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Truck Driver Melts $70K in Ice Cream | Sydney News
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A truck driver in Victoria accidentally melted $70K worth of ice cream on his first leg to Sydney after failing to maintain the trailer’s critical -22°C setting—despite multiple chances to catch the error. Fired without a proper hearing, the company’s swift dismissal drew scrutiny from the Fair Work Commission, which ruled the mistake was a one-off, not a pattern, and that the driver couldn’t explain why the temp failed or prove the doors were at fault. Though the commissioner acknowledged procedural unfairness, they upheld the firing—since the driver couldn’t account for the disaster, the outcome likely would’ve been the same. It’s a costly slip-up, but not grounds for a second chance.
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