If you’re driving in Western Australia, or anywhere across the country, it’s never been a more important time to watch your speed.
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Let’s Get Technically Educated
In just over two weeks from now, PowerTorque will be heading down to the Australian Trucking Association’s Technical and Maintenance Conference with one idea in mind – let’s get technically educated.
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What’s Realistic for Electric Trucks
It seems that as every day and week passes, the federal government and truck manufacturers try to give more reason to start going electric. But it begs the question, what’s realistic for electric trucks?
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Moving on to the Next Phase
This opinion piece will be my last as the PowerTorque Editor. Next week I will be moving on to the next phase in my trucking life. I will still be involved, but at a more hands-off level, writing feature articles for the magazine and the website, but no longer involved in the day-to-day of running a publication. Therefore, it is time for me to reflect on my years involved in trucks and the trucking industry.
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Giving Women a Voice in Transport
The initiative by the Australian Trucking Association to bring Transport Women Australia into the fold as a member of the organisation should be the first step in the process of giving women a voice in transport.
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Put Things Into Perspective
Looking at the Draft Heavy Vehicle Productivity Plan released recently by the National Heavy Vehicle regulator, there are a few things which should help those involved in the road transport industry to put things into perspective.
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The Proof of the Pudding
This month we have seen the introduction of new legislation as part of the ‘Closing loopholes’ process, meaning the legislation is now in place and the proof of the pudding will be in eating.
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The Crash Statistics Effect
It is not surprising that a spike in the number of fatalities on our roads creates plenty of concern and stimulates discussion and controversy, it is something which could be called the crash statistics effect.
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A Series of Shortages
Looking forward to the next couple of decades, it would appear that trucking industry in Australia is going to suffer from a series of shortages of just about everything which makes the industry tick.
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A Trucking Industry Obsessed with Horsepower
On the evidence of page views on the PowerTorque website, there can be no doubt that in Australia we have a trucking industry obsessed with horsepower.
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