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Owner Driver
Three decades on
Warning despite fuel tax credits return • The VTA has welcomed the reinstatement of fuel tax credits but NatRoad warns of tough times ahead for operators due to road user charge increase
Australian Truck Radio takes off • Industry-focussed digital station to provide information and entertainment 24/7 for long-haul truckies
NHVR office opens in Sydney’s west • New Parramatta office coincides with transition of NSW state-based heavy vehicle services to the National Heavy Vehicle Regulator
Melbourne’s curfew cameras alert • The VTA is warning heavy vehicle drivers that new monitoring cameras and signage are being placed in the Port of Melbourne area to track curfews
DRIVER SHORTAGE BEHIND HILDER TRANSPORT CLOSURE
TWU supports calls for port fee reform
POSITIONS VACANT • The Australian road transport industry continues to suffer from a shortage of young drivers while its existing workforce continues to age and approach retirement. Julian Daw tracks down a few of the younger brigade who explain the motivations and disincentives of a career in trucking
ON THE WALL AT ALICA • Normal service was resumed in Alice Springs in August when a new batch of inductees were added to the Shell Rimula Wall of Fame as part of the Australian Festival of Transport
PBS now and beyond • A new notice will allow operators of certain combinations to operate outside the PBS scheme
Reform within reach • The transport industry is more united than ever in its bid to obtain a level and safer playing field
Increasing complexity • HVNL inconsistencies across the states and territories are enough to make you go “Hmmm!”
WEST ALONG THE WARREGO • From his early years in South Australia, Martin Rieck has always enjoyed working with cattle, a vocation that he has embraced further with his move to southern Queensland as an ownerdriver.
Rest stops a priority • The Federal Government’s budget will be a sight for sore eyes in one vital area for road transport
The cost of low rates • A few cents extra at the supermarket could make a world of difference for struggling truck owners
Cost of a clear record • The NHVR is promoting Enforceable Undertakings as an education alternative to prosecutions
Drivers and prejudice • Being booked for unhooking a seatbelt at a weigh station? Another mindless revenue-raising stunt
DOIN’ THE HARD YARDS • A new spruced-up Kenworth T909 has proved to be the shining light for Jeff and Lori Turner’s small fleet as they ‘rock on’ under the banner of their newly named business, Method Earthworks.
LOWOOD LOADS UP • The streets of Lowood in Queensland’s Somerset Region were chock full with the biggest rigs, including a couple of road trains, when its annual truck show made a triumphant return. You can’t keep a good little town down for long
Progress in four steps • Four recommendations to help make our working life less stressful have been presented to the NHVR
Back in the limelight • Charting through the past, present and beyond
Country Corner
Illawarra Convoy back in full swing • Community Foundation launches 2022 i98FM event
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