Mike Williams, Author at Big Rigs

News

Truckie launches Harmony Day to bring drivers together

There are some parts of our industry that don’t fill me with joy. Over recent months there has been an increase in what I can only describe as intolerant, stupid and divisive behaviour. This has been egged on by some on social media and increasing abuse over UHF radio.
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Mike WilliamsFebruary 16, 2022, 9:51 amFebruary 16, 2022

Opinion

Why WA refuses to sign on to the HVNL

With the review of the national truck law well underway, we asked truckie and popular podcast host Mike Williams to tackle the biggest elephant in the room. Read More

Mike WilliamsDecember 11, 2021, 11:00 amDecember 17, 2021

Features

Are safety ramps really that safe?

Months ago, Main Roads in South Australia was doing upgrade work on the arrester bed on the down track into Adelaide while it was closed for three weeks.
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Mike WilliamsAugust 26, 2021, 8:00 amAugust 26, 2021

Opinion

I’m in the ‘Wild, Wild West’ and it’s not what I expected

I’ve been playing this trucking game for a good while now. I’ve spent most of my career tooling around in the eastern states and had many different jobs, owned my own trucks and employed drivers etc. so I’ve worn a few different shirts over the years.
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Mike WilliamsJuly 14, 2021, 5:25 pmJuly 14, 2021

Opinion

It’s starting to feel a lot like Groundhog Day

Here we go again! Time to take a serious look at some indisputable facts. Time to consider why we continue to find ourselves in the same place over and over as an industry. Read More

Mike WilliamsDecember 11, 2020, 1:10 pmDecember 11, 2020

Features

Have a plan before it goes sideways

Truckies are invariably the first on the scene of an accident or incident on the road, and it pays to be prepared, writes veteran driver Mike Williams, as part of our coverage of National Road Safety Week, brought to you by NTI. Read More

Mike WilliamsNovember 17, 2020, 3:40 pmNovember 17, 2020

Opinion

What’s the best way to annoy a truck driver? Change something

Robert Bell’s op-ed in our September 18 issue about in-cab safety tech and its link with insurance companies sparked plenty of heated debate. In this column we give high-profile driver Mike Williams a chance to share an opposing view on technology and its place in the industry.
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Mike WilliamsOctober 2, 2020, 9:52 amOctober 2, 2020

Features

‘We’ve been treated like second-class citizens for too long’

Truckie Mike Williams, aka the Oz Trucker on Twitter, is well-known to Big Rigs readers as a regular feature columnist and popular host of the On the Road podcast. Below is an edited extract from his detailed submission to the Senate Inquiry into the importance of a viable, safe, sustainable and efficient road transport industry.
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Mike WilliamsSeptember 11, 2020, 1:21 pmSeptember 11, 2020

Opinion

Opinion: Is the mateship on the road really gone?

Over the years I’ve met hundreds of drivers. I’ve had working relationships with many, become friends with many. A few have become good mates. A very few. Read More

Mike WilliamsAugust 5, 2020, 5:04 amAugust 5, 2020

Mike Williams

Truckie launches Harmony Day to bring drivers together

Why WA refuses to sign on to the HVNL

Are safety ramps really that safe?

I’m in the ‘Wild, Wild West’ and it’s not what I expected

It’s starting to feel a lot like Groundhog Day

Have a plan before it goes sideways

What’s the best way to annoy a truck driver? Change something

‘We’ve been treated like second-class citizens for too long’

Opinion: Is the mateship on the road really gone?

Reducing the impacts of financial stress

Love of the on-road lifestyle keeps the wheels turning

Truck’s speed limiter allegedly modified for 250km/h

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