Hayden Young, 26, grew up in a trucking family, often in the passenger seat of his dad’s rig on local jobs. After completing school Hayden started an apprenticeship as a Heavy Diesel Mechanic while he waited until he could obtain his HR licence. Read more
The Livestock, Bulk and Rural Carriers Association of NSW has a history of encouraging commitment and dedication in young people in rural transport and has announced the latest batch of young achievers. Read more
Talk to operators trying to run higher productivity vehicles just about anywhere in Australia and you will be told that they are looking for clarity over access and are unsure what can and cannot be done.
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If your business is eligible for the current government tax incentives, there has never been a better time to upgrade. Read more
How do you make sure you will be able to fill up when you are searching for AdBlue? NatRoad have done some of the hard yards with a national guide to sites where it should be available. Read more
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?” Read more
In this article, Sal Petroccitto, National Heavy Vehicle Regulator CEO, looks at how safety solutions can be achieved in the trucking industry. Read more
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. Read more
We need to look at just what is going on with toll roads in Australia, reckons Warren Clark, NatRoad CEO. Read more
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). Read more