TruckSafe ranks swell

South Australia's Eagle Contractors and Queensland's Hawkins Bulk Haulage recently signed on with the ATA's TruckSafe truck safety accreditation program

The Australian Trucking Association’s truck safety accreditation program, TruckSafe, has recently buoyed by the addition of two new members: Eagle Contractors and Hawkins Bulk Haulage.

Adelaide-based Eagle Contractors runs a fleet of four trucks along with an wide range of equipment. The firm’s Managing Director, Scott Tregeagle, said he saw TruckSafe accreditation as an important step in the company’s progression.

“I think TruckSafe is a great concept,” he said. “It’s a selling point with our customers, and it shows we’re dedicated to safety and have all our policies and procedures in place.”

Hawkins Bulk Haulage is based near Brisbane, and delivers stock feed and grain throughout Queensland and northern NSW, as it has done for 35 years.

The company’s Director, Shane Hawkins, said joining the TruckSafe program has been hugely beneficial.

“We joined the TruckSafe program to be a bit more professional and lay the groundwork for some bigger customers,” he said.

The Chief Executive of the Australian Trucking Association, Stuart St Clair, recently welcomed the program’s two newest members and highlighted TruckSafe’s strengths.

“TruckSafe accredited businesses are some of Australia’s safest, because they go above and beyond the requirements of the law to meet the external TruckSafe standards and audits,” he said.

For more information on the TruckSafe accreditation program visit www.trucksafe.com.au.

TruckSafe ranks swell

Tags