NSW cameras

I was up in NSW lately and all the trucks on the Hume seemed to be doing the right thing. Mind you it was daytime. Has the Safe T Cam made a difference or is it just another means of raising $$

na you still see the ocasional monkey lookalike peddling a semi at incredible speeds in the wee hours of the morning.. as long as you take a break .. a piss or a meal stop before the next safety cam theres about 0% chance of being caught

When I am driving the freight truck I go pass 2 safety cams, but at the speed the truck is set I don't need to take a brake. As I will have 10min to spare.
But I still need to take a brake as the truck is fitted with GPS tracking.
The other big problem is when I get to ACT the F.P. do not know what to do with my log book, as they don't know any thing about the new books

I was wondering if the loonies didnt still come out at night. Dont quite understand why anyone would risk their truck licence (which would take several years to get back) in order to get someone elses freight there an hour earlier.
A mate of mine is doing Tarcutta changeovers, the truck is never ready on time and he is supposed to do Melbourne / Tarcutta in 5 hours without stopping. Has to write in an imaginary half hour (unpaid) break at Seymour to do it.
What are these new log books ? My current one dates from 2005 and still has plenty of pages left so i will keep using it till officially told otherwise.

you have till the 18 dec to get your new log book "working diary" basically they were made for the reason of a truck going interstate ..then for example you may have 10 dropoff points in your home town..but because your in your home town you dont need to carry or produce your logbook(using the old rules) ..now its basically a work diary you need to fill in basically when you open your truck door ... im thinking to downgrade my truck from 14ton GVM to just under the 12 ton log book requirement

The new work diary is causing some drama for interstate drivers with the different time zones.
Some are nominating Vic time and using that time zone across to WA then back which sort of makes sense. Some are adjusting their diarys as they cross the borders and others are starting a new day page when they cross a time zone.
The big problem I found coming across was the coppers had different opinions on which method I should be using also.
If you stay with one time zone irrespective of where you are in Aus then your diary is a true reflection of what you have done.
Some of the fellas that have used the 2 hours time differance from Vic to WA to their advantage are in trouble now. It is also pointless as you lose your 2 hours coming back.
I got in trouble in SA because I dint have my truck rego entered at one of my logged rest stops.
Barry

Pete, Baz asked me to post this for you to have a squiz at:

Thanks Baz and Andy, it is slightly clearer now. Looks like the old log book in the top part except for odometer reading. What the hell is BFM and AFM and all that stuff. I must have a read on the Vicroads site and see if I can still use my current one within Victoria.

There new radio stations for listening to the cops just before they pull you over . Dave

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please appear B 4 the Perth court in the fornoon 1st April 2009
to answer misdameaners on the new Fatigue Management
National Driver Work Diary Daily sheet

Day Of week Box not ticked ...................................Kar ching $150
State Teritory Issued WA is Not Western Australia .......Kar ching $150
Time Zone SA is Not South Australia..........................Kar ching $150
Clare to Morgan = 162k U Averaged 129kph.................Kar ching $450
Mildura to Ouyen = 86k U Averaged 114kph.................Kar ching $300
Altering legal document (total Rest)...........................Kar ching $500
Miscalculating work hours 10 hours not 9.25..................Kar ching $500
Miscalculating Rest Hours 14 hours not 14.75................Kar ching $550

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