The phrase “Without trucks, Australia stops” is well known, and there have been changes to the industry this week, to ensure the trucking companies can keep delivering.
The fuel crisis has hit trucking businesses hard but new zero-interest loans and emergency pricing rules are aimed at easing the pressure of soaring fuel costs.
The measures, announced as part of the Federal Government’s $1 billion Economic Resilience Program, have been welcomed by the Australian Trucking Association, which says many operators are struggling to keep up with rapidly rising costs…