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Sep 4, 2012

DANGEROUS DRIVERS * WORLDWIDE

* The Netherlands - 55% of the drivers defraud the tachograph

The Hague,Netherlands -Truck and Business, by Claude Yvens -31 Aug 2012: -- According to a survey by Transport Online, conducted in late August, 230 drivers were interviewed, showed that 55% of Dutch drivers messes with their tachograph: 

- 45% do it 'sometimes' 
- 10% often 
- 10.7% admit to occasionally using a magnet 
- 2% does that even often 
- 23% feel put under pressure by his employer to the driving and rest not to respect, and one in three of these drivers refuse to comply with it... 
  
The survey also shows that the regulation of driving and rest a source of stress for the vast majority of drivers ... in place to ensure the rest they need. The drivers surveyed would like more flexibility for minor infringements and unexpected situations. They also complain about the lack of parking spaces...

* Indiana -2,100 gallons of gas stolen from Indiana BP station... all at once

(Photo: Tanker truck at railroad crossing) 
Hammond,IND,USA -Autoblog, by Chris Tutor -Aug 31st 2012: -- To steal 2,100 gallons of gasoline, you'll need a really big tank and story that's at least somewhat believable. Someone in Hammond, Indiana apparently had both... A clerk at a Hammond BP station says a tanker driver's story about checking the station's tank levels sounded legit, especially since BP has had contamination problems in the area recently. According to the Associated Press, the station's manager noted that it wasn't unusual for a BP tanker to remove fuel from the station's tanks, but not at all normal for the tanker to leave without replacing the fuel... Police estimate the value of the gasoline at about $8,500. Two other gas outlets in Hammond have been the victims of "pump tampering" recently, with the theft of about 350 gallons of fuel by several different vehicles...

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