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TRUCKING ACCIDENT * Australia: Cleanaway's - Cootes Transport's
* New South Wales - Garbage trucks off the road across Sydney, following fatal accident in Adelaide
Sydney,NSW,Australia -The Sydney Morning Herald, by Leesha McKenny-August 20, 2014: --
Rubbish collections have been suspended across Sydney after one of Australia’s largest waste management companies pulled its entire fleet off the road following a fatal accident in South Australia... The decision by Transpacific to withdraw all of its Cleanaway trucks from service to check the safety of its national fleet will affect thousands of residents... The company announced late on Tuesday that all of its 2800 trucks would be taken off the road after one of its vehicles smashed into three stationary cars waiting at traffic lights in Adelaide on Monday afternoon... A 41-year-old woman and a 56-year-old man were killed. The 28-year-old male truck driver and a 48-year-old woman are both in a critical condition in hospital... Police on Tuesday said they were investigating whether brake failure had caused the crash at the "high risk location"... Transport Workers’ Union national secretary Tony Sheldon said the decision to take the entire fleet off the road was further evidence of the economic pressure imposed by clients on transport companies and their drivers... Tight client margins and unrealistic delivery or collection schedules could force operators to delay essential maintenance or put economic pressure on drivers, he said...
* NSW - Sentencing magistrate 'horrified' trucking company not subject to stringent heavy vehicle inspections
Sydney,NSW,Australia -AAP/9news -August 20, 2014: -- A magistrate says she is "horrified" the trucking company involved in a fatal tanker crash in Sydney's north was not required to undergo annual heavy-vehicle inspections... Two people were killed and five were injured when a Cootes Transport tanker rolled on its side, burst into flames and collided with several cars on Mona Vale Road, Mona Vale, in October 2013... The national trucking company came under scrutiny after the accident and was charged with more than 300 offences... NSW Roads and Maritime Services (RMS) alleged it had discovered significant defects in the company's fleet, including faulty brakes and suspension... Cootes has pleaded guilty to 255 charges, some of which carry maximum penalties of $11,000... At present, if a heavy vehicle is registered in NSW, it has to undergo mandatory annual inspections...
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