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Fatigue management, Features, Opinion

Truckies say new rest area sets the gold standard

Glowing reports have found their way to Spy about a new rest area on the northern Bass Highway between Deloraine …
Fatigue management, News

Regulator addresses truckies’ fears over new unfit to drive law

The National Heavy Vehicle Regulator (NHVR) has sought to reassure truckies worried about the new Unfit to Drive duty that …
News

Trucking bosses lobby to close sham contracting loophole

Peak industry bodies have welcomed recent multi-agency crackdowns on sham contracting, but say a legal defence is still allowing too …
Awards, News, Truck events

Nominations open for ATA’s top technical awards

Nominations are now open for one of the industry’s most prestigious honours, the Australian Trucking Association’s annual technical and training …
Electric vehicle, EV, New trucks, News

Milestone electric truck begins Unilever deliveries

Electric road freight startup New Energy Transport (NET) has taken delivery of its first Volvo electric prime mover, with consumer …

Features

‘It’s the people I”ll miss most’: Transport stalwart looks back on 45-plus years

Robert Watts, 69, admits he hadn’t planned on a career in trucking. But his introduction to the industry ignited a …

Remote road, friendly faces and a Big Rigs surprise for truckie

When veteran owner-operator Rohan Lindsay was nearing remote Lockhart River Aboriginal community in Far North Queensland he got the surprise …

Going off-road with Isuzu 4x4s

When our Nick turned 18 Rita and I bought him a car, a little old Toyota Starlet. Not the most …

Giving livestock and rural transport operators a voice at the table

Livestock transport is rarely thought of as a national resilience issue. I think it should be.

Truckie Profiles

Harry’s home maintenance keeps Isuzu rolling on

A trusty NPR 300 Isuzu driven by owner-operator Harry Roberts has more than 400,000km on the clock and is still …

Truckie’s eye-catching load proves a hit with Bowen tourists

You can tell by the smile on his face when I snapped his pic at the Ampol Roadhouse just south …

Australia Post delivers on job satisfaction for Terry

Terry Patten, from Newcastle, NSW, is a driver with 30 years of experience behind the wheel and a genuine appreciation …

Childhood obsession turns into rewarding trucking career

Ben Rice, from South Australia, is a bloke who has spent the past 19 years in the towing industry and …

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