Australia’s economy runs on wheels. From the food on supermarket shelves to the fuel in regional service stations, from construction materials to life-saving medical supplies, the nation relies on heavy
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Frank Black: Fix troubling trends
A few editions ago, we touched on a troubling trend sweeping across the country – one that’s becoming harder to ignore. The road is growing lonelier for single truck operators, and not just in the
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Frank Black: Rest areas are a luxury, not a lifeline
I can’t speak enough about the importance of truck drivers managing fatigue on the roads, not just for our own safety, but for the safety of every other road user in this country. Fatigue remains one
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Frank Black: Address Australia’s owner-driver crisis
Across Australia, a troubling trend is unfolding in the transport sector. From large logistics companies to single-truck operators, businesses are closing their doors at an alarming rate. Rising costs,
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Frank Black: Industry needs to lift its collective standards
Truck-related accidents and fatalities have been ongoing since the dawn of the industry, and we need to do everything possible to reduce them. Supply chain pressures we’ve often talked about are a key
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Frank Black: Keep the lone truckie
There was a time not so long ago when the image of the Aussie long-haul truckie was iconic. A single cab, a sleeping bag behind the seat and a well-worn route stretching from Sydney to Perth. He (or she)
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Frank Black: Transport reforms must be kept in place post election
By the time you’re reading we would have headed to the polls and I imagine you would have cast your ballot in the May 3 federal election. This time, perhaps more than any other, we’ve got an election
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Let’s celebrate recent rest area announcements – Frank Black
I’m sure many truck operators will breathe a sigh of relief to hear Sydney is finally getting its first heavy vehicle rest area in Eastern Creek in the western suburbs. For years, there has been nowhere
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New projects to keep drivers safe
When I’ve talked about the underlying causes of accidents and fatalities in the trucking industry in this column, we have – quite rightly – focused on the top of the supply chain and the amount of
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Frank Black: Fair rates will make industry safer
With the Christmas break over, most of us in transport are back to the grind. This is a good time in the year to reflect about the important role that we play in the wider Australian economy. The road
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