Rural

ability to sustain access

Ability to Sustain Access

The Transport for NSW access team have come to understand that the state’s road network has a genuine ability to sustain access, because trucks are already going there. The fact they are being used is evidence of the routes’ capacity. They also know that some bridges can’t sustain access. 
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genuine state wide farm gate access

Genuine State Wide Farm Gate Access

There is little doubt as to what would make life for rural carriers a little easier, it 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.
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ready for and thinking about Foot and Mouth Disease

Ready For and Thinking About FMD

The rural trucking sector needs to be ready for and thinking about FMD (Foot and Mouth Disease), LSD (Lumpy Skin Disease), and ASF (African Swine Fever). A large outbreak of FMD in Australia, for example, could have significant economic social impacts and potentially cost of up to $80 billion over 10 years, with immediate and ongoing impacts on livestock transport.
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introducing the Rural Transport Rising Star Award

Introducing the Rural Transport Rising Star Award

PowerTorque Magazine, in association with the Australian Livestock and Rural Transporters Association, is introducing the Rural Transport Rising Star Award, an award to shine the spotlight on and encourage the best in the young people who are working the industry and driving it forward into the future. This is an initiative to celebrate and reward ,with a cash winner’s prize, the young people building the rural transport industry of the future.
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a bonneted truck is more suitable

A Bonneted Truck is More Suitable

After Kent Baldwin began to look for a vehicle for his seafood delivery service in country New South Wales, he decided a bonneted truck is more suitable. Kent looked at a couple of European brands before settling on the Iveco Daily, and he says he couldn’t be happier with the decision. Read More
how many elephants are there in the room?

How Many Elephants Are There in the Room?

Attending the Livestock, Bulk and Rural Carriers Association Conference recently a microcosm of the issues which plague the trucking industry played out on the conference floor, begging the question, how many elephants are there in the room?
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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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getting to the right place at the right time

Getting to the Right Place at the Right Time

It is one of the core principles behind running a trucking operation, simple enough to say and not so easy to do well, and that is ensuring the freight is getting to the right place at the right time. Tim Giles meets an operator who has grown his business by following this rule to the letter. 
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is this the new normal?

Is This the New Normal?

As life begins to return to normal, the Livestock and Rural Transporter Association of Queensland held its annual conference on the Sunshine Coast, asking the question, is this the new normal?
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getting started in the horse game

Getting Started in the Horse Game

Dippy, real name, Darryl Brusnahan, tells PowerTorque the story of how he went about getting started in the horse game. Dippy and his wife Zelda have developed a strong reputation in the world of horse transport in and out of Queensland.
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