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

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Call for audited rest stop network • NatRoad says world class freight system needs to be matched with world class rest areas

ATA WANTS ROAD SAFETY RESET

HVIA calls for easy accessibility to Australian Standards

Truck technology a breeze for Karlie • Experienced heavy combo driver Karlie Shire boosts Scania’s Western Australian driver training team

Lift mandatory vaccination requirements, says VTA

Vale David Armstrong • A personal tribute to truck restoration enthusiast David Armstrong, who passed away on April 17, just days before his 63rd birthday

Funding boost keeps Heart of Australia rolling

OzHelp offers 24/7 phone support for transport workers

BOOM TIMES FOR TRUCKS • The Australian truck market continues to set a blistering pace as the demand for new trucks across all weight categories heralds record sales figures for 2022. Steve Brooks delivers this rundown of results from a remarkable first quarter

Ignorance at our peril • An independent body must be introduced to enforce binding standards in road transport

Next piece of the puzzle • National Services Transition program well underway

A need to know basis • Did you view an identity card the last time a TfNSW officer handed you a pineapple?

Tackling the viral road • It’s time for operators to plan for life with COVID

SYDNEY CONVOY MARCHES ON • The Sydney Convoy for Kids emerged from a lockdown-induced delay to dodge the city’s deluge and take new route, raising much-needed funds for charity along the way. Warren Aitken reports from the March 20 event

TRANGIE TOUGHS IT OUT • Days of wet weather didn’t deter locals and visiting truck owners and drivers for making the Trangie Truck and Tractor Show a surprisingly well-attended event in April. Rod Hannifey reports from the NSW township

SOUL SURVIVOR • An unpleasant encounter with a new truck salesman in 1995 indirectly led Bluey Gordon to owning and operating a fleet of Mack Trucks, including the first Anthem to hit the road on Queensland’s Darling Downs. Greg Bush chats with the Vietnam War veteran about his good and not-so-good times

Thick-skinned freight • Livestock of a different kind swapped places during a delicate changeover between Dubbo and Monarto

EVERY POST A WINNER • Betterway Transport’s Ford LTL is closing in on 40 years in service, but the can-do attitude of Marcus Post, the truck’s driver and vital member of the small family-run operation, has breathed new life into the ageless workhorse with a series of unique modifications. Warren Aitken writes

Book of bulldust • Road enforcement officers hound truck drivers despite a lack of knowledge of road transport law

Beware the variables • Being caught unawares when the road authorities alter posted speed limits can lead to loss of licence

COOL RIGS OF KENTUCKY • After a two-year pandemic-enforced absence, the Mid-America Trucking Show returned to belatedly celebrate the 50th running of the huge event, inspiring truck owners and drivers to converge on the city of Louisville, Kentucky to show off the shiniest rigs in the land. Warren Aitken soaks up the bling-fest

Stretching boundaries • Eight new albums to cover...