22 trucks taking containers from Northland to Auckland ordered off the road over safety risks
20 Dec, 2020 04:00 PM
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Almost 20 per cent of trucks wanting to take containers from Northport, above, to Auckland have failed safety checks, sparking a warning from police.
Mike Dinsdale is Northern Advocate deputy editormike.dinsdale@nzme.co.nznorthernadvocat
Almost one-in-five trucks heading to Marsden Pt to take containers to Auckland have failed safety checks - with 22 taken off the road - and police are warning they will take action against those not up to scratch.
Truckies picking up containers from Northport to take to Auckland are urged to do the right thing and ensure their trucks are safe and meet all standards.
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