The National Heavy Vehicle Regulator (NHVR) is shining the light on bus safety as part of their ongoing We All Need Space campaign to educate road users around how to share the road safely with heavy vehicles. First launched in 2019, the new bus[...]

Since 2021, Brisbane heavy vehicle safety manufacturer, SGESCO-MAX, has undergone a quiet evolution with significant investments in systems, processes and offerings as it moves into its seventh decade in business. The latest initiative – LEAN[...]

Two recent school bus rollaway incidents in NSW have seen the NSW Office of Transport Safety Investigations (OTSI) identify safety issues that require immediate attention by operators, in the interests of public transport safety. These incidents are[...]

New Zealand Trial Paves the Way for Safer Waste Collection across ANZ. Smart Environmental, one of New Zealand’s largest waste management companies, has completed the first Australasian trial of our active safety solution for side-arm heavy vehicles that significantly improves public safety around waste trucks. MAX-SAFE Side-Arm Pedestrian ProtectionTM is a new camera-based AI solution designed to detect and protect [...]

Since joining SGESCO-MAX three years ago as Managing Director, Scott McPherson, son of the company’s founder, Albert, has re-engineered our company to prime it for growth in future decades. With his considerable management, analytical and technology experience, Scott, along with brother Marc, Director of Research & Development, and the team have made great headway in advancing SGESCO-MAX as the Australasian [...]

“Seat belts in buses” law and related safety issues are in the spotlight after a bus tragedy in June in the Hunter Valley, NSW, where 10 wedding guests were killed when their bus rolled due to excessive speed going through a round-about. This follows 18 children in Victoria being hospitalised after their school bus was hit by a truck in [...]