The police have not lightened their attitude toward speeding truckies, following two separate incidents. The incident involved defective vehicles having exceeded the speed limit by over 20km/hour, occurred within minutes of each other. The pressure put on truck drivers by the industry in order to meet deadlines has been blamed for the attitude of drivers towards speeding and other road offences. Authorities have cited these two incidents as warnings to companies. If drivers are caught speeding not only will the driver face charges but the company’s entire fleet will come under the scrutiny of inspection. Companies should ensure they do not place unrealistic demands on drivers.  An article by Fullyloaded.com.au has more: NSW authorities are continuing to come down hard on speeding truck drivers, this time handing out fines and defecting two vehicles each caught travelling more than 20km/h over the speed limit. The drivers were both caught in separate incidents in the early hours of June 15 in the state’s southern highlands. Police officers stationed on the Hume Highway near Gunning detected a B-double travelling at 124km/h at 1.10am. The 30-year-old driver was hit with a $463 infringement notice for exceeding the speed limit by more than 20km/h. Police also issued a defect notice for the truck’s speed limiter to be inspected within seven days. About 25 minutes later police noticed another B-double travelling at a high speed along the same stretch of road. Officers clocked the truck travelling at 129km/h, prompting them to hand out a $463 fine to the 47-year-old truckie. The truck was also defected and is required to have its speed limiter inspected within one week. Police Superintendent Stuart Smith has suggested commercial pressures are to blame for a recent spate of speeding incidents. “Despite a number of recent police operations targeting speeding trucks, there are obviously some truck operators that continue to advocate speeding in order to gain some sort of commercial advantage,” he says. “The reality is that when a company’s truck is caught speeding, not only will the driver be fined and the vehicle defected, the company’s entire fleet will be inspected.” hhttps://www.fullyloaded.com.au/industry-news/1206/speeding-truck-drivers-cop-police-wrath. Earlier this month a truckie was caught travelling 25 km over the speed limit in New South Wales. In the aftermath of this incident police have warned that they will be taking a firm stance against road offences because trucks are like weapons in the hands of truck drivers. Fullyloaded.com.au reported on the incident: The B-double driver was also given a defect notice and ordered to a heavy vehicle inspection station. The NSW Police Operations Commander of Traffic and Highway Patrol Command, Superintendent Stuart Smith, says police make no exemption when putting public safety first. “We come down on these offenders hard because they are driving lethal weapons which can kill and maim in an instant,” Smith says. “As professional drivers, they must come to realise they have a duty of care to not endanger other road users.” Source: hhttps://www.fullyloaded.com.au/industry-news/1206/speeding-truck-drivers-cop-police-wrath. The tragedy of the February  Menangle crash is yet another example of the role played by speeding trucks in the carnage on our roads. It should serve as a warning to road users and heavy vehicle drivers and operators in particular, that government is determined to stop another incident such as the one that occurred. They have vowed to do all it takes to reduce the fatalities on our roads and reiterated their commitment to law enforcement . Authorities have of late compared speeding to drink driving and hope that speeding will become as equally socially unacceptable in the community. Those manufacturers, suppliers or retailers that put unrealistic demands on drivers, causing them to speed will also be held accountable for their actions. While reducing speed can cut fuel usage and cost and lower greenhouse gas emissions the immediate benefit is the reduction in speed induced crashes that seem to be so prevalent on our roads recently. While fatigue can also play a big role in truck rollovers and crashes, speeding has emerged as the main cause of crashes involving trucks and heavy vehicles. A possible solution to the problem of speeding in NSW is the proposed introduction of more speed cameras, which authorities hope will deter motorists from exceeding speed limits along major highways. It is hoped that cameras will serve as a warning to truckies (and other drivers) that they are being watched and will be held liable for the consequences of their actions.