Transport bodies say heavy freight traffic on the highway caused by the Trans-Australian rail line's closure after flooding in Western Australia has put truck drivers at greater risk. It comes after three men died in a truck crash on the road last week.
Flooding in WA that closed a major rail line has led to more freight traffic on the Eyre Highway , amid reports of unsafe behaviour.
A section of the Trans-Australian rail line was closed between March 12–30, which meant essential goods usually transported by train had to be moved by truck drivers on the Eyre Highway. He said the higher demand for road transport had attracted many inexperienced drivers who were unfamiliar with the Eyre Highway." a lot of extra operators and drivers, probably, 60 per cent than we normally have, and most of them are unfamiliar with the route," he said."That's such a fundamentally basic matter.
However, both Mr Shearer and Mr Dawson expected there would be a significant backlog of road freight going forward."Just because the train is running now doesn’t mean we forget about what the issues are, the issues are still there."
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