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  • Chain Of Responsibility

    Chain Of Responsibility

     

    Any time you or your business sends or receives goods using a heavy vehicle, you become part of the supply chain. All parties that have control or influence over the transport task are responsible for complying with the Heavy Vehicle National Law (HVNL) Liable roles include loading manager, consignee, operator, consignor, scheduler, packer, loader, employer, executive officer, and prime contract. A person may be a party in the supply chain in more than one way and legal liability can apply to their actions, inactions and demands. It’s also important to know the responsibilities of other parties in the chain so that you can raise risks and point out the associated liabilities to parties who may be acting unsafely and prevent accidents from happening, rather than having to prove liability down the track when things go wrong. Common breaches include:

    • Setting schedules with unrealistic timeframes.
    • Failing to weigh, measure or secure loads.
    • Failing to assess driver fitness for duty.

    Everyone in the supply chain has a responsibility to ensure the job is done efficiently, effectively and most importantly safely. Most importantly – As a driver, if you feel you are not up to the task and/or something is unsafe – it is OK to say no. Reference and more information https://www.nhvr.gov.au/safety-accreditation-compliance/chain-of-responsibility/roles-and-responsibilities https://www.nhvr.gov.au/files/201703-0484-cor-check-list.pdf  

    Executive Producer: Stephen McCarthy. Operations/Producer: Sarah McCarthy Screen Writer: Jessica Ferrari

    Produced by Whiteline Television Canberra with support from the NHVR heavy vehicle safety initiative.

  • Roadlife Australia – Work Life Balance

    Roadlife Australia – Work Life Balance

    The elusive work-life balance, is it really possible in an industry where you are hundreds or thousands of kilometres from home and family? It absolutely is possible but it takes effort and a lot of understanding from family and from your employer. In this episode of Road Life Australia, our team discuss what they have done to help make this happen. They all agree it’s possible. The majority of our drivers are family people and whilst some struggle through many succeed at maintaining that balance between work life and personal life.

    Executive Producer: Stephen McCarthy. Operations/Producer/Presenter: Sarah McCarthy Screen Writer: Jessica Ferrari

    Produced by Whiteline Television Canberra with support from the NHVR heavy vehicle safety initiative.

  • Roadlife Australia – Fatigue recognise the signs

    Roadlife Australia – Fatigue recognise the signs

    Driving while tired or fatigued is dangerous and is often referred to as drowsy driving and could even lead to having a microsleep. Drowsy driving is generally caused by not getting enough sleep. A big part of being a truck driver is managing your fatigue or tiredness, and another big part is being able to recognise the signs before it is too late. Sadly, too many try to push through. Feeling tired is inevitable; don’t become a statistic, recognise the signs and manage them.

    Executive Producer: Stephen McCarthy. Operations/Producer/Presenter: Sarah McCarthy Screen Writer: Jessica Ferrari

    Produced by Whiteline Television Canberra with support from the NHVR heavy vehicle safety initiative.

  • Roadlife Australia – Fatigue Management at home

    Roadlife Australia – Fatigue Management at home

    Managing your fatigue starts at home. You must get enough rest before your shift. If you are required to drive overnight, then, of course, you need to sleep during the day, which does not always fit in with family life. Your family must understand that you need to get some quality sleep while you are at home. Some modifications can be done to the house to assist in sleep during the daylight hours. Things like tinted windows, air conditioning and blackout curtains can always help the driver to get enough sleep during daylight hours.

    TECHNOLOGY

    There have been many advances through technology in the fight to assist drivers in recognising the early signs of driver fatigue, There are aftermarket monitoring systems, and many European manufacturers have these systems installed as a standard item.

    Executive Producer: Stephen McCarthy. Operations/Producer/Presenter: Sarah McCarthy Screen Writer: Jessica Ferrari

    Produced by Whiteline Television Canberra with support from the NHVR heavy vehicle safety initiative.

  • Roadlife Australia – Fatigue Management

    Roadlife Australia – Fatigue Management

    The most important thing a truck driver needs to do is manage their fatigue. Not doing so can have consequences nobody wants to face. Most experts agree that 20 to 30% of fatal road crashes involve driver fatigue. Many factors can cause tiredness while you are driving, not the least of which can be boredom, but there are also environmental factors to consider. Not getting enough rest before a journey and things like turning the heating up during the winter can leave the cabin of your vehicle stuffy and make you feel drowsy. Pull over where you can and walk around if you start to feel tired, but never ignore it! In the end, there is only one cure for driver fatigue, and that is sleep. If you are constantly feeling fatigued and normal rest and sleep don’t help, you should go and see your doctor. There may be underlying health issues that must be investigated and addressed to ensure everyone’s safety on the road.

    Executive Producer: Stephen McCarthy. Operations/Producer/Presenter: Sarah McCarthy Screen Writer: Jessica Ferrari

    Produced by Whiteline Television Canberra with support from the NHVR heavy vehicle safety initiative.

