The move from a long career using road trains in the Northern Territory to the relatively civilised Gold Coast and much smaller combination has meant a lot of differences in culture and operation for Spud Murphy.
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Bedrock’s Colours are Instantly Recognisable
The tippers running around Sydney in Bedrock’s colours are instantly recognisable and there seems to be plenty of them on the roads. The infrastructure growth in Sydney means there are a lot of building materials on the move to feed the projects on the go.
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Speak Up for Smaller Operators
From the evidence of a few events recently it seems we need to think about the need to speak up for smaller operators. The fact of the matter is that the small companies predominate in the trucking industry, but when it comes to big picture decision making, this group have very little say in what is going on.
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Bushfire Assistance for the Trucking Industry
As the fires continue to burn across several states, the government’s attention has turned to the subject of bushfire assistance for the trucking industry. In a teleconference between Michael McCormack, Federal Minister for Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Development and the Australian Trucking Association, as well as a number of other transport industry stakeholders, the feds showed they are taking a consultative approach to responding to the current bushfire crisis.
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Economy’s Freight Component is a Significant Factor
When we are looking at the way business is travelling, the economy’s freight component is a significant factor in just about every major industry on which this economy depends. The importance of the road freight industry to the overall economy is pointed out in the ‘Economic Benefits of Improved Regulation in the Australian Trucking Industry’, a report which had been commissioned by the Australian Trucking Association.
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Bigger Trucking Operators are Talking to Smaller Companies
Small operators are beginning to see some of the bigger trucking operators are talking to smaller companies about hauling their product. Jono DePaoli is based in Leeton, and his operation, JDP Logistics, has carved out a niche for itself hauling local produce out of the area to the capital cities, mainly Melbourne and Sydney, plus occasionally Brisbane.
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Solving the Effluent Problem
There has been a lot of work put in to solving the effluent problem by developing roadside effluent disposal facilities where they are needed. There is also a code of practice being developed for the disposal of effluent from livestock trucks.
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An Employer Body Representing Transport Businesses
The Western Roads Federation has been in existence for two years, coming into being after the WA Road Transport Association dissolved and there was no longer an employer body representing transport businesses. Craig Smith-Gander, Kwik Logistics owner, and three other transport operators put some money in to get it started and it made it a proprietary company in order to limit liabilities.
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Road vs Rail, It’s Deja Vu All Over Again!
Perhaps I have been around trucking too long, but listening to a debate about the Inland Rail project, there was a lot of reference to a familiar topic, road vs rail, it’s deja vu all over again! How long do we have to listen to all of the bluster? It’s not either trucks or rail, it’s trucks and rail, it always was.
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Improve productivity in productivity improvements
According to a report released today, one of the issues facing the Australian economy and specifically the trucking industry is the need to improve productivity in productivity improvements. We’re spending billions of dollars on infrastructure to improve productivity, but the productivity involved in creating this infrastructure is not very high.
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