a very uplifting experience

A Very Uplifting Experience

As someone who’s worked in road transport for quite a while, and one who is concerned about the future of our trucking industry, it was a very uplifting experience to meet the two finalists for the Rural Transport Rising Star (RTRS) award at the Australian Livestock and Rural Transporters Association Conference over the weekend.
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is there a recession on the way?

Is There a Recession On The Way?

When the truck sales figures came out this week from the Truck Industry Council for July, a lot of the results could be predicted, but one factor struck me as being at odds with a lot of the general commentary I am hearing about the economy of Australia from elsewhere, and it poses the question, is there a recession on the way?
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this is no time for nostalgia

This is No Time For Nostalgia

As someone who has been in the trucking industry for well over 40 years it is very tempting to look back at what the industry was like in those early days and do tell plenty of hair raising stories about the characters we met on the road and some of the scrapes we either got into or managed to avoid.
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we need more parking

We Need More Parking

If there is one message which should be constantly given to governments all around the country, from the truck industry, it has got to be that we need more parking areas everywhere. 
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running a modern road transport system

Running a Modern Road Transport System

We need to get people into the industry who can do the jobs required in running a modern road transport system. Every industry around the world is struggling to find keen, young, motivated competent people to work in their industries. It’s not just the trucking industry’s problem, it’s a global employment problem.
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engage, engage, engage

Engage, Engage, Engage

The message for an industry like the trucking industry, which is regarded as a problem rather than a positive for the country by many politicians, should be to realise the only way to get the kind of government and legislation the industry needs is to follow the mantra, engage, engage, engage.
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an unsettling coincidence this week

An Unsettling Coincidence This Week 

There has been a an unsettling coincidence this week around the topic of fatigue, a few days after a new AFM digital tool was announced by the National Heavy Vehicle Regulator to make it easier for operators to develop their own Advanced Fatigue Management program digitally through tools available on the website. 
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readiness to transition across to zero

Readiness to Transition Across to Zero

I came across this interesting chart which aims to compare different truck brands’ readiness to transition across to zero emission truck sales. It does throw up some interesting pointers, which may not be very important to the Australian truck market, at this point, but these sorts of factors may come into play at a later date.
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