logistics software company vows to fight class action and the regulator; I'll huff and I'll puff and I'll blow… you off the road! New...

Innocent third parties who get caught up in Australia with illegal drug logistics, such as employers and transport operators, do not appear to fear the threat of having their property seized by the authorities. Seizure by the authorities of property belonging to third parties who were unwittingly...

Australia's competition watchdog, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC), has expressed competition fears over the acquisition of the wharf-side GrainCorp Liquid Terminals by independent bulk liquid storage company ANZ Terminals. The ACCC has formed a preliminary view that the...

Free trade deals are driving demand for logistics staff in Australia, says recruiter Hays. Meanwhile, the Australian Federal Government is handing out cash to boost trucking, cargo and road safety. Trucking fuel is much in the news with a new bio-diesel plant opening but industry groups are calling...

An increase in the volume of freight is generally welcome in the transport industries. But there are some cargoes the industry simply does not want to haul. Unfortunately, criminal syndicates are smuggling huge volumes of methamphetamine around the globe by hiding it in the lawful flow of freight...

A weekly round-up of events in Australia. This week: Melbourne forces trucks out of the inner city; cleaning up asbestos roads; obeying road signage fail; road train safety inspections. Melbourne begins to force dirty trucks out of the city; 24-hour truck bans on the way Trucking groups, the...

Anheuser Busch Inbev NV (NYSE: BUD) sold its Australian beer assets to Japan's Asahi Group Holdings for $11.3 billion in enterprise value. According to one analyst, the parent company of Budweiser has other assets lined up for sale. What Happened Proceeds from the sale of AB InBev's...

Another two-day strike has been called at the DP World Australia container terminal at Port Botany, Sydney, Australia, as the longshoreman's strike intensifies. The new strikes follow hot from a series of strikes around Australia last week including a four day strike in Melbourne. Local experts...

Residents have robotic drones in their sights… literally Some Australians apparently think that drones are being put in the sky so as to give the local residents the  opportunity to carry out a bit of target practice. Local police in the nation's capital, Canberra, say they are about to press...

Integrated logistics provider Qube (ASX:QUB) issued its formal takeover to the shareholders of target logistics service provider, Chalmers (ASX:CHR) on Monday, July 8. Qube, which owns Australian marine container terminal operator Patrick, is offering one of two options. Chalmers shareholders can...

Longshoremen around Australia are walking out on the job for two-, three- and four-day strikes in the latest collective employment dispute. A series of work bans on overtime and shift extensions is also now in effect.  Workers in highly unionised sectors in Australia enter into three-year...

Trucking safety at level railroad crossings proved to be a major issue this week with the release of two separate reports by the nation's transport safety detective. In both cases there were very serious train derailments. Meanwhile, the National Transport Commission was asking whether Australia's...

Two people were left dead after a multi-vehicle crash on a highway to the south of the Australian city of Sydney on Friday. Local police said that two trucks and six cars were involved. The crash closed all southbound lanes. Motorists were advised to avoid the area. The driver and passenger in a...