Events in the next week may undo a lot of the good work done by the trucking industry, and the planned disruption may see truckies going from hero to zero in just a matter of days.
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Keep Hold of Our Higher Status
Over the past 18 months or so, the Australian community has come to realise that when the proverbial hits the fan, the trucking industry will step in to the save the day, the problem, going forward, will be to keep hold of our higher status.
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Back in a Big Crowd of Trucking Folk
Wandering around at the Brisbane Truck Show and wondering why it felt so good to be back in a big crowd of trucking folk, I realised that it’s a culture thing. The trucking industry is more than a profession, more than an industry sector, there’s a deeper connection there for those of us who have been involved in it for some time, this is the culture in which we live and which we enjoy.
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Bulldog to the Bone
Asked about his penchant for Mack trucks, Steven Thurston, who, with his wife Kate operates Thurston’s Transport says the B-Model that his father bought second-hand in 1970, and that he has recently restored back to its original glory, probably had a fair bit to do with him being bulldog to the bone.
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How is the Year Going to Pan Out?
Many in the trucking industry are asking the question, how is the year going to pan out? We are all mighty tired of the whole pandemic situation but it is not going to go away anytime soon, and perhaps never.
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Trucking Industry Stalwart Honoured
The Australia Day 2021 Honours List announced this week sees a trucking industry stalwart honoured as the founder of Ron Crouch Transport, Ron Crouch, has been awarded a medal of the Order of Australia. The citation says he is being recognised for his service to community and the road transport industry.
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What is it About Trucking Culture?
It is clearly a global phenomenon, as demonstrated by this video, but what is it about trucking culture? Would you see a funeral like this one in Sweden associated with any other profession than truck driving?
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Able to Quickly and Efficiently Adapt
When you own a heavy haulage business, being able to quickly and efficiently adapt to a wide variety of haulage tasks is definitely the key to success. This is a prime reason Matty Winterfield of Mount Gambier based Winterfields Float Hire reckons a hybrid 4×4 float is the best thing since sliced bread.
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It’s Been a Crazy Year
I came across some statistics this week which confirm my suspicions about what’s been going on in 2020, and yes, it’s been a crazy year. This is one we are not going to forget anytime soon and is going to influence our thinking for decades to come.
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Technology Involved in Running the Business
It is okay for the larger trucking operators to have a department in the business which deals purely with the technology involved in running the business. The small to medium sector of the trucking industry is probably the one which finds the increasing complexity of compliance and business systems most onerous.
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