Direct drive or two-up: how urgent freight actually gets there
When a customer's timeline will not fit inside one driver's legal hours, there is only one lawful way to close the gap. Here is how the two options differ and what each one costs.
Journal
Notes from the road
Writing from our operations, compliance and workshop teams on how freight actually works in Western Australia. No thought leadership, just what we have learned running the fleet.
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What a hotshot really is, and when it is worth paying for
A dedicated vehicle, one job, no other freight on board. Where that changes the outcome on a mine site, and where a same-day service would have done the job.
Journey Management Plans: what goes in one and why
Sender, receiver, timeline, destination site and roads travelled, completed before the vehicle leaves. What Main Roads expects and how it protects both parties.
Why a regional depot changes the economics of country freight
Perth to Narrogin is line haul. Getting freight on to Williams and Brookton the same day is a depot problem. What changes once you have one.
Delivering to sites with no dock and no forklift
Tail-lift capacity, pallet jack ratings and the access questions worth asking before the truck is booked, rather than after it arrives.
Electric vans in metropolitan freight: what we have learned so far
The first stage of our transition away from diesel. Where range and payload make the vans a straight swap, and where they do not yet.