Alleged diary breaches bring 62 offences for truck driver - Ingleburn

A Yanderra truck driver will face court on 62 offences after alleged irregularities were found in his work diary, including altering the hours he worked and removing pages from the document.

Around 1.50am on Sunday 17th February 2019, a 28-year-old Yanderra man was driving a semi-trailer south on the Hume Highway near Ingleburn.

Officers attached to Macarthur Highway Patrol spoke to the driver about an unrelated matter.

It will be alleged that further inquiries identified a number of issues in the driver's work diary.

Earlier this month the driver was issued a Future Court Attendance Notice with a total of 25 charges - not record information after starting work (three charges incorporating 31 offences), not give information to record keeper (12 offences), make false or misleading entry in work record (x5), work more/rest less than standard maximum time (x5), remove pages from work diary when not authorised (x2), exceed heavy vehicle speed limit by > 10km/h and drive whilst suspended (x5).

The Yanderra man will appear in Campbelltown Local Court on Tuesday 2 July 2019.

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