A seemingly bad year for logging truck accidents has seen a reported 11 deaths in New Zealand so far, but those in the industry say misreporting is giving logging trucks a bad name.
Logging Truck Safety Council secretary Bruce Nairn said that while he knew of one confirmed logging truck
driver death this year, many of the accidents reported were incorrect.
He said this created the perception that the dangers of logging trucks were higher than reality.
He said the accident between Ohakune and National Park that killed four people in July this year actually involved a general freight truck, not a logging truck as reported in the media.
"We get really annoyed and concerned. Every time it happens we try to get it corrected and we can't."
