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: 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: 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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Plenty on the horizon for the industry in 2025
Well 2024 really flew by and what a year it was. Given all the developments that have occurred in the lead up to this year I think we should be really looking forward to 2025. After years of campaigning
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Driving change in 2025
It’s been a big year for owner drivers and truck operators with key legislation getting passed to make the industry fairer, safer and more sustainable. For years, truck operators have felt the squeeze
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Providing a better system for owner drivers
Life as an owner-driver, while not always easy, certainly does have some benefits. For one, in theory, we’re our own boss, although, as we know, realistically we’re ultimately still at the mercy of
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Frank Black – Hoping for a fairer go
The new transport reform laws which have been talked about for quite some time finally came into force in August, which I think can’t come soon enough for us owner drivers.
Operators have seen rates
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Working as a powerful collective strengthens bargaining power
Major retailers are finally feeling the heat – whether it’s price-gouging, ripping off farmers, or squeezing transport, everyone knows it’s time for them to pay their fair share.
When we think about
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Festive season foibles
As the popularity of online shopping increases and people are able to purchase cheaper goods online that are easily imported into Australia and flooding our markets, there is an inevitability that freight
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Rest area steering committee locked in
Initiative is anticipated to be a step towards improving rest area facilities for truck drivers across Australia
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