Well, another year has passed since my last column where I wrote about the goings on at Port Botany and the issues facing drivers and parking especially for Dangerous Goods (DG) vehicle drivers.
If caught
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NRFA highlights need for minor HVNL breach changes
National Road Freighters Association (NRFA) president Glyn Castanelli has penned a letter to law enforcement to include ‘inform, educate and enforce’ in the Heavy Vehicle National Law (HVNL).
It
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Top qualities are key
Patience and resilience are two of the essential qualities displayed and required by long term, recent and potential operators in our road transport industry.
Becoming an overnight success in our industry
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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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Whingers versus doers
It’s a tough gig out there right now, isn’t it? Rising costs are hurting all of us and it’s hard to not run out of income before the end of the month.
Every day, in social media, there’s the same
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Foster the people
What does the good old ‘Tick and Flick’ Pre Trip Safety Check (PTSC) and those ugly little yellow pointers you see on the wheel nuts of an alarmingly growing number of heavy vehicles have in common?
They
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Sleepless in a cab-over
Hopefully in the future we can start working on managing fatigue, and by this, I mean changing the length laws of our prime movers so we can have proper comfortable sleepers to manage fatigue.
As an owner-driver
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Closing Loopholes Bill passes Senate
After an almost two and a half year long process starting with a government inquiry and featuring numerous convoys and industry-wide calls for reform, the Closing Loopholes Bill has fully passed the Senate.
There
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Fit for purpose parking bays required ASAP
OPINION: The rest area shortage is a big issue, but more so if suffering from sleep apnoea
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Transport reform vital says NRFA
OPINION: Owner-drivers and small business owners should never go broke because of late paying customers
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