A popular truckies’ rest area on an alternative crossing of the Blue Mountains is to reopen next month after pressure from the industry to have it reinstated. As reported by Big Rigs in March, the Bells Line of Road site in NSW had been quietly shut since... See more
To say this year’s federal budget has ruffled some feathers would be an understatement. The Albanese government announced major reforms to two tax breaks long seen as politically untouchable – negative gearing and the capital gains tax discount. In respon... See more
Artificial intelligence is rapidly shifting from buzzword to business tool across Australia’s trucking industry, with transport operators and technology providers warning that fleets can no longer afford to sit on the sidelines. At the TruckShowX conferen... See more
The decision to scrap the long-planned Inland Rail extension to Brisbane must now trigger a major rethink of freight infrastructure priorities across the state, warns the Queensland Trucking Association (QTA). In a pre-budget announcement, Infrastructure ... See more
Industry leaders at TruckShowX have warned the Australian trucking industry is entering one of its most challenging and transformative periods, as operators grapple with rising costs, workforce shortages, sweeping technological change and the push toward ... See more
