Not all assets are ‘things’

August 4, 2020

By: Peter Carr EROAD Director, Regulatory Market Development ANZ If you run a transport company, then your drivers are your most critical asset. Sure, a transport operation without vehicles isn’t a transport operation at all. But those vehicles need drivers. More importantly, everything about the transport task funnels the consequences down to a single point […]

Leading through trust

By: Peter Carr EROAD Director, Regulatory Market Development ANZ There is a saying that trust is one of the few things that is increased by giving it to others. When you put someone in control of your truck you need to be able to trust them. When a driver puts their livelihood into your hands, […]

Accidental angels, or a ‘mobile traffic calming’ strategy?

By: Peter Carr EROAD Director, Regulatory Market Development ANZ The National Transport Commission (NTC) has released the consultation draft of the regulatory impact assessment of the options arising from their review of the Heavy Vehicle National Law. Among the many things it covers, it looks at fatigue. And because of the narrow focus of the […]

Verification: the foundation of practical trust

By: Peter Carr EROAD Director, Regulatory Market Development ANZ Verification is a critical part of managing anything. If no-one is checking for the right things, then eventually no-one is doing the right things. Conversely, if you are checking the wrong things, then all people will be doing is the wrong things. And if you appear […]

Control Through Strategy

June 23, 2020

By: Peter Carr EROAD Director, Regulatory Market Development ANZ Few people enjoy being tossed around like a ship in a storm, yet we can find events beyond our control making us feel, if even only a little or only occasionally, just like that. A trick is to keep in mind those things that can be […]

My Truck, My Castle?

By: Peter Carr EROAD Director, Regulatory Market Development ANZ It’s not that unusual to find people who see their vehicle as just a thing, and who neglect it in consequence. Minimum legal requirements are pointed right at these people. Other folks are at the other end of the spectrum. An owner-operator’s truck may be the […]

Vehicle Maintenance, or Vehicle Management?

By: Peter Carr EROAD Director, Regulatory Market Development ANZ The Chinese strategist Sun Tzu is credited with saying that “Strategy without tactics is the slowest route to victory. Tactics without strategy are the noise before defeat.” Vehicle maintenance is a task, technical and tactical in nature. Vehicle management is a behaviour, a way of going […]

Let Technology do the Heavy Lifting

May 19, 2020

By: TruckSafe Development Partner EROAD In this new world we find ourselves in, working smarter and safely has never been more important. Keeping your business running smoothly and efficiently and at the same time protecting staff can be enhanced by utilising technology. You can improve communication with your drivers, the back-office staff and Managers, all […]

The Good Aussie Trucker

April 16, 2020

By: Peter Carr EROAD Director, Regulatory Market Development ANZ What does it mean to be a good trucker? So far 2020 has provided nothing but opportunities for us to consider the range of answers to this question. Many groups and individuals have done themselves and the country proud by modelling the kind of behaviour and […]

Better regulation, less regulation – self-regulation

By: Peter Carr EROAD Director, Regulatory Market Development ANZ No-one wants to be micro-managed by someone else, and certainly not by the government. But anyone conducting a business or undertaking that exposes other people or their assets to harm who does not want to be micro-managed needs to step up and manage themselves, actively. The […]

Spending on safety is investing in business

By: Peter Carr EROAD Director, Regulatory Market Development ANZ Look at any successful business and they take care of the basics – good maintenance, good procedures, care for the health of their staff, and concern for the objectives of their customers. This takes effort and time, both of which cost money. But it pays off […]

Truck safety in the age of COVID-19

April 15, 2020

By: Peter Carr EROAD Director, Regulatory Market Development ANZ Australia, like most of the world, is locking down to combat the spread of COVID-19. This global pandemic is unprecedented in recent times. It has thrust road freight and every other part of the nation’s logistics industry onto an unexpected front line. It is forcing everyone […]