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Alert: Chain of Responsibility Laws – Prosecutions

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On May 9th the Australian Chain of Responsibility laws just got more teeth!  Police and authorities in NSW made over 1,000 prosecutions against directors and owners of four trucking companies relating to speeding offences committed by their drivers. The Sydney Morning Herald broke the news: Directors charged over speeding truck drivers.   Photo by Wolter […]

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Chain of Responsibility Update: Budget To Upgrade Local Roads

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Great news for road users is that government has approved funding for a $4.1billion budget to upgrade and maintain roads. The 2012-2013 budgets provide for improvements over the next four years. This money will assist councils and shires to upgrade and maintain local roads. Good news for workers in the transport industry and ordinary road users alike.

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Chain of Responsibility Update: Truck Speed Limiters The Target Of NSW Crackdown

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In the spotlight recently are truck operators who tamper with speed limiters on their trucks after a company in NSW was accused of doing just that. The company, Fred’s Interstate Transport was accused  of tampering with a truck’s limiter after the truck was clocked doing 130km per hour on a NSW Highway. The current speed

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Chain of Responsibility Update: Can You Contract Out Responsibility? High Court View.

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It’s long been said that you can’t contract out, or delegate responsibility, and certainly this saying has a good fair share of truth… Our responsibility as company owners is to take “every reasonable measure” regarding our safety obligations, and this principle forms the basis of the whole Chain of Responsibility legislation. SafetyCulture.com.au recently published an

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Australia at “Watershed Point” for key infrastructure and freight facilities: New Report

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A recent report issued by the COAG Reform Council (Coag Reform Council) has highlighted concerns about our capital cities’ ability to cope with predicted growth in freight needs for the future. Duncan Sheppard of the Australian Logistics Council (ALC) commented today: A review of Australia’s capital cities by the COAG Reform Council shows a concerning lack

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Chain of Responsibility Implications, ALC Releases New Report

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One of our Directors Steven Asnicar has spent the latter part of this week at the Australian Logistics Council (ALC) Forum 2012 in Sydney. At the Forum the ALC released a new report entitled “Towards an Efficient Freight Future”, which calls for changes in the transport supply chain.  LogisticsCareer.com.au reported on the release: A renewed

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Clients now the focus in trucking investigation

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Police raid Lennon’s Transport company in Enfield INVESTIGATORS probing a trucking company that illegally tampered with speed limiting devices and falsified log books have moved their crosshair to the clients whose goods were transported in the trucks. As further revelations of illegal practices at Lennon’s Transport emerged yesterday, the Roads and Maritime Services said a

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COR investigation launched after police raid Lennons Transport

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A chain of responsibility investigation has been launched against well-known trucking company Lennons Transport Services after police uncovered alleged speed tampering, fatigue breaches and drug possession. Officers descended on the company’s Enfield depot today to conduct a compliance check of its fleet and comb through company records in the wake of a fatal crash involving

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The Three Focuses Of Chain Of Responsibility Legislation: Part 2 – Load Management

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The Australian Chain of Responsibility laws hold all parties involved in the transport supply chain accountable and being familiar with the new changes is a necessity of employees and businesses.  In part 1, we talked about driver fatigue, a central point of concern.  This time, we are talking about load management and its place in

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