I’m Probably Going To Jail. Over 100 logbook Offences!
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- Опубликовано: 1 фев 2023
- Just when you think you have all bases covered, trucking throws you a curve ball. Southbound from Port Kembla to Port Melbourne with a fully loaded b-double, I get pulled into Marulan Heavy Vehicle Checking Station which leads to a run in with a transport enforcement officer that rapidly escalates from a good experience to a frightening finale. After catching me out on technicality he’s found over one hundred logbook offences and I’m left thinking, “I’m never going to drive again, I’ll never pay off this fine and I’m probably going to jail!” What scared me most was that I know the logbook (heavy vehicle work diary) inside out and this could still happen to me… Australian Trucking, it’s always an adventure and there’s certainly no shortage of excitement.
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Mate of mine recently came off the road after several million ks... this is why. Blatant revenue raising. 🤬🤬
Yep I miss driving the trucks but I sure as hell do not miss the BS of the cops lol. Keep the stories coming please :)
Wow. Just Wow.
When ya get there tell rhem you're a bed wetter and they'll give ya you're own cell.
Love your content! You definitely ain't going to jail though.
Thanks, I can tell you I did at the time. Watching those pink copies coming out scared the hell out of me.
Always in the "heat of the moment" its like that, haha.
I've never driven a truck. No plans to drive one in the future. But love your stories. Keep em coming!
What you just explained is why i gave up a job that i truly loved, gave up in the end because of all their pathetic excuses to get a find,was a waste of time and put
more pressure and worry into a job that wasnt needed. I could go on but would end up in jail. Apart from my rant I love your uploads. Take care.
I pulled the pin back in 2002, it getting bad enough then but I am thankful I don't have to put up with their BS now .. but ...but I still miss driving the highways in a truck ,
And they wonder why there is a shortage of truck drivers .
I'm moving over from nz to drive in Australia I cannot get my head around how your work diaries work it's so confusing
That's just blatant revenue raising. Disgraceful stuff
the problem with the driving profession is that its damn near impossible to get a fair and just trial within Australia, so most are forced to give up their right to self represent in order to continue working (Driving), as they are likely no where near the court house on the date of the mention as they drive around Australia, so most will plea guilty simply because they have too, Its not a fair and just trial and its really an issue that goes unlooked, most Australians dont realise their rights, and the DOT know this and feel untouchable
Bloody hell.
That's RICH! I never could run a log except in a mixer and got out before the e-logs came out. Barely. I don't miss the days that you drove until you just flopped over. I wasn't a pill popper so I flopped right easily but had to go to get the job done or make it back to the shop from somewhere. Keep on burning that diesel and burn some for me. I miss the company of other tale tellers such as myself but not the hassles that now go with it. CHEERS and Blessings!
Its amazing to me that the powers to be think that by doing a "course" drivers dont get as tired so they can be worked harder and longer....!
just get an EWD mate then no worries at all
Times has come park your truck Quit enough is enough ,glad i quit not worth prison ?
They can’t go back more than 28 days, hence why you only need to carry the old BS book for 28 days .
Great story…….and dead right too…….
pretty sure the Magistrate would have dismissed it….given the extent of supporting factors…….