Changes to add-on insurance for trucking industry
Trucking companies and their customers will keep convenient access to add-on insurance under a draft exemption from new requirements.
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Truckies not required (yet) to have jab before entering Queensland
Unvaccinated interstate truckies planning to enter Queensland from NSW can breathe again – for now.
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Sydney truckie launches driver hire concept to help industry combat Covid
When one door closes another opens for never-say-die Sydney truckie Keven Mitchell.
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Senator’s fight to reduce Covid-testing burden snubbed by Coalition
Former truckie-turned WA Senator Glenn Sterle is still waiting for a reponse from Canberra to his plea for the introduction of a rapid test kit option for truckies.
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Detour on Bruce Highway at Woondum interchange
Work is ramping up on the Cooroy to Curra section of the Bruce Highway upgrades with temporary traffic changes on the highway set to be implemented from August 22.
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JT’s new role with Mack kicks into high gear
Retired rugby league legend Jonathan Thurston joined forces with Drizabone and Mack Trucks this weekend for a unique one-off road trip from Queensland’s south-east to the Mt Isa Mines Rodeo event.
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Hard border update: Peak trucking body lobbies for priority lane
Agonisingly long waits for truckies at the NSW/Queensland border today could be short-term if the Queensland Trucking Association gets its way.
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Freight workers in NSW hotspots given priority vaccine access
Freight workers from Sydney hotspots have been given priority access to Covid vaccines this week.
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Changes to driver medical and audit requirements under NHVAS
The NHVR has re-instated temporary changes to the National Heavy Vehicle Accreditation Scheme (NHVAS) driver medical and audit requirements, to support industry during the ongoing pandemic restrictions.
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Truckies and freight staff vaccinated at Sydney workplaces
Peak body Road Freight NSW (RFNSW) is working with Sydney hygiene management firm BAMS to support the Covid vaccination of truckies and other freight staff at their workplaces in south west and western Sydney.
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