And so it continues.
Yet another truck hurtles off the road in a single vehicle accident near Te Pohue this week.
Eight days ago a unit spilled its 16.7 tonne load on the expressway - the second logging truck to tip in two days.
The frequency of these incidents beggars belief.
Here we have professionals whose livelihoods (and licences) depend on getting from A to B in one piece. Inexplicably, they're struggling to stay on the seal. Experienced drivers are making rookie mistakes. Rigs are too often in the roadside rough.