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Taking the ‘rue’ out of rural • Respect is crucial for two dangerous callings that rely on each other intrinsically

NEWS • Dogs & Chains

AUTOCARE SERVICES IN ADMINISTRATION • Intermodal operator Linx Cargo Care Group’s (LCCG’s) car-carrying arm, Autocare Services, has been placed into voluntary administration after an automotive market downturn

Two WridgWays subsidiaries placed into liquidation

DJ MORGAN AND MYSTGOLD ANNOUNCE MERGER

VISA AND MONDIALE LOGISTICS FIRMS MERGE TO FORM SUPER-ENTITY

AURIZON RECONSIDERS ROAD HAULAGE

ALRTA CALL TO GRAINCORP ON TRUCK DRIVER AMENITY ACCESS

GERM-PROOF YOUR WORK SPACE • Care Safe’s disinfecting and sanitisation program significantly reduces the risk of infection from viruses or germs present in the environment and is perfect for use across multiple industries, including freight transport

INJURY LEADS TO $1.5M PAYOUT

FWC deems ‘pre-emptive’ truck driver dismissal unfair

NHVR NOTICES FOR THREE COMPANIES

REGULATOR ISSUES WARNING AFTER SUZI COIL DECOUPLING INCIDENTS

NHVAS REGULATION CHANGES BEGIN

New road tolls clause added to NSW contract determination

HEALTHY ENGINES • Isuzu’s Next Gen Plus engine oil

Mandating Covid-19 vaccinations • Problems and opportunities arise when taking the next pandemic step

PAUL DIGNEY TO LEAD QUBE

DOUBLE IVECO APPOINTMENT ANNOUNCED

ZF’S WILSON MAKES LEADERSHIP MOVE

BIZON TAKES OVER AS AMA CEO

Delivering on driver health • The present situation would be intolerable in any modern industry

BRISBANE TRUCK SHOW – THE EVENT EXTRAVAGANZA • As well as the multiple sights and sounds on show in Brisbane, there’s an Ultimate VIP Experience Package up for grabs

GETTING UP THEIR NOS • In this two part feature, we examine at the ALC’s National Operating Standard proposal and the opposition to it

Camera in the wrong • Speed cameras are not always accurate but it can be an arduous task to prove it

THIS TRUCK’S FOR TOM • The late Tom Norton is immortalised in the form of a top-of-the-line 2020 Mercedes-Benz Actros, the standout truck of the TNS Logistics fleet

HIGHLANDERS ON RIGHT TRACK • From an upbringing on the land to a career as a builder, Luke Sheridan eventually found his happy place behind the wheel of a truck as an owner-driver. ATN had a chat with the NSW Southern Highlands-based co-owner of Southern Star Transport

Raising livestock transport standards • It has taken loss of lives for the issue of safer ramps and forcing yards to finally get recognition

KENWORTH’S REAL DEAL • It may have taken awhile to follow its ‘Aero’ sibling into existence, but an SAR version of Kenworth’s new T410 is now up and running, sporting perhaps the best steering and road handling of any truck in the business. Brilliant! Meantime, while some Kenworth purists might still pout at the absence of a Cummins option, the Paccar MX-13 engine continues to attract plenty of converts. For good reason! ATN had first dibs at test driving this new model

SAR: THE LEGEND LIVES

FABULOUS FLOPS • This pandemic has done many things, not least given some people too much time to wonder about things they mightn’t ordinarily think about. Dud trucks, for example. We often hear stories of old classics but what about the makes and models that didn’t quite light the...