Mike Flatt
1 in 5 trucks fail police inspection
A police operation between Northport and Auckland has found almost one in five trucks failed inspections. Audio
Northport to Auckland convoy: Eleven trucks carrying Christmas freight taken off road
Police monitoring trucks on the road between Northport and Auckland found eleven trucks with faults so serious they had to be taken off the road.
Almost one in five were unroadworthy and posed a… Audio
Northport to Auckland truck convoy: Almost one in five fail safety inspections
Almost one in five trucks travelling between Northport and Auckland failed police safety inspections.
Senior Sergeant Mike Flatt says some of the most concerning faults found were around braking… Audio
Truck convoy: Police found worn tryres, braking faults
Almost one in five trucks travelling between Northport and Auckland have failed police safety inspections. The police checks coincided with an abnormally large number of trucks moving freight by road… Audio
Truck convoy: Police bringing staff in from around the country to watch roads
A convoy of trucks is leaving Whangārei on Friday morning carrying cargo from a ship that could not unload in Auckland.
Constantinos P, which was diverted to Northport because of delays in unloading… Audio
