The ATA has today released a new truck safety video that sets out the findings of a major study into truck crashes. The video and a series of clips are available on the ATA YouTube channel.
 
The video features the Director of the Monash University Accident Research Centre, Professor Mark Stevenson, whose research found that:
 
 - truck drivers with less than ten years of experience have three times the crash risk of more experienced drivers;
- unladen trucks are more than twice as likely to crash than loaded trucks;
- anti-lock brakes and cruise control demonstrably reduce the risk of crashes;
- driving between midnight and 6.00am increases the risk of crashing more than three times.
 
Also  in this edition
- Trucking Australia 2015 registrations open
- Preventative maintenance saves money - TMC
- Search for the next ATA CEO
- G20 Leaders Summit -  Brisbane traffic disruptions
- Road deaths statistics continue downward trend
 
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