A JOINT traffic taskforce operation held in mid-November targeted heavy vehicles in New South Wales in the wake of a number of crashes at Mount Ousley on the Princes Highway.
Operation Carter, which ran in response to three incidents between November 14 and 16, saw members of the NSW Police and the Roads and Maritime Services (RMS) checking vehicles at Mount Ousley, Waterfall, Picton Road, and Winton.
From the 86 trucks and trailers inspected, 23 defects were highlighted, including brakes, body and chassis, ancillary equipment, tow couplings, exhaust and noise, wheels and tyres, air leaks in braking systems, engine and differential oil leaks, and chassis fatigue cracks.
Five drivers were handed penalty notices for not carrying and producing work diaries, three trucks were found to have displayed expired registration labels,…