Speaking in the wake of last week’s horrific Newell Highway accident involving seven vehicles, including two trucks, Mr Grant said he has had dialogue with Roads Minister Melinda Pavey and indicated proposals will be made to cabinet to address the issue.

But with the circumstances of each accident different, and the needs of various roads also varying, he warned there is no ‘one-size-fits-all’ approach that will work.

“Firstly, I’d like to send my condolences to the families that have been impacted by this recent spate of accidents,” Mr Grant said.

“It’s been a very sad period on our roads, and as someone who has attended my fair share of fatal accidents, it’s horrific.

“It’s something I have spoken with the roads minister about, and there will be proposals put to cabinet that I can’t discuss right now, but we are trying everything we can.

“It’s a complex issue. Every accident is different, every road is different.

“Unfortunately the accident near Dubbo last week came at a site where we are working on upgrading the road.”

Earlier this week the Daily Liberal outlined that five lives have been lost in eight months to fatal accidents involving heavy vehicles on a stretch of the Newell Highway north of Dubbo.

While horrified at the statistic, Mr Grant said the government is doing all it can to fix the stretch of road.

“We have spent $500 million on the Newell, which is a long stretch of road. We responded when there was a fatality near Blackbutt Road and the zoo, and we are doing what we can, but unfortunately we can’t get behind the wheel and ensure every trip is going to end well.

“We’re putting more police on the roads, we’re handing out more fines, doing more random breath and drug tests, but it comes down to driver behaviour as well and heeding the warnings that keep getting put out there.

Meanwhile, the union which represents heavy vehicle safety inspectors has warned Ms Pavey that the state government's decision to "not fill a significant number of ... positions" is a critical road safety issue. 

In a letter sent last week, the union's assistant general secretary Troy Wright said the their figures showed there were 34 fewer safety inspectors than at the same time last year. 

"The explosion in heavy vehicle accidents in NSW tragically corresponds with the NSW Government's decision not to fill a significant number of heavy vehicle inspector positions," the letter said. 

"The result is that truck companies are now very much aware that if a vehicle is not up to scratch it will probably go undetected until there is a major accident, which have been all too horrifically common of late."