Friday, February 05, 2016

Scott's Transport, in Australia. So criminally bad, they are nearly as famous as Swift. Maybe worse.


2nd time in one week, same Scotts Transport trucking

This B-double caused traffic chaos on a Sydney motorway today because the overseas’ driver did not know how to reverse the giant truck. Only been licensed to drive for 10 months

Scotts of Mount Gambier hired two drivers in the country on controversial 457 Visas, but they didn’t know how to reverse the truck. This is the 2nd time in one week,

Australian bosses use the visa to sponsor SKILLED overseas workers to temporarily plug gaps when skill shortages hit a particular industry.

Obviously, this is bullshit, and Scotts transport isn't hiring SKILLED drivers, nor training them, they are hiring guys with ZERO ability from India, for half the going wages that Australian citizens demand to do the same job.

Motorists suffered delays of more than an hour after the truck abruptly pulled up on the city-bound lanes of the M5 East because the driver feared the vehicle was too high to enter the Airport Tunnel.


In May 2014, Scotts of Mount Gambier was fined a total of $1.2 million after pleading guilty to 165 speeding offences in NSW. That was reduced on appeal to $85,000.

The fines were also imposed on Manager Peter Anderson and Director of the Scott Group of Companies, Ray Scott, the son of late trucking magnate Allan Scott.

The fines are the biggest imposed in NSW since chain of responsibility laws were introduced in 2005.


NSW Roads Minister Duncan Gay voiced concern on alleged breaches related to Scott’s Transport of Mt Gambier and sought to differentiate it from Scott’s Refrigerated Transport of Sydney.

He says the government is determined to catch rogue drivers and transport operators following the recent incident of a speeding B-double of Scott’s Transport from Mt Gambier. "In the last 48 hours police and RMS have joined forces with their interstate colleagues in Victoria and South Australia to locate and inspect 31 trucks belonging to the Scotts Group – a company not associated with Scott’s Refrigerated Transport whose head office is based in Sydney. "

Disturbingly, the Scotts investigation has resulted in six speed limiter breaches, 25 defect notices being issued, 15 fatigue-related violations, one overload offence, three vehicles being grounded and one driver detected allegedly driving under the influence of drugs," he adds. "Furthermore, last week the truck driver involved in the horrific Menangle crash was charged with three counts of dangerous driving occasioning death. "
http://www.fullyloaded.com.au/industry-news/1203/gay-to-tighten-law-notes-scotts-truck-breaches

A working holiday visa (this is only granted to those under the age of 30) will enable you to work for up to six months for an employer, before having the opportunity to apply for a 457 visa. The 457 visa is effectively a four year working visa which can ultimately lead to permanent residence status, and thereafter citizenship.  http://www.scottrecruitment.com.au/overseas-candidates

The Transport Workers Union argue that the occupation of Truck Drivers not be added to the Consolidated Sponsored Occupation List by reason of concerns that:
 the use of 457 visas will increase the danger risk in the industry;
 the industry already suffers from significant underemployment;
 potential exploitation of 457 holders;
 and underpayment of ‘market salary rate’.

How the Subclass 457 Visa Operates
The first step for any business that wishes to sponsor an overseas worker is to apply to the Department of Immigration and Border Protection (DIBP) to be approved as a Standard Business Sponsor (SBS). To be approved, the business must demonstrate that it is lawfully operating a business in Australia and that there is no relevant adverse information known about the business or its senior managers (including prior non-compliance with Australia’s immigration law). Importantly, approved SBS’ agree to be subject to a number of sponsorship obligations, including an obligation to dedicate a percentage of payroll to training Australian citizen or permanent residents in skills relevant to their current occupations.

The second step is for the approved business to nominate a vacant position in its business to be filled by a worker on a subclass 457 visa. For a nomination to be approved by the DIBP, the approved business needs to undertake that it will pay the prospective employee at the ‘market salary rate’, that is, the remuneration paid to Australian citizens working in the same position. The approved business might also be required to demonstrate that it has undertaken ‘labour market testing’ (i.e. demonstrating that it hasn’t been able to fill the position using local labour).

Importantly to the debate, an approved business can only nominate a position in its business, if that position is an occupation listed on the Consolidated Sponsored Occupation List (CSOL). The CSOL is a list of approved occupations compiled by the DIBP. The occupation of “Truck Driver (General)” is not currently listed on the CSOL. Accordingly, businesses cannot currently sponsor overseas workers on a subclass 457 visa to drive heavy vehicles.

The final step is for the prospective employee to apply to fill the position nominated by the approved business. In doing so, they need to demonstrate that they have the appropriate skills and experience to perform the position, have a satisfactory level of English, hold private health insurance, and are of good health and character.

4 comments:

  1. Anonymous10:13 PM

    Tony Sheldon who is the current leader of the TWU Transport Workers Union is the most disposed human in Australia by the majority of the Long Distance Sector of the road transport industry.
    If you really wanted to report on major happenings in the transport industry in Australia why not report how the TWU tried swindling the Australian public into supporting there effort to put ALL owner operators out of business so they could get more people working for the major transport companies and therefore gain more union members .. The TWU are currently in court facing charges for falsifying membership records.

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    1. you must have meant "despised" not disposed. I'm not motivated to write an article on the transport union, it would take all damn day to do it right, and I add to this site in my spare time

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  2. Anonymous1:59 AM

    I did one run for Scotts, and would not go back. Enough said.

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  3. Gee, that took guts to put that on here "Unknown"
    ralph grant

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