A Legal Case That Will
A Legal Case That Will:”form the basis for future legal approaches in the trucking industry”. The ATN website posted this article recently about an interesting legal case to be heard in Canberra, relating to the death by electric shock of a construction company worker who was also a truck driver. Subsequently the employing company Kenross […]
NSW authorities target DCs to enforce load restraint
NSW Police says load restraint is a “serious issue” for industry after DC inspection reveals unsecured loads Authorities in New South Wales have turned their attention to inspecting distribution centres as part of the annual Operation Austrans initiative currently underway. The Roads and Maritime Services (RMS) and officers from NSW Police expanded their inspections of […]
Possible investigation on the cards after speed tampering incident
Authorities may pursue a transport company after one of its trucks allegedly had a tampered ECM. Police in New South Wales intend on linking up with their Victorian counterparts to potentially investigate a trucking company after one of its drivers was caught in Moree on suspicion of speed tampering. NSW Police claims the Victorian-based truck […]
1.25 Milion Record Scott’s fine a major compliance warning: RMS
Magistrate sees fault with company’s policies and procedures in chain of responsibility findings New South Wales authorities believe record chain of responsibility fines on Scott’s Transport serve to reinforce the State’s hard line on compliance. The Local Court of NSW recently fined the Mount Gambier-based heavy vehicle operator more than $1.25 million for speeding and […]
Trucking can’t rely on third parties to satisfy COR requirements
Western Freight Management’s plight shows transporters must not assume third parties have loaded freight correctly, law firm says. Trucking operators are being warned against relying on consignors to load freight correctly in the wake of a case involving Western Freight Management. Gillian Bristow from law firm Cooper Grace Ward says the New South Wales Court […]
$1.25M in Fines For Transport Company Speed Limiter Tampering
The “Adelaide Now” has reported a story about the penalties handed down by the New South Wales Local Court relating to 165 separate offences, in which the transport company’s trucks were found speeding between August 2010 and March 2012. The article states: “Most of the offences occurred on the Hume Hwy, with one driver clocked […]