NTI develops ‘spilt milk’ dairy tanker safety program
16 Might 2022
Transport and logistics specialist insurer Nationwide Transport Insurance coverage (NTI) is creating a brand new coaching program to enhance highway safety within the dairy trade.
NTI will design and ship the “spilt milk” nationwide crash discount program over the following two years with authorities funding.
The Australian dairy trade produces milk price $4.4 billion every year and NTI knowledge exhibits on common dairy tankers are 2.4 occasions extra more likely to be concerned in a serious crash than different freight transport – equal to 1 in 17 dairy tankers in contrast with one in 41 different heavy autos.
The objective is to scale back dairy tanker rollovers and enhance highway safety by working with drivers, fleet managers and upkeep consignors. The insurer will work with specialists to check coaching packages, sources and workshops.
An analogous training program in Victoria’s forestry trade minimize rollovers from 29 in a 12 months to none in 2020.
“It’s about bettering highway safety and defending the setting. Dairy tanker crashes not solely put drivers and highway customers in danger, however could cause milk and diesel spills,” NTI Head of Buyer and Business Technique Staci Clark mentioned.
