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New national accreditation scheme launched for transporting livestock

A new national accreditation scheme for transporting livestock around Australia – the CoRLink National Animal Welfare Accreditation Scheme (NAWA) – …
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Truckies rally to clean up Grafton memorial site

Grafton-based interstate truckie Michael Moore has had enough of seeing his town’s sacred memorial wall for truck drivers fall into …
Carbon neutral, Electric vehicle, EV, Hydrogen, New trucks, News

Hino unveils new fuel cell heavy-duty truck

Hino Motors has announced the release of Japan’s first mass-produced fuel cell heavy-duty truck, the Hino Profia Z FCV (Fuel …
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Permit delays see ‘big-name’ operators ‘running hot’

A leading Melbourne heavy vehicle engineer says big-name PBS operators are running ‘hot’ along the Hume Highway every day to …
New South Wales, News, Road upgrades

Work begins on Pacific Highway interchange and overpass

Work is underway to improve safety for truckies and motorists on a crash-prone section of the Pacific Highway at Coopernook, …

Features

Laying the groundwork: Tech powers Transrock’s growth from paper to digital

Started around 30 years ago, Transrock supplies landscape rocks throughout Victoria, relying on its fleet of seven trucks to service …

Riverina operator goes with the grain

With the grain season about to crank into gear once again, owner-operator Michael Domjahn had taken a break from his …

Wickham Freight Lines – Where every truck tells a story

For this renowned family operator, the latest addition to the fleet – its 400th Kenworth – is a culmination of …

Infotainment repairs are critical for safety

The trucking industry is changing fast, with telematics now the backbone of modern fleet operations. The days of the “little …

Truckie Profiles

11 years with a great company

Arriving at Tailem Bend from visiting friends at Mannum, our eye was taken by a schmick-looking 2021 Kenworth K200, with …

New role brings a welcome change for long-time truckie

It was a great pleasure to run into our old friend Tara McFadyen around town, at her depot in Dry …

Not enough rest areas for truckies

Dusty Gillies, 54, first gained his interest in trucks while driving one off-road on a farm near Euroa in Victoria …

Townsville truckie is enjoying the role

Brad Wright, 47, drives a trusty 2004 Freightliner Argosy for Metalrig in Townsville and had just pulled into the BP …

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