After a life-threatening scare with thyroid cancer in 2013, interstate truckie Sonja White wasn’t about to push her luck and ignore the warning signs.
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The Australian Trucking Association has sent a clear message to the National Transport Commission for its comprehensive review of the HVNL – stop penalising drivers so harshly.
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Drivers’ Advocate Trevor Warner is not letting a recent Fair Work Commission (FWC) decision derail him in his long-running fight to increase the loading and unloading allowance for long distance drivers.
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As readers of our current print edition of Big Rigs – cover date November 27 – may have noted, our page three story about the prohibition notices issued to two Melbourne operators has been superseded by new information. Read More
As we first reported on bigrigs.com.au earlier this month, two electronic work diary options – from Step Global and Teletrac Navman – have been officially approved for use from December 1.
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The Western Roads Federation (WRF) isn’t relying solely on the relaxing of border restrictions as the best fix for the chronic driver shortage in Western Australia. Read More
Despite a surge of disquiet among operators and peak bodies over the inadequate driver licensing standards in Australia, Austroads appears not to share the same sense of urgency for change.
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