Truckie saves home from collapse
House remover Jo Veneman recently received an SOS from a man whose building had slid off its supports at sleepy Carmody Street in Townsville.
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Truckies to strike after crisis pay talks with Toll collapse
Thousands of truck drivers will strike for 24 hours this Friday after Toll refused to back down on its proposals to cut overtime and use cheaper contractors.
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Confusion reigns with new permit system for NSW truckies
Peak NSW trucking bodies are lobbying hard for a compromise to the confusing new regional travel permit system now in play in the state.
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Top cop reopens NSW truck stops and roadhouses
The NSW Police Commissioner Mick Fuller has confirmed that truck stops and roadhouses will be reopened from today to support the trucking and freight industry during the pandemic.
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Anger grows as regional police shun roadhouse exemption orders
Frustrated by the mixed messaging from the top, truckies are growing increasingly angry and distressed over conflicting roadhouse dining directives.
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Streamlined Covid testing requirements announced by National Cabinet
Dedicated freight lanes at borders wherever possible and a new rolling seven-day negative test requirement are the two major changes for the trucking industry from today’s National Cabinet meeting.
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Watch female truckie cop spray from angry resident for trying to heat her dinner
With just 30 minutes left on her book, the dedicated Yelarbon truck stop near the Queensland/NSW border seemed like the perfect place to stop for the night for truckie Kylie Robinson.
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Truckie Candice Lureman shares her inspiring story in new video
Candice Lureman, co-founder of Women in Trucking Australia and Australia’s only profoundly deaf female road train driver, is the subject of an inspiring new short film Breaking the Sound Barrier.
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FedEx hits back at Covid allegations
After a positive Covid case was confirmed at FedEx’s Matraville location on August 16, the Transport Workers Union (TWU) slammed its handling of the situation.
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Trucking boardgame 20 years in the making
A unique Australian trucking boardgame will finally make its official debut, after a successful Kickstarter campaign helped a 20-year dream come to fruition.
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