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Mar 14, 2016 at 10:12 AM CST
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http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-03-11/owner-operator-truck-drivers-worried-on-new-payments-laws/7240256
Owner-operator truck drivers fear they will be unable to compete against major transport companies when new laws force them to charge their clients at or above a new minimum rate.
Trucking companies that employ drivers will not be required to stick with the same minimum rate, meaning they will be allowed to charge clients a lower rate than what owner-operators are forced to charge. Australian Livestock and Rural Transporters Association national president Kevin Keenan, himself an owner-operator truck driver, said the new regulations would put self-employed truckies at a disadvantage when competing against bigger transport companies. |