The time is now, the time to seek the changes needed in the transport industry. This is the year we seek the respect that Transport Workers deserve.
Will installing safety tech reduce your premiums?
We are always being asked by our clients whether it would be beneficial to their business and will it reduce their insurance premiums if they install a dashcam, in-cabin cameras and or a facial recognition camera in their vehicles.
Role models drive change
What do you choose to challenge in trucking? Is it to remove bias? Smash stereotypes? Or foster positive cultures?
Your voice must be heard
In 2021 transport workers are pushing for the respect and organising for the change that the industry needs. At your workplace we stand for fair pay and conditions, job security, respect and safety for all workers.
Celebrating holidays and heroes
As vaccines roll out and hopefully our essential service truck drivers are in the front of the line to get the jab. I do not believe that the vaccination should be mandatory, but it should be made available for frontline workers as soon as possible. Read more
Port investments benefit heavy vehicle operators
In our modern, 21st century intermodal transport system, long-term investments in every facet of our industry are essential for the economic health and well-being of every type of operator. Read more
Why do I have to use an Insurance Broker?
You don’t have to, it’s up to you. But, before you go it alone, it would be a good idea to take some notes of the following and read everything, then read it again, then read it again until you understand it.
If you only learn one thing about filling out a work diary, make it this
Popular social media identity Tony Fulton got an annoying reminder recently of why he usually never stops to sleep at crowded truck stops. Read more
Delivering on driver health
Results from the latest Driving Health Study from Monash University show us that truck driver health in Australia is poor, with drivers more likely to be overweight and be diagnosed with more chronic health conditions than the general population.
Jurisdictions must get on board Freight Movement Protocol
At the time of writing this column, Australia is at a seminal moment in its battle against the coronavirus pandemic. The rollout of the national vaccination program is underway and headlines are awash with euphoria that the end of Covid-19 is beginning. It is indeed a tremendous achievement and a credit to the scientific and medical community that an effective vaccine has been developed in record time.