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    The squeeze on safety

    May 12, 2021 3 minutes
    Frank Black

    THE INCREASING push towards high productivity trucks could have dire consequences for owner-drivers, small operators and the travelling public.

    I recently welcomed the opportunity to join a Heavy Vehicle Reference Group Meeting by the Department of Infrastructure and Transport, called the ‘SA Road Safety Strategy to 2031’.

    The focus of some parts of this discussion was alarming – a push to reduce heavy vehicle numbers by increasing high productivity trucks and giving them greater access to

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