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Target earns place among trucking legends
5+ day, 5+ hour ago (1428+ words) For most of Col ‘Target’ Mackey’s storied career, Alice Springs was somewhere he saw in his mirrors. The 77-year-old estimates he had driven through about 10 times, but the job always came first and he never properly stopped. This trip was…...
NHVR explains why some operators are facing tougher action
6+ day, 3+ hour ago (410+ words) I’ve recently seen commentary asking whether the National Heavy Vehicle Regulator (NHVR) is placing too much emphasis on enforcement, and moving away from education. I understand why industry will question us when it believes we have made changes, and there…...
This truckie thrives on delivering challenging loads
3+ week, 3+ day ago (477+ words) For Chris McDonald, getting into trucking was almost inevitable. Based in Albury–Wodonga, Chris drives for Dawson’s Haulage and has spent the past 16 years in the industry. “Like most people within transport, I grew up around trucks. My father, maternal…...
Trucking operator fights fleet grounding with 75 jobs on the line
3+ week, 3+ day ago (1553+ words) A remote Gulf of Carpentaria hospital running low on oxygen was one of the first to feel the effects after the National Heavy Vehicle Regulator (NHVR) grounded the Hawkins Transport fleet, according to company boss Bradley Hawkins. With his company…...