Trucking

life is a struggle

Life is a Struggle

It is a fact of life that for just about everybody involved in the trucking industry, life is a struggle, and this is not a complaint or negative comment. This is just a statement of fact. Read More
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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no pain, no gain

No Pain, No Gain

NatRoad CEO, Warren Clark, takes us back to our youth, where we probably first heard the term ‘no pain, no gain’ from a coach.
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Being Part of the Community

Every two years, when the Brisbane Truck Show comes around, it is not being a truck enthusiast or the trucking industry veteran aspect which comes to mind for me, it is much more about being part of the community.
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an industry with an image problem

An Industry with an Image Problem

Even though the trucking industry is a vital part of the Australian economy and responsibly run for the most part, it is still an industry with an image problem. 
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when is a crisis not a crisis?

When is a Crisis Not a Crisis?

One of the things the trucking industry needs to ask itself, especially when talking about the drastic skills shortage across the industry is when is a crisis not a crisis? 
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how much busier can we get?

How Much Busier Can We Get?

The past two years have been eye-opening for the trucking industry, with the pandemic throwing a mountain of extra compliance, on top of massive demand for transport services in many sectors, but how much busier can we get?
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working in an invisible industry

Working in an Invisible Industry

There are a couple of articles on PowerTorque this week around a similar theme, and that is one we return to again and again, it’s all about working in an invisible industry. The only time the trucking industry becomes visible is when something goes wrong, the news is nearly always bad, when it’s about trucking. Read More