There's a push for truck drivers to be on the road 16 hours a day.

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Originally Posted by ChookD2

Instead of more drivers we'll just make the trucks bigger.

Goulburn B-triple trial to Coles DC raises safety fears | Goulburn Post | Goulburn, NSW

When I was driving there was talk of making the entire Hume Hwy from outer Sydney to outer Melbourne a B-triple route, with staging areas at each end where they could be split and coupled. This was supposed to be looked at further once the Hwy was dual carriage all the way, which it now is and bypasses all towns.

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isnt this how trains work?

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Originally Posted by Eevo

isnt this how trains work?

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And the Sydney to Melbourne rail line runs pretty close to the Hume most of the way.

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Originally Posted by Eevo

isnt this how trains work?

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Originally Posted by Homestar

And the Sydney to Melbourne rail line runs pretty close to the Hume most of the way.

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But can't do depot to depot overnight, which is what everyone wants.[bigwhistle]

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Originally Posted by ChookD2

But can't do depot to depot overnight, which is what everyone wants.[bigwhistle]

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What the tight wad companies want - less transit time equals more profits - everything is driven by big corporations wanting ever bigger profits.

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Originally Posted by Homestar

What the tight wad companies want - less transit time equals more profits - everything is driven by big corporations wanting ever bigger profits.

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Rail general freight lost out to road when dispatch to delivery could be door to door, especially delivery.

Close relatives ran Darling Smith at the railhead in Ballarat. DS went from horse and cart to truck deliveries from train to door, pretty much had a monopoly and no longer exist.

cheers, DL

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Originally Posted by Homestar

Yay, 90 tonnes with a muppet behind the wheel - what could go wrong??? [bigrolf]

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I'm regularly hauling 65 tons up the Hume. Whats another 25 between friends.

AS for the 16 hours a day. I can legally do 15.

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Originally Posted by d2dave

I'm regularly hauling 65 tons up the Hume. Whats another 25 between friends.

AS for the 16 hours a day. I can legally do 15.

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Yeah, but you’re not a muppet - far from it - I’m sure you see more of the drivers I was referring to than me, but even with the part time stuff I do at my mates workshop I see enough of them.