Covid-19

may you live in interesting times

May You Live in Interesting Times

Supposedly a Chinese curse, but with little evidence that it originally came from China, the phrase, ‘may you live in interesting times’ comes around regularly.
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do we really want to return to normal?

Do We Really Want To Return To Normal?

After the last two years of disruption, there have been times when we have all been feeling nostalgia about the good old days of 2019, but do we really want to return to normal?
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demonstrating our vulnerability

Demonstrating Our Vulnerability

The events of the last few weeks with major freight routes being blocked with flooding have reinforced an impression of the trucking industry and had the effect of demonstrating our vulnerability to the general public who depend on us to get the goods where they need to be, on time.
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celebrating Aussie trucking’s COVID efforts

Celebrating Aussie Trucking’s COVID Efforts

The transport industry has done an amazing job over the last 18 months, a true credit to everyone in this industry, writes David Smith, Australian Trucking Association Chair, in celebrating Aussie trucking’s COVID efforts.
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trucking surviving covid-19

Trucking Surviving Covid-19

The last twenty-plus months have been a nightmare for the entire globe, but our industry has been one of those essential services which has kept Australia going through the pandemic, now we need to think about trucking surviving covid-19.
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radical changes for the trucking industry

Radical Changes for the Trucking Industry

The old Chinese saying, ‘may you live in interesting times’ is not actually Chinese, but it does refer to the current situation, with radical changes for the trucking industry happening now and bearing down on us in the future. However, if there is one industry in Australia which can cope with this, it’s trucking.
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remarkable surge in demand for new trailers

Remarkable Surge in Demand for New Trailers

A new trailer manufacturer in the Sunshine State is going gangbusters, thanks, in part, to the remarkable surge in demand for new trailers over the last 12 months or so. Paul Matthei sits down with James Yerbury, owner of Robuk Engineering, to discuss the details of his thriving new business.  
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putting forward a Five Point Plan

Putting Forward a Five Point Plan

Here’s a short video from Warren Clark, NatRoad CEO, putting forward a Five Point Plan around border crossing. The trucking industry has to deal with a confusing and constantly changing set of different border crossing rules.
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