Industry Issues

Can we expect real change?

Can we expect real change?

Back in mid-2020, this Australian Livestock and Rural Transporters Association column explored progress of the Heavy Vehicle National Law (HVNL) review and asked the questions “Has it hit the mark?” and “Can we expect real change?”. Now, in 2022, we reflect on that analysis and instead ask “Where did it all go wrong?”
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teaching grandma to suck eggs

Teaching Grandma to Suck Eggs

For some of the older and more experienced members of the trucking community, like myself, these videos may be seen as a bit like teaching grandma to suck eggs, but there is a drastic lack of knowledge out there.
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effort to limit this country's horrendous food wastage

Effort to Limit This Country’s Horrendous Food Wastage

Up until a few of months ago, many organisations involved in moving chilled food from farm or manufacturing facility to consumers were happy in their isolation, giving lip service to calls for greater effort to limit this country’s horrendous food wastage by applying quality management systems to their whole process writes Mark Mitchell, Chairman of the Australian Food Cold Chain Council (AFCCC).
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AdBlue insecurity continues to grow

AdBlue Insecurity Continues to Grow

There are growing fears of disruption for the trucking industry with both government and industry representatives getting involved, as AdBlue insecurity continues to grow. NatRoad is continuing to engage with the Federal Government about the ongoing AdBlue shortage. Read More
celebrating Aussie trucking’s COVID efforts

Celebrating Aussie Trucking’s COVID Efforts

The transport industry has done an amazing job over the last 18 months, a true credit to everyone in this industry, writes David Smith, Australian Trucking Association Chair, in celebrating Aussie trucking’s COVID efforts.
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the Christmas ham is under threat

The Christmas Ham is Under Threat

After a horror 2020, throughout which our truck drivers have been widely lauded as Australian heroes, who would have thought that in late 2021 state governments would be threatening to take away their livelihoods, crikey, even the Christmas ham is under threat? This is the question being asked by the Australian Livestock and Rural Transporters Association.
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a simple message well said

A Simple Message Well Said

There is nothing more effective when trying to get a complicated idea across than a simple message well said and that is what this set of videos from Healthy Heads in Trucks and Sheds (HHTS)gets across.
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