Tag Archives: Mick Pattel
National Transport Laws Driving Truck Drivers to Shut Down
The new National Transport Laws treat truck drivers like criminals. Three recent cases in Queensland show how truck drivers will be treated nation wide when the National transport laws come… Read more
Transport Industry Shutdown Update #2 – Mick Pattel
The Australian Transport Industry Shutdown Convener Mick Pattel (pictured) writes: The National Road Transport Shutdown is only a short time away and still no-one in Government is taking it seriously…. Read more
Call for Farmers, Fishermen & Truckies to Stand United.
Peter Schuback (pictured) writes: Had a short trip to Sydney as a guest of SBS to go on their show “Insight” in regards to petrol prices . They were nice… Read more
Truckies Protest in New Zealand as Australian National Shutdown Looms
As the deadline for a National Transport shutdown in Australia looms, there has been gridlock this morning in New Zealand’s major cities as thousands of truck drivers staged a mass… Read more
Truckies & Government on Collision Course
Agmates Editor Steve Truman writes: A leading transport body says Australia’s Road Transport industry is on the verge of collapse. The South Australian Road Transport Association says Road Transport companies… Read more
Lazy Labor Legislation will impact food prices.
Agmates Editor Steve Truman writes: Lazy & arrogant legislation making by an all powerful QLD Labor Government will create a huge flow on of bureaucratic costs that will pass all… Read more
Log Book Legislation Could See Farmers Jailed
Agmates Editor Steve Truman writes: This coming week the Queensland Parliament will consider legislation that could see farmers go to jail because a truck driver has fiddled his log book…. Read more
