Thread: Police target truckies in Australia wide blitz

Originally Posted by Eevo

as I understand, a large percentage of truckies work for themselves.

They won't be doing that for too long if they get Busted

Originally Posted by DiscoMick

I agree. I rarely see a trucker doing anything that concerns me, but almost every day I see muppets in cars.

Well I do a Bairnsdale to Melbourne run regularly and I have yet to see a truck driver doing the wrong thing. Always at the speed limit, always signal their intent in good time, never a sudden change in direction ( other than to avoid a car driver) . I travel at 90kmh because I have to, Defender won't hold 100kmh on hills, and have never had an experience of being intimidated by a truck driver.
Police would be better serving the public if they pull over no truck drivers and most car drivers for safety checks. Trouble is idiot behavior is sudden and the police are never there at the time.
Terry

It's only a few truckies that spoil it for the rest, but those few need caught.

https://www.police.sa.gov.au/sa-poli...at-tailem-bend

Originally Posted by bee utey

It's only a few truckies that spoil it for the rest, but those few need caught.

SAPOL -
Truck driver arrested at Tailem Bend

This "Germ" had already lost his licence and yet that didn't stop him from driving under the influence of drugs and other offences so clearly a further suspension is pointless because the last one had zero effect, This vermin needs to do time and to be stripped of his heavy vehicle licence so that he cannot endanger the public again.
Maybe a national registry for these sort of offenders would help to keep them out of the trucking industry in which 99% of the operators are highly professional and don't deserve to have their reputations tarnished by these "Cowboys"

its hard to feel sorry for them.

A truck driver has been reported following an incident on the South Eastern Freeway today.Just before 10.30am on Thursday 7 December, State Traffic Motorcycles were at the bottom of the Freeway at Glen Osmond as part of Operation Austrans.
At that time, police located a Kenworth B-double parked on the southern side of Cross Road with smoke coming from the brakes on the trailers.
The driver, a 27-year-old man from Western Australia had to negotiate an emergency left turn onto Cross Road after his brakes had failed and he was travelling too fast to turn right onto Portrush Road.
He was reported for fail to drive in low gear and fail to carry safety equipment and will be summonsed to appear in court at a later date.
The B-double was taken to the Vehicle Inspection Station where it underwent an inspection and was defected for roadworthy brakes.

same intersection where 4 people died due to a truck going too fast.

I thought the cops and scaleys were constantly in blitz mode....

Doesn't pay to have a grubby industry.... but it also doesn't improve things when you see government officials on a power trip.

I'm sure these days that that ratio of drug use reflects society in general. Sadly a few rotten apples see all truckies getting lumped into the same boat..... truth is the vast majority are decent human beings who keep the country running. It's generally a thankless and difficult job.

It's all too easy for housewives and keyboard warriors to hit what might be soft targets.

I.

Truckies should be scrutinised.
I am subject to alcohol and drug testing in my workplace, why shouldn't they?

Mind you, often you hear stories of the authorities being unreasonable and over the top. I experienced it myself when a police woman threatened to shoot me. Then, my almost 80yo mother got out of the car and gave her the what for. The police woman then wanted to book me for a bent number plate. What my mother then said to the police woman could be distilled down to "You need glasses." but it took much longer.

Another thing on trucks that I was thinking about just last week, they often drive at me over double white lines. Just over, about six inches. I move over to the left and give them as much room as I can. The roads I travel are rather narrow and usually have rather large pot holes or damage on the left shoulder.