The Australian and state governments should improve safety on major infrastructure projects by making TruckSafe accreditation a mandatory part of construction contracts, the Chief Executive of the ATA, Ben Maguire, said today. Ben joined Chief Inspector Phil Brooks yesterday as NSW Police and RMS officers inspected construction trucks working on the WestConnex project in Sydney.

“It was impressive to see first-hand how the NSW Police delivered such a professional intervention to raise the standards on our roads,” Ben said.

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