In refrigerated transport, the way operators assess equipment is changing. Decisions are no longer driven purely by upfront price. Over time, the focus has shifted to long-term investment – how a vehicle
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Heavy vehicle safety ramp opens to traffic as part of $405 million Mount Ousley Interchange
As work continues on the new interchange between Princes Motorway and Mount Ousley Road, the first heavy vehicle ramp has opened to traffic. The $405 million Mount Ousley Interchange project aims to improve
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Servos fined $1100 in statewide crackdown on misleading prices
Nearly 100 servos across NSW have copped $1100 on-the-spot fines for misleading drivers with prices at the bowser that don’t match those advertised on the state’s FuelCheck app. Around 75 per
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#PicOfTheDay – Joshua Hircoe
A cool shot, snapped while heading southbound to Melbourne. We’ll choose a pic to appear in our Facebook cover slot, and will publish some of the best pics in our upcoming print edition of Big Rigs where
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Fuel prices up to two thirds of operating costs for some transport operators
For Heather Jones, truck driver and Founder of Pilbara Heavy Haulage Girls Group based in Karratha, Western Australia, the impact of Australia’s fuel crisis has been immediate and relentless. Transport
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Excise cut offers no net benefits to heavy vehicle operators, says ALRTA
While acknowledged as a constructive and helpful step in response to rising diesel costs, the latest cut to fuel excise delivers no net benefit to operators, said the Australian Livestock and Rural Transporters
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Visa and worker exploitation crackdown puts heavy vehicle industry on notice
Australian Border Force (ABF) officers have put heavy vehicle operators and their unlawful migrant workers on notice during the launch of a national joint compliance operation. ABF officers, alongside
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State-of-the-art Daimler dealership opens in Townsville
A new state-of-the-art RGM Maintenance facility in Townsville, which also pulls double-duty as the Daimler Trucks Townsville dealership, has been officially opened. RGM said its new sales, servicing and
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Industry warning wrapped in a truckie tale
Bill and Ben were best mates who had become friends while working together for the same small to medium truck operator in Melbourne’s western suburbs. Their boss was an astute and careful operator
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Big turnout for annual Tamworth truck show
Each year in the heart of the New England region, Tamworth, the JT Fossey Mack/Volvo Annual Truck Show brings together horsepower, heritage, and community spirit at the JT Fossey Trucks premises in Tamworth,
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