Rural Trucking

Running a Fleet of Company Trucks and Subcontractors

Running a Fleet of Company Trucks and Subcontractors

Amy Throckmorton who works as an Operations Manager for TGR Transport in Geelong, running a fleet of company trucks and subcontractors hauling various loads around the country, and is the winner of the Rural Transport Rising Star award for 2023.
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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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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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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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dealing with Covid in rural trucking

Dealing with Covid in Rural Trucking

Here’s a rare thing, a TV report about the trucking industry which is not negative about our industry, and outlines the issues around dealing with Covid in rural trucking. This Sky News Business Reporter, Ed Boyd, actually gets out there and talks to those involved in the industry with genuine knowledge about what’s going on in the the current climate.
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original industry peak body

Original Industry Peak Body

This year marks the 40th anniversary of the formation of the Livestock and Rural Transporters Association of Queensland, probably the original industry peak body of the modern era. After its formation back in 1981 the rest of the states in Australia followed the original model used in Queensland, forming organisations representing livestock transporters across the country.
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building a farming and trucking business

Building a Farming and Trucking Business

Founded by Stuart Schifferle around 25 years ago, Schifferle Freight Services, formerly known as Berrigan Hay Logistics, is building a farming and trucking business based in country New South Wales.  Read More
rural trucking costs are a major factor in productivity

Rural Trucking Costs are a Major Factor in Productivity

In all of the commentary around Australia’s economic performance there is always plenty of discussion about major indices associated with agriculture, resources etc, but rural trucking costs are a major factor in productivity. Deloitte were commissioned by AgriFutures Australia to put together a report entitled ‘The Impact of Freight Costs on Australian Farms’. This report confirms agriculture is vitally important to the strength of the economy with over 66 per cent of annual agricultural production exported overseas.
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trucking out Temora way

Trucking Out Temora Way

Running a Grain Cartage Business in Country NSW is hard enough, but Steve Davidge also runs a horse breaking and training business at the same time, so Diesel News checked in on trucking out Temora way.
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