Rod Hannifey, Author at OwnerDriver

Dreaming of fairness in fatigue management

Goodaye all. Recently, I had one of our drivers want to chat. He wants the fatigue management system fixed and fair. Whilst his dreams match many others, most in authority would run away saying: “But
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Rod HannifeyAugust 27, 2024, 9:31 amAugust 27, 2024

Opinion, Rod Hannifey

Honouring our drivers – Eyes on the Road

Goodaye all, writing this after making it home for a short visit on the Monday morning of the King’s Birthday long weekend, after spending the last few days at Alexandra for the truck show. OwnerDriver
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Rod HannifeyJuly 17, 2024, 7:35 amJuly 17, 2024

Opinion, Rod Hannifey

Doing the rounds – Eyes on the Road

I had plans to get a few jobs done before attending Sydney TruckFest at Clarendon, but spent each of the three week-ends prior away in the truck so I did not get it as complete as I would have liked. I
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Rod HannifeyJuly 4, 2024, 9:32 amJuly 4, 2024

Opinion, Rod Hannifey

Truck parking bay watch

The recommendations from the NSW Parliamentary Inquiry into ‘Issues affecting truck drivers’ were released just in time before the NSW Road Safety Forum (concerned with the rising road toll)
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Rod HannifeyApril 30, 2024, 1:03 pmApril 30, 2024

Opinion, Rod Hannifey

The truck our office – Eyes on the Road

The 17th National Road Freighters Association (NRFA) conference was held at Shepparton on Saturday, February 10 and was a resounding success with a large rollup of guests and excellent speakers. However, with
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Rod HannifeyMarch 28, 2024, 3:30 pmMarch 28, 2024

Opinion, Rod Hannifey

Let’s stop the carnage – Eyes on the Road

By the time you read this it’s likely the National Road Freighters Association (NRFA) conference at Shepparton will be done and of course, then all the unseen the work behind the scenes will ramp up
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Rod HannifeyFebruary 20, 2024, 8:59 amFebruary 20, 2024