Opinion

trucks and trucking are in a state of flux

Trucks and Trucking are in a State of Flux

With all of the new technology appearing, which is transforming the whole trucking industry and the equipment we use, the fact that trucks and trucking are in a state of flux may be an opportunity to get some new blood into the industry.
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What Needs To De Done

What Needs To Be Done

This week we’re seeing the government talking about its plans to increase the take up of electric cars in Australia and its long term plans to continue to drive towards zero carbon emissions, but we are far from being prepared for what needs to be done.
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there are no big ticket items

There Are No Big Ticket Items

There are plenty of problems, technical difficulties and issues which need to be sorted out, but in the trucking industry there are no big ticket items. There are no issues which stand out as the most dominant issue, for everyone involved.
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infrastructure as a tool

Infrastructure as a Tool

It is about time that the trucking industry in Australia started thinking about infrastructure not as an impediment to the operation, but rather to look at infrastructure as a tool. At the same time, the trucking industry needs to convince the road managers to think about infrastructure in a completely different way, as well
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a Scott shockwave through the industry

A Scott Shockwave Through the Industry

With the news about the decision to place Scott’s refrigerated logistics into liquidation after a meeting of its creditors earlier in the week, it does mean that there is going to be a Scott shockwave through the industry.
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where are the young guns?

Where are the Young Guns?

As the news of two more operations scaling back or shutting down is in the news, the crisis due to a shortage of skilled labour comes into an even sharper focus and we have to ask the question, where are the young guns? Where will we find the people who will carry the industry through the next 30 years?
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talk about reducing emissions

Talk About Reducing Emissions

There is a a lot of the talk about reducing emissions around the trucking industry at the moment, and there probably will be for the next 10 years, or more.
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low quality of facilities for truck drivers

Low Quality of Facilities for Truck Drivers

Having spent a couple of days on the road this week, driving a B-double from Melbourne up to Tamworth, I was struck by the fact that the unnecessarily low quality of facilities for truck drivers on the highway still persists after all that trucking has done in the past few years.
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another one bites the dust

Another One Bites the Dust

With the decision of Scott’s Refrigerated Transport to go into receivership this week, another one bites the dust, as a combination of factors put pressure on transport operators and sees them struggle and sometimes fall.
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