Ali Al Mola, Andrew Peter Ferguson among truck drivers handed fines in court
Truck drivers from across the country have been handed fines in a Port Adelaide court for falsifying their log books and working extreme hours.
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Six truck drivers from across Australia received fines in the Port Adelaide Magistrates Court on Monday for falsifying their log books and working extreme hours.
None of the drivers attended their court session, with Magistrate Stefan Metanomski making ex parte (for one party only) decisions.
Ali Al Mola, 24, of NSW, was convicted and fined $3000 for a critical risk breach of a solo driver exceeding maximum work time.
The accepted maximum work time for truck drivers is 12 hours out of a 24 hour period.
Al Mola was found to have worked 14.75 hours in a 24-hour period.
“Fatigue poses a serious public safety risk, especially when it involves heavy vehicles,” a prosecutor representing the National Heavy Vehicle Regulator said.
Andrew Peter Ferguson, 30, of Victoria, was convicted and fined $1200 for recording false or misleading information in a work record.
Ferguson was detected unloading goods at the South Australian Produce Market, at the same time he recorded a rest stop in his log book.
Andrew Shui Yee Wong, 54, of WA, was convicted and fined $4500 for a critical risk breach for working 16.25 hours in 24 hours.
The prosecutor said that because this offending was at the “higher end of the scale” it warranted a tougher penalty.
Colin Berton Hillsley, 54, of QLD, was convicted and received a $3000 fine for a critical risk breach, after working 14 hours in a 24-hour period.
Matthew Edward O’Brien, 32, of NSW, received the same penalty for the same offence, after working for 14.5 hours in a 24-hour period.
Lachlan John Pillar, 27, of Victoria, was also convicted and fined $3000 for a critical risk breach of a solo driver exceeding the maximum work time.
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