My hope for the trucking industry in 2025 is that we don’t lose any more mates on the roads and everyone stays safe while travelling.
There are always areas where the industry can do better – one of those areas is training, particularly for operators coming in from overseas.
These operators need to be heavily trained, so we don’t have any more accidents like the one that took Slim’s life. It’s always going to be a contentious issue around overseas drivers and training.
For the industry, I hope we can keep evolving and moving in the right direction. I’d also like to see drivers get a seat at the table where decisions are being made so that we are better represented.
For me personally, 2024 has been a monster year, which saw me in recovery from open heart surgery.
After being a local driver for the last 16 years in Sydney, we also took the plunge and moved to Bathurst, New South Wales, where I took on the open road running between Bathurst and Alice Springs and Tassie, which was a huge bucket list item for me.
Keven Mitchell is a long-time interstate truckie truck driver. This story is part of our 2025 New Year Wish Lists feature, in the January 17 issue of Big Rigs.
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