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Aussie truckies share urgent warning industry faces imminent wipeout
4+ day, 7+ hour ago (696+ words) By MATT JONES, SENIOR NEWS REPORTER, AUSTRALIA Australian truck drivers say they won't survive the next six months if the current fuel crisis continues, and for some, their petrol bills have more than doubled." A recent Fuel Crisis Survey from…...
Activist 'freed' restaurant's lobster believing it would be eaten
5+ day, 14+ hour ago (768+ words) By WILL HALLOWELL, NEWS REPORTER A seafood restaurant owner had probably never imagined an animal rights activist would storm into his venue and abduct a lobster he kept for educational purposes and that was never meant to be eaten." However…...
Brazen heist as thieves steal ONE TONNE of lobsters from seafood store
1+ week, 2+ day ago (331+ words) A popular seafood shop praised online for serving the 'best lobster roll' in Sydney had a truckload's worth of its key ingredient stolen. The heist involved one tonne of lobster taken from Kraka Seafood in Regents Park, western Sydney, in…...
Logistics guru at trucking company sounds the alarm about fuel tax cut
2+ week, 5+ day ago (717+ words) By ASHLEY NICKEL, NEWS REPORTER, AUSTRALIA and NICHOLAS COMINO, POLITICAL REPORTER, AUSTRALIA An operations coordinator at a major national trucking company has criticised Anthony Albanese's response to the fuel crisis, saying it risks 'shelves going empty'. Alex Randall from Loadshift…...
Revealed: The drastic act of desperate truckies battling for survival
3+ week, 3+ day ago (1559+ words) By SARAH BROOKES - SENIOR REPORTER, AUSTRALIA An Aussie truck driver has admitted dealing drugs to put diesel in his tank amid the nation's fuel crisis, as others warn crippling supply chain chaos is just weeks away. At Eastern Creek Truck…...
Truckers say odd feature of Tesla's new semi-truck is a gamechanger
4+ week, 11+ hour ago (703+ words) Tesla's first semi-truck has officially hit the road, with a handful of drivers saying a key feature may have changed the industry." Elon Musk's clean energy company will begin shipping its new semi-trucks this summer, with up to 15, 000 expected to…...
Workers are given every Wednesday off to tackle fuel shortages
1+ mon, 1+ day ago (33+ words) in Sri Lanka'Daily Mail Workers are given every Wednesday off to tackle fuel shortages in Sri Lanka By OLIVIA ALLHUSEN, FOREIGN NEWS REPORTER...
Attacks on workmen by drivers soar as anger grows over pothole backlog
1+ mon, 2+ day ago (582+ words) Attacks on workmen by motorists have surged as anger grows over Britain's record "19billion pothole backlog, it emerged tonight. Workers are being sworn at, spat at and even punched amid growing delays in fixing potholes, industry leaders revealed. The disclosure came…...
No-nonsense truckie issues a brutal message to Anthony Albanese
1+ mon, 2+ day ago (591+ words) By PAUL SHAPIRO, SENIOR NEWS REPORTER, AUSTRALIA An Aussie trucker has issued a brutal message to Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, claiming soaring fuel prices are making it impossible to survive in the industry. Trucking company operator Adrian Press told 2 GB…...
Manufacturers cut jobs for 15th month in a row as costs soar
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (484+ words) By JOHN-PAUL FORD ROJAS DEPUTY BUSINESS EDITOR A recovery in Britain's manufacturing sector has failed to boost jobs as firms cut staff for the 15th month in a row. Crippling costs mean UK factories are having to reduce roles even as…...