Here is a video about the Western Australian livestock transport operation, Mitchell’s, it’s an example of what is the essence and the culture of rural-based transport, it demonstrate these are not corporate enterprises, they are communities, this is a turd-herder’s tale.
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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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Searching for a Star
The Australian Livestock and Rural Transporters Association and PowerTorque magazine are once again searching for a star. We are are looking for a Rural Transport Rising Star for 2024, and the award will be presented at the LRTAQ/ALRTA Combined Conference in Toowoomba on March 21 2024.
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Changing Times in Rural Transport
All organisations experience change, reflected Mathew Munro, writing this as he left the Australian Livestock and Rural Transporters Association to take up his new role at the Australian Trucking Association, and these are changing times in rural transport.
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Rising Star Awarded
At the joint Australian Livestock and Rural Transporters Association (ALRTA) and Livestock and Rural Transport Association of WA conference in Busselton WA, the winner of the inaugural Rural Transport Rising Star (RTRS) award with the Rising Star awarded to Amy Throckmorton, an Operations Manager working for TGR Transport in Victoria. As the winner, Amy was presented with the trophy, a $5,000 cash prize and a GME GPS Personal Location Beacon.
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Getting Drivers is an Issue
As it is for many in the industry, getting drivers is an issue for Mt Isa Carriers, based in Pittsworth, Queensland, and servicing the whole of North West Queensland, with the fleet’s drivers having an average age in the early fifties.
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Rural Outreach Counselling
To combat the growing mental health crisis affecting truck drivers and those driving in remote areas, GME has partnered with Rural Outreach Counselling to launch a new initiative for people on the open road to open up about their mental health.
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Rural Trucking Operations Looking to the Future
Based in Bolwarrah, about half an hour out of Ballarat in Victoria, Mark and Kaye Rix run a small rural bulk freight business from their small property on the edge of the settlement, Marcay Transport is one of many small rural trucking operations looking to the future.
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Searching for Higher Productivity
Marcay Transport is always searching for higher productivity in hauling grain and fertiliser in rural areas of country Victoria and Southern New South Wales. Its operations, however, are hampered by complex rules and interstate differences.
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State Wide Farm Gate Access
There is little doubt as to what would make life for rural carriers in New South Wales a little easier would be genuine state wide farm gate access. A discussion at the Livestock and Bulk Carriers Association saw strong views on both sides of the argument and a particularly strong condemnation from one local authority.
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