âShot at, maimedâ: Horror life of truckies A Senate inquiry has heard of horrific crashes and safety problems in the transport industry. Picture: TRUDY BROWN
News by Evin Priest 8th Feb 2021 2:14 PM Horrific deaths from truck crashes and armed hold-ups of cash-carrying security guards are among the major concerns flagged in a Senate inquiry on Monday examining the safety of truck drivers. The Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport Committee is hearing a Senate inquiry into the importance of a viable, safe, sustainable and efficient road transport industry . A garbage truck driver in the Randwick area described the horrible working conditions that have arisen out of ultra-competitive bids to win contracts.
Jerry drove trucks for 60 years, now itâs catching up with him
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âIn transport, you can have a thousand near misses, and Iâve probably had that many,â says Jerry Brown-Sarre. âBut you donât get second chances, if it goes wrong, youâre dead.â
Though he never had a calamitous smash in his 61 years as a transport driver Mr Brown-Sarre, 78, lives with the marks of his long career behind the wheel of big trucks, including a bad hip that forced him into retirement, one of many ailments a new study has found are typical of the industry.
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