Industry Issues

fresh challenges ahead

Fresh Challenges Ahead

New governments can be exciting, with a sense of optimism with fresh challenges ahead and big ideas for Australia to tackle. And the trucking industry has plenty of challenges! David Smith, Australian Trucking Association Chair writes that it is committed to engaging with the Albanese government to work through them.
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the potential for accidents to occur

The Potential for Accidents to Occur 

The combination of heavy vehicles, light vehicles, caravans and bikes together on our roads comes with the potential for accidents to occur at an increasing rate. So, it’s important that we all make safety a priority whenever so we can ensure everyone travelling on our roads returns home safely.
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after the dust has settled

After the Dust Has Settled

There will be much soul searching within the Coalition, after the dust has settled on the 2022 Federal Election. Now that Australians have changed the Government, Anthony Albanese is sworn in as our 31st Prime Minister, the Australian Livestock and Rural Transporters Association reflects on the period ahead.
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how many elephants are there in the room?

How Many Elephants Are There in the Room?

Attending the Livestock, Bulk and Rural Carriers Association Conference recently a microcosm of the issues which plague the trucking industry played out on the conference floor, begging the question, how many elephants are there in the room?
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servicing all types of rural transport tasks

Servicing All Types of Rural Transport Tasks

Like all of Australian Livestock and Rural Transporter Association’s elected Councillors, ALRTA National President, Scott McDonald, runs his own freight business, servicing all types of rural transport tasks. McDonald Brothers Transport purchased their first truck in 2000 and have since grown it to a fleet of 12 today. The business operates tippers, crates, flattops and dropdeck trailers.
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a disastrous start to 2022

A Disastrous Start to 2022

“We’ve seen a disastrous start to 2022, with the road toll in Queensland, on the Warrego Highway, and everywhere we have travelled this year,” said Athol Carter, Central Queensland Manager and Compliance Manager Fleet Operations, Frasers Livestock Transport, speaking from the floor at the Livestock and Rural Transporters of Queensland conference. “As operators, all of us in this room, we invest a lot of money and we have the latest and greatest technology, and we have all of the telematics, Seeing Machines and cameras.
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cars cause truck crashes

Cars Cause Truck Crashes 

The fact of the matter is, cars cause truck crashes most of the time, the stats tell us more than 80 per cent of multi-vehicle crashes are caused by the light vehicle driver. This is why the National Heavy Vehicle Regulator is urging everyone in the heavy vehicle industry to share some simple safety messages with their mates, which could save lives. 
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