Supply chain sovereignty will make or break us in 2022
It’s terrific to be back writing in these pages and I hope you enjoyed a well-earned rest with family and friends over the Christmas and New Year break.
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Finally a fix in sight for rest area problem: new year wish list
I have been trying to see improvements and more truck rest areas now for over 20 years.
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Looking back at 2021 in trucking cartoons
No matter how challenging 2021 got, we could always rely on our long-time cartoonist, the incredibly talented Ryan Lee-Taylor of Blue Dog Cartoons to inject some much-needed humour into our pages.
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Investing in the journey towards electromobility: new year wish list
Heavy Vehicle Industry Australia (HVIA) and our members have been invested in the journey towards electromobility for years; attendees of the Brisbane Truck Show have been intrigued by the emergence of new technologies on display when the doors to the Southern Hemisphere’s largest showcase of on-road transport equipment opens every two years.
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Fix the AdBlue issue first: new year wish list
There’s a long list of things I’d like to see our industry achieve in 2022 but three are at the head of the NatRoad agenda.
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Review and reform the effectiveness of our supply chains: new year wish list
Undoubtedly, one of the biggest issues facing the freight industry in 2022 is the ongoing risk to our vital supply chains.
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Job ready drivers needed now: new year wish list
There are many big issues confronting the road freight industry over the next three to eight years including the adoption of renewable energy, fit for purpose road infrastructure and proportionate heavy vehicle laws to mention a few.
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Securing the future for the transport worker
Our New Year’s resolution for the TWU is making 2022 a year of enforcement. We are making sure that those in power who can be part of the process of change for the transport industry don’t forget the lessons of 2020 and 2021. We cannot let them forget what we all know, the vital nature of transport, transport workers are the people that drive businesses forward.
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And now it has come to this
At the end of 2020, we all sighed with relief and looked forward to a better 2021. We thought the Covid pandemic and its supply chain issues were behind us.
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AdBlue shortage is the crisis we didn’t have to have
Truck drivers have had a seemingly impossible two years. They’ve had to endure Covid restrictions, border closures, been locked out of rest stops and faced mandatory testing, but through it all they have kept Australia moving.
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