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    Requesting a fair go

    Sep 15, 2021 4 minutes
    Rod Hannifey

    A LETTER to the Police Commissioners of Australia: Dear sirs and madams, I am an interstate truckie and have been for many years. I have now travelled over six million kilometres in mainly B-doubles across every state in Australia, bar Tassie. I have met and dealt with some excellent and understanding police and similar staff of road authorities but have met some of both groups who do not meet these high laurels or what I would hope would be your standards of both operation and professionalism.

    We now have the National Heavy Vehicle Regulator (NHVR) taking over those state road authorities. While we do not yet have (HVNL) review and a Senate Inquiry into a Safe and Sustainable Road Transport Industry.

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