Let's jump on trucks yet again

[XR8 Uterous]

How many people commenting about how the transport industry should be run, have ever worked in the industry?

I suggest not a lot. Assuming they don't know the work that 99% of transport companies put into making their trucks, and drivers, as safe as possible. The laws and regulations the industry has to follow. The transport industry is one of the most regulated industries in the work place, the amount of paper work and documentation which needs to be kept for legal reasons. I know for one it takes up a lot of my day...

Car drivers need to understand that a 64.5t B-Double will take longer to pull up in an emergancy, they do have larger blind spots then cars, they do take up more space on the road. So give them the space they need, be patient, and remember, that fresh produce you as consumers demand in the supermarkets, is the reason trucks are on the road daily. So if you want your fresh produce, you want your local servo to have fuel when you fill up. Give the truck driver space, and be corteous. They are bigger then you, and I can promise in an accident, the truck will always win. Keep in mind, if you cant see a truckies mirrors, he cant see you.

The more regulations and laws enforced on transport companies will simply result in inreased frieght rates, and therefore a higher price on goods. The transport industry already runs on incredibly tight profit margins, so any increased running costs will simly be passed on to the final consumer, the general public.


Without trucks, Australia stops.