Auckland port logjam: Truckies try to bypass Northland police checkpoint
11 Dec, 2020 03:21 AM
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Containers leaving Northport heading south on State Highway 1 for Auckland
Imran Ali is a reporter for the Northern Advocateimran.ali@nzme.co.nznorthernadvocat
Police are warning trucking companies contracted to transport shipping containers from Northport to Auckland to ensure their vehicles meet safety standards or else they ll be written off the road.
The warning follows about half a dozen truck-and-trailer units being written off after failing the standards expected of the police commercial vehicle safety team at a checkpoint on Uretiti along State Highway 1, south of Whangārei, today.