Rigid truck fatalities increase ‘unacceptable’
THE AUSTRALIAN Trucking Association has urged heavy rigid truck operators to upgrade their safety procedures as truck fatalities continue to increase.
Federal Government data has revealed there were 90 fatal crashes and 95 fatalities involving heavy rigid trucks in 2008, compared with 78 fatal crashes and 83 fatalities in 2007.
By contrast, articulated truck fatalities had fallen from 145 fatal crashes...
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