Record 1.3 Million Fine for Lennons Transport
Lennon’s Compliance management weaknesses and lack of Chain of Responsibility Compliance system was a major lead to penalty topping that of the recent 1.25 Million Scott’s Transport Fine. “I find that these offences are close to the most serious case (on a scale of serious, very serious, most serious),” Stapleton states in her ruling document. The […]
Video from ALC Conference: Linfox CEO part 1
This post features Michael Byrne, CEO Linfox Logistics in his Keynote address at the ALC Conference earlier this year. His address was titled: Smarter Supply Chain infrastructures Video Highlights: 0:58 “At Linfox, “we only have 92 customers” $2.5 billion revenue” 2:55 Started with 1 truck 58 years ago: “Overall 30,000 staff in the “family” business! […]
VicRoads Takes Legal Action against Controversial Transport Giant
Adding to their recent woes, Cootes Transportation and its parent company McAleese are facing a fresh set of problems, this time as VicRoads initiates legal action against the unsettled company. Following the torrent of inspections that Victorian road authorities rained down on McAleese’s subsidiary, Cootes Transport recently, VicRoads are now initiating legal action which could […]
REVIEW CALLS FOR PENALTY RISES UNDER NATIONAL LAW
The fraught process of harmonising trucking penalties has reached a watershed with the release of the National Transport Commission’s (NTC) Heavy Vehicle National Law Penalties Framework Review Final Report. For instance, the NTC had recommended that the penalty for driving while fatigued rise from $6,000 to $15,000, to align with a critical work and rest-hours […]
Heavy Vehicle Report 2014
SOME OF THE NTC RECOMMENDATIONS This report summarises the preliminary analysis the NTC provided as part of the targeted consultation process and feedback received from governments and industry through the targeted and public consultation processes. The recommendations in this report are based on this feedback and generally propose targeted, incremental improvements to the existing HVNL […]
Chain of Responsibility Laws to Gain more Muscle
Work for NTC and NHVR as stakeholders seek wider coverage and Ministers back taskforce report National Chain of Responsibility (COR) laws in trucking will be strengthened but further work must be done on what that entails as well as its extension to heavy vehicle maintenance and executive officer liability. The Chain of Responsibility Review Taskforce […]