Some truckers are failing to secure their loads on public roads – placing other motorists at risk, as this photograph reveals.

The picture, sent to The Royal Gazette by a concerned reader, shows a small dumpster truck on the roads of St. George's loaded with large blocks of concrete, but without a tailgate or tarpaulin.

It is not known who operates this truck, but the member of the public who sent us this picture said: "I found this to be highly dangerous and illegal as trucks are required to have a tailgate to prevent debris from falling in the road and killing someone.

"The truck also has no tarp which is required by law. This truck is rolling all day, most days, carrying concrete rubble from Club Med to the airport dump."

Richard Foggo, president of the Bermuda General Truckers Association, has also accused some excavation and construction companies of flouting the law on health and safety.

Mr. Foggo said: "It's a known fact that some don't cover their loads, and this is happening every day."

According to The Road Traffic Act 1947, it is an offence: "Where the load is of such weight or is distributed, packed, arranged or fastened in such a way that danger is caused or is likely to be caused to any person on the vehicle or trailer or to any person or property on or near the road."

And the Act states it is also an offence: "Where the load is of such a loose nature that it is likely to spill off the vehicle and danger is likely to be caused thereby to any person or property on or near the road, unless the load is securely covered by material or otherwise to prevent such spillage."