Authorities Target Tankers in NSW

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An article on trucking website, www.fullyloaded.com.au detailed efforts by New South Wales authorities to crack down on petrol tankers speeding. Speeding tankers have come under the spotlight in NSW and have caught the attention of authorities.

Tankers are allowed a maximum speed on 100km per hour in NSW and those caught exceeding this will be held accountable, according to NSW police.

The crackdown seems to be spurred on by an incident that occurred recently involving a speeding tanker in Culcairn. The tanker was caught speeding on the Olympic Highway. Upon further investigation police discovered that the tanker’s speed limiter parameters had not been properly set and so the vehicle was limited to 100 km per hour. The truckie who was from Victoria was issued with a defect notice.

The incident resulted in a crackdown on speed limiter tampering in the state and especially amongst the tankers in the area. These vehicles are being inspected by police to check for speed limiter tampering and ensure that tankers are compliant.

New South Wales Police Force and Roads and Maritime Services (RMS) on their website confirmed that they will be conducting compliance checks on petrol tankers checking for speed limiter tampering as part of ‘Operation Go Slow’.

The incident took place at about 5.40pm on Wednesday 24 April 2013 when police attached to Holbrook Highway Patrol were travelling south along the Olympic Highway, Culcairn, and they detected a petrol tanker allegedly travelling above the speed limit.

Police then followed the vehicle into a nearby service station where the mechanical inspection and engine control module (ECM) download was conducted. The download revealed the speed limiter parameters were not properly set to prevent the truck travelling in excess of 100km/h.

The 57-year-old driver from Wodonga, Victoria, was issued with a notice by the police to have the speed limiter parameters set correctly.

Read what the post on Fullyloaded.com.au had to say about the incident:

NSW Police claims officers detected a petrol tanker on the Olympic Highway on April 24 speeding at Culcairn, prompting police to follow it to a nearby service station to conduct a mechanical inspection and download the vehicle’s engine control module.

NSW Police says the download revealed the speed limiter parameters were not properly set to prevent the truck travelling in excess of 100km/h. The Victorian truck driver was issued with a defect notice.

“As a result of this incident, police – with the assistance of RMS experts – are today conducting compliance inspection audits within the heavy petroleum tanker industry to see if speed tampering is an issue,” NSW Police says.

RMS Director Peter Wells says inspectors at the Banksmeadow, Silverwater and Botany heavy vehicle inspection stations will look over tankers and make sure only those which are compliant are allowed back on the road.

“We’re working with NSW Police Force to intercept fuel tankers and inspect this important industry sector more broadly for compliance and vehicle standards to see if speed limiter tampering is an issue,” Wells says.

Read more: https://www.fullyloaded.com.au/industry-news/1304/authorities-target-petrol-tankers-for-speed-compliance

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