Disruptions under the ongoing imprimatur of COVID regulations are a way of life for many heavy vehicle operators and transport companies. Read more
Simulacra and Simulation
“That which has been done well has been done quickly enough,” is a quote, according to Roman historian Suetonius, attributed to Caesar Augustus. Read more
Community Cards
Reliability is a term often heard used in the road transport industry. Read more
Safety in Numbers
It was around 2007 that driver distraction as a road safety issue leapt into our loungerooms courtesy of the Transport Accident Commission. Read more
Speed-the-Plow
A glance back at the last Brisbane Truck Show is instructive for a host of reasons not in the least on how different the recognisable present world is from the one which now exists in memory only. Read more
Let’s Get Physical
It’s in this physical reality we have developed key diagnostic human behaviours such as tool making, symbolic expression and language. Read more
Sink or Swim
The new Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership signed by Australia and other Asia-Pacific countries is not expected to help alleviate high volume demand on trade which is forecast to continue escalating beyond 2021. Read more
Declaration of Co-Dependence
Truckmaker members of the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA) have pledged to phase out traditional combustion engines as they renew commitments to hydrogen, battery technology and clean fuels. Read more
Courting Disaster
What best characterised the past year for one of the hardest working industries in the country was the long due recognition commercial road transport received in the public domain. Read more
Not Too Distant
Maybe it was the threat of fuel shortages earlier in the year. Read more