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 [...]
NTI NTARC Major Crash Investigation 2022 Report The Major Crash Investigation 2022 Report from National Transport Insurance (NTI) and the National Truck Accident Research Centre (NTARC) is a mixed bag. There have been some great gains made in some areas with some measures having an impact – however some alarming figures in other areas. It highlights the need for [...]
The Heavy Vehicle Industry Australia (HVIA)’s 2022 National Awards held at the end of November honoured SGESCO-MAX in two areas – as a National Safety Finalist and for 50 years of membership. HVIA represents and advances the interests of manufacturers and suppliers of heavy vehicles and their components, equipment and technology. The Association encourages and honours excellence through their [...]
Last year SafeWork Australia released a new guide for the construction industry to reduce the risk of traffic accidents and fatalities caused by construction developments, which has been on the rise due to ongoing construction in our cities. As they have done in other industries, SGESCO-MAX’s range of MAX-SAFE Safety solutions can provide many of the solutions construction companies [...]
After a hiatus due to Covid, SGESCO-MAX has attended Europe’s heavy vehicle mega trade shows and other briefings to experience first-hand the trends, issues and technologies that will deliver improved heavy vehicle safety over the next 5-10 years. Our CEO, Scott McPherson, is just back from Germany where he attended Automechanika Frankfurt 2022 IAA Transportation 2022 Hannover Continental Schwalbach [...]
