Goodaye all, well another year drawing to a close and the problems seem to be nearly insurmountable in some ways.
Too many people have got in without enough training and or proper testing and not
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New group forms to champion Australia’s safest truck drivers
A new group has been formed to recognise and support professional Australian truck drivers for their safety and professionalism.
Knights of the Road is a new initiative to reward drivers who set the standard
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Rod Hannifey provides update on continual informal rest stop mission
Goodaye all, just a follow up from last month, I received this message from a driver after discussing the green reflectors on Luke’s ‘Bonafide’ podcast. This is why I have done this now for 25 years
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Inside Rod Hannifey’s journey to get dangerous Australian freight routes fixed
Goodaye all, well I am currently in Mackay for the weekend and can’t unload until Monday morning. While the weather has been very wet for many, it has only made the roads worse. I will give credit here
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How much is truckies’ time valued within the industry?
Goodaye all, have you ever thought much about how others see ‘our’ time, do they value it or not? You probably have while sitting somewhere waiting in a queue or just waiting to load or unload. Then
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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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Baby steps for rest area initiative
The Heavy Vehicle Rest Area Steering Committee held its first meeting in February amid negativity from online trolls
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Truck Drivers deserve a fair go
OPINION: Electronic work diaries can help alleviate the risk of unnecessary and incorrect out-of-hours fines
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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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Australian Truck Radio a welcome resource
Long term truck driver, safety advocate and current president of the National Road Freighters Association Rod Hannifey has plenty of good things to say about a radio station created just for truck drivers
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