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6 July 2024
Bankruptcy drove truckie to risk working overtime

A NEW South Wales truck driver was fined $1000 in Wangaratta Magistrate Court on Monday for substantially exceeding the mandated driving hours.

The defendant pleaded guilty to having driven his truck for more than 16 hours on November 8, 2023, with only four hours of continuous rest.

The licence mandates a minimum of seven hours of continuous rest and a maximum of 12 hours of work within a 24-ho...

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