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TRUCKERS' NEWS * Australia - Aussie perspective
Melbourne,Australia -truckingblog.net, by Chris Floyd -22 Aug 2007: -- ... For many years Union membership was compulsory in many large work places & unions had the right to enter any work place without employer permission. Comfortable with their influence, the union movement had become arrogant & in more recent times conservative politicians & employer groups have been on the war-path eroding union activity... Within the transport industry there are higher rates for petrol tanker drivers & those working in waste & recycling, those Awards were probably the result of past union influence than inherrant hazards in each sector... In the east (Austalia), drivers of heavy vehicles are allowed 12 hours of driving & 2 hours non driving work & a 30 minute break for every 5 hours driving. Log Books are maintained for country & interstate driving, but as with any driver entry record these can be diddled to a degree. Truck drivers hold a National Licence, previously drivers were known to hold a State licence under friends addresses in each state they drove, lose one licence, another appears from their wallet!... What we refer to as Dangerous Goods, e.g. flammable liquid, gas, toxic, corrosive, oxidizing agents, etc. if carried in bulk, i.e 1000 litres/kilograms or more a specific permit is required... In fact, you name it, we’ve got a permit for it. Carry a lift truck to unload bricks, Forklift Licence, a timber truck with a hoist, Crane Licence, a tipper with a bobcat…., licences !!! ... Driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs is a loss of licence for 3 months. No sobriety test in Australia, accurate electronic devices are carried by all police so you can seem sober as a judge, but if you’re over the limit… Road Trains are not permitted on Victorian roads, but we do have B-Doules, and Ford Australia also runs a B-Tripple between its Engine Plant & Assembly Plant about 37 miles... and ... These trucks have strict restrictions on which roads they can drive on & must have air-bag suspension... (Photo: Road Trains in Australia, by framecraft.com.au)Labels: truckers news
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