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Safety sidelined by trucking companies

A STUDY from the University of Queensland has backed claims from the Transport Workers Union that the safety of truck drivers and other road users is being put on the backburner in a bid to meet tight deadlines.

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UQ Centre for Accident Research and Road Safety lead researcher Angela Wallace said more than 70 truck drivers, employers, depot managers, receivers, schedulers, consignors and government transport groups...

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