Truck drivers are the backbone of Australia’s economy, ensuring that goods are transported efficiently across the country. From construction materials to groceries, the work of our 200,000 truckies keeps everything moving. However, they face significant risks. Fatalities in crashes involving heavy trucks, for example, increased more than 5% in the year to April-June; it was 12% up for deaths […]
While supply chains have always been prone to disruption, they have become even less predictable in the wake of the pandemic. These findings are according to a global Shopify report. Sanctions, aftershocks, and political instability continue. Fuelling the ongoing volatility includes shortages of: This has led to weak links in how businesses source, produce, transport, and […]
In a perfect world, your work vehicles would always be available when needed. However, business owners know that’s never the case. But the budget that small-to-medium-sized businesses allocate for downtime is just one- eighth of what’s typically needed. Here are our tips so your business can improve the time vehicles are ready for operation. Tip […]
The road transport industry, which includes road freight and road passenger transport, has been named as a national workplace health and safety priority. That’s due to a high fatality rate – 583 in the 12 years to 2015. At the crux of the issue are careless or deliberate human behaviours causing more than 90% of fatal […]
