Worked with this guy in Qld. Known to all as "Showbags" Had to be carried and full of C**P.
His wife was fairly high in the Dept of Transport and he managed to get a job as a "Scalie" Transport Inspector.
Within six months he was infamous and had threats of a violent nature made. They had to transfer him to another area and I was told he ended up in a desk job after more threats in that area.
Not a liked position, but wouldn't it be bad if some of those poorly maintained trucks with bad brakes stayed on the roads.
Worked with this guy in Qld. Known to all as "Showbags" Had to be carried and full of C**P.
His wife was fairly high in the Dept of Transport and he managed to get a job as a "Scalie" Transport Inspector.
Within six months he was infamous and had threats of a violent nature made. They had to transfer him to another area and I was told he ended up in a desk job after more threats in that area.
Not a liked position, but wouldn't it be bad if some of those poorly maintained trucks with bad brakes stayed on the roads.
Yes, I not in favour of poorly maintained vehicles. 1975
My funny experience, I was on my way to Adelaide across the Hay Plains when I needed a rest break, another truck was there and as you do we said hello and from there I followed him via a back road to my destination. At meal breaks and tyre check we talked not a lot, he told me thing had not gone well for him over the few years, spent time in jail, didn't tell me much and I didn't ask. He did the right thing around me and thats what counts.
About 18 months latter I have loaded timber out of a bush saw mill near Dalby for Sydney weights can be a bit hit or miss and no weighbridges check for 80ks, Had breakfast near Moonie the next morning the roads are quiet about 1 hour down the road I get pulled in by the Qld Weights and Measures, guess who the Inspecter was.
While he looked at my book his partner when for a walk, as soon as he got down near the end of the trailer he told me to go and don't look back.
Funny as, I still don't know how I would of went with my weights, my book was not to bad, truck was OK but they didn't handle that side of things.
