Aggregate Industries has previously pointed to dangerous lorry driving and how safety must come first:
Throughout the duration of 2017 there has been an influx of headlines around poor lorry driving which has led to structural damage of property and infrastructure, accidents and, most tragically of all, fatalities.
As part of an ongoing crackdown on bad driving etiquette by Highways England, last month (November 2017) saw one UK County conduct secret filming which worryingly captured a number of HGV drivers using their mobile phones, watching YouTube videos and even reading books behind the wheel
In 2019, this sort of thing is still going on – including by AI's own drivers.
AI says "we operate an incredibly robust approach to the enrolment of our 1,000-plus franchisee drivers", but earlier this year we posted Some of AI’s drivers clearly have an issue with road safety laws, drawing attention to this, and a number of other examples:
There is no excuse for this. Driver needs immediate disciplinary action @AggregateUK and a driver awareness course.— The Extinction Rebellion Peloton (@CultOfCyclists) March 4, 2019
One incident and that's your business gone. Not mention possible deaths. https://t.co/lRqXklOQ62
Since then twitter has been busy exposing further examples of AI's HGVs in the real world:
This morning I banged on the window of a London Concrete @aggregateuk cement lorry driver using his mobile phone on Whitechapel High Street—a helmet camera would have seen that git in court.— Robin Stephenson (@aglet) June 10, 2019
It’s hard to imagine how the @aggregateuk lorry came to rest where it is, it would be wrong for me to speculate. I do hope the company will be considering how the risk of a repeat occurrence can be mitigated.— Paul Johnson (@pdjohnson) June 9, 2019
Astonished to see an @aggregateuk stone lorry clearly rolled off Grinlow Road, Buxton. Hope the driver was OK. Given the pace these huge vehicles are driven in The Peak District, on often small, windy and hilly roads I’m not surprised so see this. pic.twitter.com/fxjplKwAxL— Paul Johnson (@pdjohnson) June 9, 2019
@AggregateUK A623 Peak Forest 8.10am one of your tippers not keeping to the 30mph speed limit whilst passing a stationary vehicle with driver operating the tankers external controls, it appears your drivers don’t care, is this something that runs through your company #SpeedKills— Peak Forest View (@peakforestview) June 14, 2019
How about you clean outside you Bardon facility in Coalville the amount of dust and dirt on road outside your quarry is disgusting and is all produced and dumbed by you and not cleaned. Your company should be ashamed— 2SpikyHairedWweFans (@2spikywwefans) May 22, 2019
This is the entitled prick in the lorry pic.twitter.com/RFeJzW2sQb— Nix (@nickib76) April 12, 2019
Hey there @AggregateUK This morning, at the Knutsford lights on the A556 your driver threw the contents of his cab onto the road. Crisp packets, drinks bottles, tissues.. Perhaps you could get him to read the sustainbility statements on your website? Have DM'd you the reg number.— Steve Buckley (@sbuckers) May 9, 2019
@AggregateUK can you explain why your lorries are throwing huge rocks out while driving along surly this is a danger. Look at my window @leicspolice drive didn't even know he had done it pic.twitter.com/MZ4gH0VODb— 2SpikyHairedWweFans (@2spikywwefans) April 2, 2019
I have an office overlooking a major road junction in #GATESHEAD and whilst interesting what I don't like seeing is your driver's on their phones whilst in control of a 26 tonne vehicle. Please educate your driver's before I start taking photos and passing onto @northumbriapol— Paul (@northernbenno) March 19, 2019
@AggregateUK can you ask your drives to secure their loads properly please? This HGV had come off the A46 at 1558 29/3 at six hills. I know have a damaged car. pic.twitter.com/HbPIgtQCLn— s (@swdigitalpics) March 30, 2019
@AggregateUK could you please remind your drivers about adhering to speed limits and using their indicators. Also lorry LN17 ELC (the speeder) has a rear brake light out which makes me assume that you do not test the road worthiness of your vehicles.— Tara oldham (@tarajoldham) March 12, 2019
Stop denying it @AggregateUK— positivevibes (@positiv07652695) March 7, 2019
You consistently have #dangerousloads that are endangering Chelmsford residents from #brookstreetdepot #cleanair. look harder @ChelmsCouncil and stop this company instead of defending it! @CentreEnvHealth @straitgateactgp @vickyford @friends_earth pic.twitter.com/S7IA8RXmbY
