The effect of the Covid pandemic was to almost eliminate the face to face and person to person contact, unless it was absolutely necessary, but the trucking industry runs on personal relations between players in the industry.
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Serving the Needs of Australia
Sal Petroccitto, National Heavy Vehicle Regulator CEO, turns his attention to the year ahead, it’s important to reflect on what we have achieved, and opportunities for 2023 to help ensure a safe, efficient and productive heavy vehicle industry that is serving the needs of Australia.
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All Cold Food Transport Must Be Fit For Purpose
The condition of food when it reaches the market is paramount, writes Mark Mitchell, Chairman of the Australian Food Cold Chain Council (AFCCC), he contends all cold food transport must be fit for purpose.
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Driver Health Podcast from Linfox
The Driver’s Seat with Dilruk Jayasinha, is a new driver health podcast from Linfox. The podcast series focuses on relatable and down to earth health and wellbeing stories and tips for listeners to live their best lives.
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Drive to Improve Productivity
One of the vital tools in the drive to improve productivity is the onboard mass monitoring system. The process from the operator of the truck’s point of view should be relatively simple. An OBM system will verify the masses on each axle group and this can be recorded or reported in a way which the local authorities stipulate for routes they have jurisdiction over.
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Precise Information About Each Individual Truck
Systems like IAP are designed so that the authorities who are in control of the roads get precise information about each individual truck within the scheme, on their mass, their position, distance travelled, with full data on the journeys. However, because of its limitations and the expense involved, a relatively low proportion of the industry has taken it up.
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Performance in the Livestock Supply Chain
The recent tabling in the Australian Senate of animal welfare incident reports occurring at export abattoirs over a two-year period has highlighted industry performance in the livestock supply chain. It shows we are doing well, but there remains room for improvement.
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Ready For and Thinking About FMD
The rural trucking sector needs to be ready for and thinking about FMD (Foot and Mouth Disease), LSD (Lumpy Skin Disease), and ASF (African Swine Fever). A large outbreak of FMD in Australia, for example, could have significant economic social impacts and potentially cost of up to $80 billion over 10 years, with immediate and ongoing impacts on livestock transport.
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Getting Mass Right
Compliance in the trucking industry has become a top priority for operators, but so has maximising loading capacity, it’s all about getting mass right.
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Reduce Costs and Stay Competitive in Trucking
Shannon Kyle, Solution Specialist at Teletrac Navman discusses the challenges ahead and explains how a business can reduce costs and stay competitive in trucking.
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