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

Looking towards 2022

NatRoad supports shift from petty fines • Updates to the NHVR’s National Compliance and Enforcement Strategy suggests lenience for accidental offences

Truckies at breaking point says OzHelp • Truck drivers are struggling to deal with constant rule changes while operating at near capacity in the lead up to the festive season

Warning against reinstating curfews • Economy still hit by pandemic effects and faces supply-chain turmoil, says NatRoad CEO Warren Clark

Lindsay’s to implement CoR education • The NHVR says Lindsay Transport’s $750,000 enforceable undertaking program to improve safety training

Accolades for HVIA award winners • Transport industry praised for showing resilience in challenging times

Industry icon Tom Lindsay passes away • Tributes flow for the co-founder of Lindsay Brothers Transport who leaves a huge legacy in the road transport industry

Vale Karl Stadelmann

Future fuels strategy a big first step • The Australian Trucking Association identifies scope for improvement on electric vehicle options

VOTE FOR YOUR FAVOURITE AND YOU COULD WIN BIG! • A set of Narva L.E.D. Second Generation Ultima driving lights valued at $1300 up for grabs

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OUT OF LOCKDOWN, ON WITH THE SHOW • The Brisbane Convoy for Kids emerged from a COVID-enforced lockout when more than 600 trucks made the trip from Brisbane’s south to the Redcliffe peninsula. Warren Aitken soaked up the action in ‘Dolphin territory’

Prosecuting the leaders • Decision makers are facing prosecution for negligence in monitoring driver fatigue

STEELY TRADITIONALISTS • The aura of the W-model is alive and well and living at the family-run Metal Transport Industries. Warren Caves takes a trip to Wollongong to discover the passion towards the Kenworth brand, especially the classic W-900

Too close for comfort • There’s little rest to be had when taking a break in a ‘stopping bay’ alongside a major highway

Configuration codes • A change in configuration could be costly if there’s a failure to notify the authorities

ORANGE CRUSH • Two dreams have come true for ‘Rusty’, the owner of Flying Horse Transport. Relocating with his family to Australia and eventually becoming the proud owner of a spruced-up brilliant orange 2019 Kenworth T909. Not only has this colourful unit’s exterior been enhanced, the interior is simply luxurious, as Warren Aitken reports

Songs for the season • Eight albums to tuck under the Christmas tree

Losin’ it while truckin’ • A few tips for commercial drivers to help you lose kilos even when out on the road

Maintaining momentum • Road freight kept rolling along throughout 2021 as many other industries struggled

MISTER FIXIT • Darcy Pollard arrived at Centenary Landscaping Supplies looking for a few days’ work driving trucks. That was more than three decades ago – now he’s the go-to guy for any truck and maintenance issues while also driving around south-east Queensland in a brand new 8x4 UD Quon.

Get behind transport • The federal government needs to ditch its shallow social media posts and high vis photo-opportunities

Eyeing a greener future • Road...