“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 [...]

First introduced in Australia in 2014 and expanded in 2018, Chain of Responsibility Laws require heavy vehicle businesses to take a proactive approach to safety management to avoid or minimise risk to the public. With rising statistics around VRU injury or death, the glaring risks of heavy vehicle operation, and the widespread availability of solutions to mitigate these risks, [...]

SGESCO-MAX has proven safety solutions for new NSW Bus Requirements for door safety systems. As of January 2023, new bus safety systems have come into force in NSW for any bus that: is licensed to carry over 12 people is registered for the first time after 1 January 2023, and has driver-controlled passenger doors. The regulations are designed to [...]

CLOCS-A calls for construction companies to ensure the safest vehicle journeys. CLOCS-A (Construction Logistics and Community Safety – Australia) is a critical initiative, given Australia’s relentless construction boom and the risks to vulnerable road users around construction vehicles. It’s also a clarion call for the type of heavy vehicle safety solutions offered by MAX-SAFE. CLOCS-A is a recommended approach [...]

Pedestrian Protection Regulations are an increasing priority for governments around the world, with new UN regulations being adopted by many countries to reduce pedestrian deaths caused by cars and heavy vehicles. With increasing pedestrians in Australian cities, a high pedestrian road toll (in particular by heavy vehicles) and Australia being a signatory to UN, it’s only a matter of [...]

The 2022 TMC Trucking Industry Show held last month in Christchurch was a great opportunity for many New Zealand truck drivers to discover first-hand the range of MAX-SAFE heavy vehicle safety solutions. The two-day event was held on 25 – 26 November, with the first day being a trade only day, attended by 5000 people, and the second day [...]