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Jan 25, 2010

TRUCK STOPS * Australia - Fuelling dangerous speculation

Ballina,NSW,Australia -The Northern Star, by Graham Broadhead & Rebecca Lollback -25 Jan 2010: -- Ballina will be without a 24-hour petrol station when the Caltex Big Prawn closes on February 1, and the trucking industry says it could lead to a dangerous situation in which drivers will be forced to ‘push on’ even if they are tired... The Caltex confirmed it will shut off its bowsers at 6am next Monday... Currently, it is the only major stop for truck and bus drivers between Grafton and Chinderah, a three-hour drive on one of the worst sections of the Pacific Highway... Transport Workers’ Union North Coast delegate, Bill Patterson, said the closure of the Big Prawn would have a big impact on the industry... (Picture: The Big Prawn and its associated 24-hour Caltex petrol station will become a thing of the past from next week)

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Jun 29, 2008

Shortage of Truck Stops * Canada - Bottles of urine litter roadways

Watch out for truckers' leftovers

Sarnia,Ontario, Canada -The Sarnia Observer/The Canadian Press -28 June 2008: -- Keep an eye out on Canada's highways this weekend for plastic and glass bottles -- they might well contain trucker pee... The stinky bottles are a new low for litter and proof of the intense pressure on the trucking industry, say critics... These days long-distance hauling means many nights away from home and long, long hours on the road. For the most part, it's only when the odometer is clicking away that a trucker's and a trucking company's bank account grows... Drivers need to make good time, and they only have so many hours a day to get the job done. In Canada, that's a maximum of 13 hours a day behind the wheel, on duty no more than 14 hours. But delays at loading docks and border crossings soften squeeze the journeys into shorter time frames... Some truckers choose making a living over taking bathroom breaks and breaks for much-needed sleep... Bob Dolyniuk, general manager of the Manitoba Trucking Association, said if drivers aren't stopping, they are either doing something wrong or are in an unacceptable situation... "Trips should be planned and dispatched based on the available hours a driver has to drive and to work and to rest."... Compounding the problem is the practical matter of a shortage of places to sleep. Drivers say Canada is not as trucker-friendly as the U. S., and one proof of that is the shortage of truck stops and rest areas in Canada...

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