  • Roadlife Australia – Mental Health

    Roadlife Australia – Mental Health

    Our third video in the Road Life Australia series is one of utmost importance and surrounds looking after our mental health. Our guests give their take on keeping your mind active and healthy, plus we get exclusive insight from a highly respected and experienced driver on his own battles with depression. As pointed out, there is absolutely no shame in asking for help. The other aspect is discussed about fatal crashes, many drivers are first on the scene and how it is important for drivers to seek advice if they are feeling out of sorts. As we know, our health impacts our body’s ability to function at peak performance so if food is the fuel of the body, then what we read and listen to is the fuel for the mind, our team also talk about fuelling the mind with the aid of podcasts and audiobooks. If we put junk in, then, we cannot expect to get peak performance out of our minds either. This can lead to fatigue and other dangerous health concerns.

    Executive Producer: Stephen McCarthy. Operations/Producer/Presenter: Sarah McCarthy Screen Writer: Jessica Ferrari

    Produced by Whiteline Television Canberra with support from the NHVR heavy vehicle safety initiative.      

  • Roadlife Australia – Exercise

    Roadlife Australia – Exercise

    Our second video in the Road Life Australia series centres around exercise. Our guests give their unique take on keeping active and some of the unusual ways they achieve this. Many times, we find it challenging to find the time to exercise, but it is incredibly crucial that we do. Keeping the body active can have lasting implications throughout your driving career. Regular exercise can also help to reduce the onset of heart disease and other life-threatening problems. It is essential to at least walk every day, getting the cardiac system moving will help keep the body healthy. Our lifestyle can be quite sedentary, so we must take some time to exercise daily. Of course, one should always consult with one’s doctor before embarking on any new exercise regime.

    Executive Producer: Stephen McCarthy. Operations/Producer/Presenter: Sarah McCarthy Screen Writer: Jessica Ferrari

    Produced by Whiteline Television Canberra with support from the NHVR heavy vehicle safety initiative.

  • Mr Positive

    Mr Positive

    If you watch nothing else this year, then you should watch this video.

    Around the country and the world, people think that their major obstacle in life is the amount of toilet paper they have. After sitting down with a truck driver and devoted father and husband, Chris Harmer, you soon realise that toilet paper is the least of our concerns. Chris has lived with, loved unconditionally and supported his family including two special needs children who now require full-time respite care. In his words, he feels and considers himself “lucky” to have these special people in his life.

    In early January Chris was dealt another cruel blow when he was diagnosed with an aggressive brain tumour which required immediate removal and then the subsequent therapies that follow. In another cruel blow, many of us truck drivers would feel the pain, he had his license taken away from him because of the diagnosis. His wife Carol cares for him full time now.

    As is Chris’s style, belief and faith, you don’t hear a complaint, you don’t hear anything selfish from him just an unshakable positivity and concern for his wonderful children. Whatever your belief system, Christian, Agnostic, Jew or Moslem there is one thing that is undoubtedly true, the power of faith is something truly amazing to see.

     

  • TruckThat – Elmore October 2019

    TruckThat – Elmore October 2019

    Sunday the 20th October saw the opening day of the CMCA rally in Elmore, Victoria. Rod Hannifey was invited to discuss sharing the road with heavy vehicles and had the TIV on display at the event. As is usual with this crowd, Rod’s message was a huge success as he conveyed our mantra of road safety to get everyone to share the road responsibly and most importantly, safely.

  • Whiteline Television Wins Federal funding

    Whiteline Television Wins Federal funding

    Whiteline Television wins Federal Government funding for road safety video project.

    In a major boost for the Australian road transport industry, and following the success of the truckie’s top tips, Canberra-based Whiteline Television has secured further funding through the National Heavy Vehicle Regulator (NHVR) to produce more road safety films to be released on the World Wide Web.

    “This online video presentation will be made available as a resource for all drivers, visitors to Australia, and in fact anyone who is keen to expand their knowledge of safer driving around heavy vehicles on our roads,” Says Whiteline TV’s Executive Producer, Stephen McCarthy.

    “In this modern age where the consumption of internet video is accelerating quickly towards overtaking mainstream television, it presents an exciting opportunity to convey a powerful and most of all effective road safety message, direct to peoples phones and tablets wherever they can access the internet.” Mr. McCarthy said

    The production will be completed with Rod Hannifey from Truckright, a long-term Industry road safety advocate, and will feature in some aspects the Truckright Industry Vehicle.  “I’m really excited to get started on the project,” Mr. Hannifey said.

    “I couldn’t think of a better industry ambassador to be working with than Rod,” said Mr. McCarthy, “Working on the ‘Truck That series has been a lot of fun and we work well together,” he said “I’m super excited about getting the rest of the team together to start on the production”

    Whiteline Television was established by Stephen McCarthy in 2016 following extensive experience in both the road transport industry beginning in 1979 and his other passion of broadcast television. Mr. McCarthy has worked both internationally and domestically in television production as a cameraman and editor and domestically in media production for the Australian Government. Returning to road transport in 2011 it further reinforced his desire to start Whiteline Television so as to showcase the best of the industry and educate the public in being safe around heavy vehicles. In 2017 he commenced working with Rod Hannifey producing a video on sharing parking bays plus the ongoing production of ‘Truck That’ and ‘Truck That for RV’s’ in a further effort to promote road safety for all.