Park up during the night? Some say yes
THE reaction to a truckie's suggestion that drivers park up during the hours of 11pm and 7am was divided.
View ArticleLet us manage it ourselves
FATIGUE isn't a 'one-size-fits-all' approach and truck drivers are sick of it being treated like machines.
View ArticleWe can't agree how to help
WHILE truckies all are under the consensus that something needs to be done about the grey nomads, when it comes down to what exactly, their views are mixed.
View ArticleWhat do you think of roadhouse meals?
THE standard of roadhouse meals was a hot topic on the Big Rigs Facebook page recently.
View ArticleWhat truckies think of diaries
EVERY truckie has an opinion about the work diary and no one is right or wrong.
View ArticleApprenticeship for truckies
THE idea of a trucking apprenticeship is gathering steam among Australian drivers.
View ArticleAddress this before anything
AFTER reading NHVR boss Sal Petroccitto's thoughts on the HVNL Review, Peter Gavin had a wild suggestion.
View ArticleTime trucking is properly recognised
THIS is the best way to train new truck drivers - an apprenticeship.
View ArticleEducation is the right answer
A LOT OF problems when it comes to caravan drivers can be negated by correct education and teaching correct interactions with heavy and other vehicles.
View ArticleIt's time to fix it yourselves
JUST venting on social media won't fix the problems with the transport industry, said driver Jason MacNish.
View ArticleSevere lack of parking bays on our highways
WHILE Western Australian authorities think Victoria has a great rest stop model for them to duplicate, truckies don't agree.
View ArticleFatigue is a massive problem
THE fact that road trains and trucks can't do the same trip in the same time as a car needs to be taken into account when looking at fatigue management laws.
View ArticleWe're fed up with your food
TRUCKIES are united in their feeling about the standard of food at Australia's rest stops - they just don't think it's very good.
View ArticleSunshine State eyes largest-ever road rollout in 2020
YOU weren’t swallowing the Queensland Government’s feel-good spin on its roads and transport spending spree in 2020.
View ArticleNSW makes moves to fix roads
READERS welcomed news that the NSW regional roads minister Paul Toole was finally making moves to fix the state’s worst roads and bridges.
View ArticleMaribyrnong curfew shelved
NEWS of VicRoads shelving the proposed curfew for older trucks on some of Melbourne’s busiest residential streets was met with applause.
View ArticleThis won’t help make our roads any safer
NEWS that CQUniversity researchers were working with the National Heavy Vehicle Regulator to help improve road safety sparked a debate on our Facebook page about what will really help the industry.
View ArticleNew electric truck doesn’t impress
THERE was a mixed response to news of an electric garbage truck operating in SA.
View ArticleKeeping fit is hard to do in trucking
KEEPING fit was a hot topic on the Big Rigs Facebook page after a truckie called for more fitness-friendly facilities for truckies.
View ArticleLogan truckie a hero after citizen's arrest
BIG Rigs social media followers have labelled a Queensland truck driver a “top bloke” after he performed a citizen’s arrest.
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