Safety Blitz Results in 15 Defect Notices
NSW Police once again targeted safety and compliance, this time for tipper and dog combinations during Operation Catapult. Officers intercepted and checked vehicles at Rosehill, west of Sydney, near the WestConnex construction sites. Officers had intercepted 29 trucks and trailers before noon and identified 15 defects. Defects included brake imbalance, air leaks, exhaust leaks and […]
Safety of Truck Drivers Highlighted by TWU on International Workers Memorial Day
As people globally gathered for International Worker’s Memorial Day, a time to remember those killed or injured at work, the Transport Workers’ Union (TWU) was calling for attention about the safety of transport workers. The TWU urged action to improve transport workers safety, given that they have the highest workplace death rates of any industry. […]
Maintenance Neglect Gets Transport Boss 14 Years in Jail
This recent ruling of the South Australian Supreme Court is essential for all transport and logistics managers, CEO’s and Owners to read. In 2015 an Adelaide trucking company boss was jailed having been found guilty of manslaughter over the death of driver Robert Brimson in March 2014. The ABC then reported: Mr Brimson took action […]
Adelaide Trucking Boss Loses Appeal to Have Sentence Amended after Driver Death
The Court of Criminal Appeal has dismissed an application by an Adelaide truck company boss to have his sentence reduced over the death of a driver in a crash in 2014. The operator was found guilty of manslaughter after it was discovered that he failed to repair the faulty brakes of the truck which resulted […]
Truck Driver Gets $17.5K Fine for Fudged Work Diary
A truck driver has received fines to the value of $17,500 and had to pay costs of $900 after a magistrates found that he had lied in his work diary, making 5 misleading entries. The Roads and Maritime Services Director Compliance Roger Weeks, said the 44 year old driver from Victoria was stopped by heavy […]
Man Killed when His Car Collided with a Truck
A man was killed instantly when the sedan he was travelling in collided with a truck 27km north of Yass, on Wednesday night. This crash is a reminder of the consequences when a light motor vehicle and heavy vehicle collide. This accident took place after 8pm on Lachlan Valley Way, Kangiara. The deceased has been […]