Owner//Driver reader Craig Agnew wrote in responding to yesterday's news that truck drivers are 13 times more likely to die on the job than any other profession in Australia.
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Letter to the Editor: They’ll put the cart before the horse again
Reader response to the NHVR hitting go with their EWD scheme...
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READER: Oversize frustration and danger
Drivers facing fines for ignoring oversized load warnings, reader Christine writes
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Letter to the Editor: Proactive, not reactive
For even the casual observer of the Federal political landscape it’s easy to understand why some are predicting that if the Liberal/National government continues to self-implode then Bill Shorten and the Labour Party could well do a ‘Steven Bradbury’ and, as the last man standing, win the next election by default.
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LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Recognising Change
I’ve noticed there has been a great deal of bad press recently regarding trucks and the transport industry in general, with the standard line used by media outlets being, “cowboy/rogue truckies”.
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Letter to the Editor: 18 years later and loophole not fixed
Who negotiated this Award and why was this loophole allowed to remain open for the past 18 years?
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LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Rolling Thunder, the transport industrys side to the story
The dramatically named "Operation Rolling Thunder" was the latest knee jerk reaction to a string of fatal accidents which involved a heavy vehicle.
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Letter to the Editor: It’s about time
Reader Mike Williams's letter to the editor addressing the issue on everybody's minds - the spike in truck fatalities and how to address the problem.
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Letter to the Editor: Keeping my B-double licence in NSW at 70
One reader wrote to Owner//Driver after having to re-sit his MC licence test at 70 years old, an experience that left him unable to earn and brought his working life to a standstill.
In the UK, every licenced heavy vehicle operator has to undergo 35 hours of periodic training every five years to stay qualified, and licences have to be renewed every five years when you reach 45 and every year when you reach 65.
Would this approach help keep bad habits at bay, and prevent negative experiences like that of Jim’s?
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LETTER TO THE EDITOR: ‘Times change, it’s as simple as that’
Dear Editor....I've been in transport for a few years now.
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