Insurance is too expensive – what a load of rubbish! Insurance is no more expensive these days than it was back in the early 1990s. Back in the 90s yours truly had his own truck insured for $100,000, five years claims free doing general freight and furniture and was paying around $8500 for the insurances on it.
So much for being a provider of essential services. That’s the parting message from distraught veteran interstate truckie James Camrolakis who was so incensed by the treatment he got at the SA border recently that he’s calling it quits after 40 years behind the wheel.
We are getting closer to the opening of the NorthConnex, a Transurban toll road which transport workers are forced to use, there is no choice for them on how they get to manage their business expenses.
While cleaning out some old papers, reading past news articles of my own and others plus answers to various interview questions over time there was a recurring theme – industry image and how we can improve it.
As industry standards and safety technologies evolve, we are making progress in reducing the number and rate of truck crashes, but there is still a long way to go before we achieve our ambition of ‘Vision Zero’.
In last night’s 2020-21 Federal Budget, it was announced that roads and infrastructure projects will receive a welcome cash injection.
Dust, dirt and gravel are no match for this 2017 Kenworth 610 SAR, with Leigh Thornton ensuring it’s always looking it’s best.
Mack Trucks bearing the Karreman Quarries name have become a familiar sight along Brisbane roads, and that’s not surprising, given the business has just taken delivery of its 500th Mack.
This gleaming Kenworth T909 stops for a break as the sun sets on another day.
Long-serving Toyota and Hino executive Steve Lotter has announced he will retire from the role of Chairman and CEO of Hino Australia, effective from January 1 next year. Read more