Owner Driver

Owner/Driver is the biggest circulation truck publication in Australia due to the complete information mix (covering news, people and technical issues), with a broad spread of new and used trucks, parts and service and trucking jobs and TBM's own distribution system using our own long standing distributors across Australia. Owner/Driver is popular because it makes the effort to move around Australia. Monthly, it continues to follow its initial creed 'Dedicated to the success of the person behind the wheel'.

Owner Driver

Pride and prejudice

Long-haul operator faces FWO scrutiny • Issues surrounding the Melbourne transport business relate to kilometre rate, rest break allowance and annual leave payout

Distressed fleet recovery case loss • Indebted operator’s Macks seen as unlawfully withheld from repossession

Supplementary work diary extended • Regulator increases seven-day limit to 30 driver business days in a bid to assist industry during the coronavirus pandemic

Rest stops ordered to remain open • National Cabinet exemption mandated following truck driver wellbeing concerns over site closures

Alarm over RMS hygiene standards • Concerned long-haul driver calls out Marulan weighbridge inspector of ignoring social distancing measures

Pandemic prompts free legal assistance offer

MEATY BIG V8S • On the outskirts of Albany in WA’s deep south, Ken and Angela Zambonetti have built a dynamic livestock transport business based on reliability and total commitment to delivering cattle and sheep in first-rate condition. But in an age when long-term loyalty is often overshadowed by short-term satisfaction, this couple firmly believes in sticking to those things they know to be tried and true. When it comes to trucks, that means Scania. Steve Brooks writes

Truck sharer beware • An infringement caused by someone else driving your truck could be directed back to you

Aldi fails in court bid to gag TWU • Global supermarket giant Aldi feeling “vindicated” despite its claims against the TWU’s safety and wages campaign being dismissed

Your Say • Letters to the Editor need to be typed or clearly handwritten and be no more than 500 words. Letters should include name, title (e.g. owner-driver, manager) and city for publication, unless otherwise requested. Letters may be edited for clarity or space. Please be concise, so we can offer more people an opportunity to express themselves.

Chasing time

Big boys play hard ball • The recent Aldi court case indicates what lengths large retailers will go to in a bid to silence workers

Walking a thin line • In reality, the NHVR has a long way to go before it can consider itself a national regulator

Diabetes prevention • What’s your risk of developing type 2 diabetes?

MEMBERSHIP • One extra level of support is to become a member of your local state or territory diabetes organisation. Membership provides you with access to many valuable services and benefits. Find out more by contacting your local association:

Benefit by association • Joining a transport association is the best way to get your voice heard on issues affecting the industry

Roads fit for purpose • Road maintenance must be given a greater priority

Maintain your rates • Owner-drivers are feeling the pinch as the coronavirus takes its toll on the road industry

LOOSENED UP FOR THE LONG HAUL • The story of Paul and Gina Gleich is one of becoming transport operators almost by accident. But, after years of doing it tough, they’re now enjoying the fruits of their labour with a fleet of Kenworths. Warren Aitken writes

UNDER CYBER ATTACK • The recent ransomware on Toll Group underscores the susceptibility of Australia’s transport and logistics sector to...