Vehicle Specialist Jeff Fleury from the Transport Agency’s Southern Region Access and Use team, is to front a series of workshops about Heavy Motor Vehicle Dynamics and Safe Journeys that are aimed at reducing truck roll-over crashes.
The joint Transport Agency and NZ Road Transport Forum workshops were developed after mounting concern from within the trucking industry and from Police at the growing number of heavy vehicles involved in roll-over crashes.
Between 2000 and 2014 there were 1616 single heavy motor vehicle rollovers crashes and 1900 crashes where other vehicles were involved.
Transport Agency Southern Region Access and Use Manager, Kevin Owen, says this initiative is an excellent example of working to the key operating principles and areas of focus in the 2013-18 Access and Use Business Plan – namely our role in contributing to a safe, efficient and effective land transport network.
“We do this through high value face-to-face direct contact with our customers, and that’s exactly what these truck rollover workshops do. It’s also a great opportunity for the Transport Agency to use our knowledge and tools to skilfully influence the heavy motor vehicle industry, to reduce truck rollover crashes. This is a wonderful example of partnering with our stakeholders to bring about the safe journey outcomes we are seeking from the sector we regulate".
Kevin says Jeff is well respected in trucking industry circles for his heavy motor vehicle safety knowledge and ability to convey this in interesting and engaging ways, making him ideally suited to front these workshops.
“A lot of effort has gone into ensuring the workshops resonate with their key audiences – truck drivers and operators. The two hour workshops aren’t simply a classroom driving lesson. There’s a strong focus on giving those involved an insight into truck dynamics and physics, with an emphasis on being professional drivers when they are out on our roads,” says Kevin.
Kevin says the big goal they are chasing with this initiative is to ensure every truck driver in New Zealand returns home safely at the end of each working day.
“It’s a big challenge, but we wouldn’t be doing this if we didn’t think we could make a difference.”
The first of the nationwide workshops are in April.
The workshops are aimed at reducing the trauma and high costs caused by truck roll-over crashes.
Specialist Jeff Fleury from our Southern Region Access and Use (A&U) team is to front a series of workshops about Heavy Motor Vehicle Dynamics and Safe Journeys to reduce truck roll-over crashes.
The joint Transport Agency and NZ Road Transport Forum workshops were developed after mounting concern from within the trucking industry and from Police at the growing number of heavy vehicles involved in roll-over crashes.
Between 2000 and 2014 there were 1616 single heavy motor vehicle rollovers crashes and 1900 crashes where other vehicles were involved.
Southern Regional Manager for A&U, Kevin Owen, says this initiative is an excellent example of working to the key operating principles and areas of focus in the 2013-18 A&U Business Plan – namely our role in contributing to a safe, efficient and effective land transport network.
“We do this through high value face-to-face direct contact with our customers, and that’s exactly what these truck rollover workshops do. It’s also a great opportunity for the Transport Agency to use our knowledge and tools to skilfully influence the heavy motor vehicle industry, to reduce truck rollover crashes. This is a wonderful example of partnering with our stakeholders to bring about the safe journey outcomes we are seeking from the sector we regulate".
Kevin says Jeff is well respected in trucking industry circles for his heavy motor vehicle safety knowledge and ability to convey this in interesting and engaging ways, making him ideally suited to front these workshops.
“A lot of effort has gone into ensuring the workshops resonate with their key audiences – truck drivers and operators. The two hour workshops aren’t simply a classroom driving lesson. There’s a strong focus on giving those involved an insight into truck dynamics and physics, with an emphasis on being professional drivers when they are out on our roads,” says Kevin.
The first of the nationwide workshops are in April.
“We’ve had plenty of interest from within the truck industry, so we’re confident that the workshops will be well attended”.
Kevin says the big goal they are chasing with this initiative is to ensure every truck driver in New Zealand returns home safely at the end of each working day.
“It’s a big challenge, but we wouldn’t be doing this if we didn’t think we could make a difference.”