SOUTH West roads are back at the top of the hazardous and expensive headaches list for truck drivers, with potholed surfaces and overhanging limbs forcing operators away from roads specifically designated for heavy transport.

The Woolsthorpe/Heywood Road - a major livestock and log truck route that is gazetted for b-double and road train use – is among the lengthy list of trouble spots, with locals and truck drivers saying it is nowhere near up to standard, with low hanging limbs, numerous potholes with lengthy sections single-carriage only.