Landside road transport operators that have experienced exorbitant stevedore infrastructure surcharge increases and funded the capital costs of increased freight volumes have been overlooked in the Port of Melbourne’s 2021 Container Logistics Supply Chain Study (CLCS). Read more
Ballarat builder Campbell Hughes, a speedway racer who competed in the Victorian AMCA Nationals state champs, stripped 60 trucks of their diesel particulate filters (DPFs) on a month-long crime spree, reports the Herald Sun. Read more
Triple road trains waiting to enter Townsville Port now have a new waiting area just outside the gates and the much anticipated facility includes toilets and a shaded area. Read more
Queensland Trucking Association CEO Gary Mahon believes there is a simple solution to allay the state government’s new concerns around the nine infected drivers who have entered Queensland from NSW recently. Read more
A Comcare probe into a FedEx depot reponse to a worker testing positive for Covid-19 has found several shortcomings when dealing with a potential outbreak. Read more
SA trucking boss Steve Shearer had some good news today for truckies worried about meeting the state’s new no jab, no entry deadline of September 27. Read more
Fuso will break through the 500hp barrier with a 13-litre Shogun set to arrive in Australia next month. Read more
Truckies now have another dedicated Covid-19 testing site in NSW with the Blackbutt Rest Area, northbound on the Newell Highway near Dubbo opening today. Read more
Travelling to the Telfer Gold Mine in the east Pilbara and carting copper concentrate back to Port Hedland.
The Cross Keys Hotel at Cavan, SA, has made a controversial move by banning all interstate truckies from its premises.