Montague Street Bridge in South Melbourne Sees Yet Another Truck Incident
If you’re a truck driver one bridge you’ll want to be particularly cautious about is the Montague Street Bridge in South Melbourne. In fact the bridge has been hit by trucks over 100 times with the first incident of 2017 having taken place recently. Pictures recently emerged on Instagram of a truck that hit into […]
South Melbourne Street Claims First Truck Victim for 2017
The Montague Street Bridge in South Melbourne has claimed it’s first victim of the year. Another truck has fallen victim to the bridge with pictures emerging on social media of a truck idling under the bridge’s gantries. The tyres of the trapped trucks often have to be deflated to lower the height of truck and […]
Defect Notices Issued During NSW Truck Blitz
The NSW joint traffic taskforce consisting of NSW Traffic and Highway Patrol Command and Roads and Maritime Services (RMS) conducted an inspection recently at Mount Ousley, NSW. The operation resulted in inspectors issuing 5 infringement and 9 defect notices within a 5 hour period. The operation, called Operation Carter, was prompted by a number of […]
NSW Truck Blitz Results in 9 Defect Notices
A five hour heavy vehicle inspection by a joint NSW taskforce, resulted in 5 infringement notices and nine defect notices being issued for a number of offences. The inspection, dubbed Operation Carter took place at Mount Ousley, New South Wales recently, with 21 trucks and trailers being inspected. The taskforce included NSW Traffic and Highway […]
Disputes Over Effluent Spills
New South Wales has developed a firm stance on livestock carriers, hitting them with $550 fines for spillage of small amounts of effluent, the mix of faeces and urine from cows, sheet and pigs. These contentious fines come under the improper restraint clauses of the HVNL and in the future effluent management systems for […]
Who is Responsible for Fines Over Spillages ?
Effluent being dropped by livestock hauliers has become an issue of contention with arguments breaking out over liability. New South Wales has taken a firm stance on livestock carriers who drop small amounts of effluent, slapping them with $550 fines under the improper restraint clauses of the HVNL. In the future we can expect effluent […]