getting women behind the wheel in trucks

Getting Women Behind the Wheel in Trucks

The trucking industry struggle to get enough drivers is reaching a crisis point, but one project, which is getting women behind the wheel in trucks, is making a difference. The Pilbara Heavy Haulage Girls helps women keen to get into the industry job-ready by giving them extensive experience and real world training in the fine art of truck driving.
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the poo carters of WA

The Poo Carters of WA

Here is a video talking about the life of the poo carters of WA, but also highlighting effort to increase the number of women working in the trucking industry.
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we need more than talk

We Need More Than Talk

As an industry we need more than talk when it comes to developing training and accreditation to bring more people into the trucking industry and save it from the generational crunch which is coming. It’s not as if this is a new problem, it has been coming a long time and there has been a lot of talk for a lot of time. Now is the time for action. Read More
Driver Training Initiative Out of Western Australia

The Right Kind of Training

The whole issue of getting the right kind of training is starting to take on some momentum. One of the pioneers of getting it right and producing truly professional drivers is Heather Jones who leads the
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Everything is on a Big Scale in the Pilbara

Everything is on a Big Scale in the Pilbara

Everything is on a big scale in the Pilbara for the Pilbara Heavy Haulage Girls, the distances involved are huge and the tonnages needing to be moved are enormous. Even though much of the iron ore arrives
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