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B-double driver fined for speeding

A B-double driver had his rig grounded after he was caught speeding on the Hume Highway near Jugiong, northeast of Gundagai, NSW.

Cowra Community News reports the fully laden truck, registered in Victoria, was clocked doing 120km/h yesterday.

The 54-year old driver was fined for exceeding the speed limit by more than 10km/h, with the vehicle grounded for inspection where it was found the speed limiter was noncompliant.

Traffic & Highway Patrol Commander, Assistant Commissioner John Hartley, says heavy vehicles from other states needed to pay close attention to the NSW speed limits.

“Any truck travelling through NSW can expect to see our Highway Patrol vehicles conducting our various ‘National Highway’ operations, which are focused on speed,” Hartley said.

“The Roads & Maritime Service will now audit the involved company’s speed compliance in terms of point-to-point and safety-camera systems, to determine whether the Joint Heavy Vehicle Taskforce needs to conduct a further examination of the fleet."

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