Trucking Firm Fined $2 Million Following Four Police Deaths

Emergency services respond to a collision near the Chandler Highway in the suburb of Kew in Melbourne, April 23, 2020. Four police officers have died in a horror crash involving a truck on Melbourne's Eastern Freeway, with the Major Collision Investigation Unit at the scene. AAP Image/Scott Barbour

The boss of a trucking company involved in the tragic roadside deaths of four Victorian police officers knew about workplace safety breaches, but thought they had been resolved, a court has heard.

Connect Logistics and Corey Matthews pleaded guilty earlier this year to charges brought by the National Heavy Vehicle Regulator (NHVR), relating to failures to properly monitor driver fatigue and drug and alcohol use.