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Two litre s per 100 km saving on hybrid.
15000 km a year at $2 litre the saving at two litres per 100 kms is $300 10000 km a year at $2 litre the savings at two litres per 100 km is $200 I can’t see the point as to why people get hung up on hybrids compared to a fuel efficient three or four cyl standard petrol Again though the same people who lock onto Toyota lock onto hybrid and are hard to change Heck a 3 cyl Polo is more fuel efficient than a hybrid on the highway and just behind on urban use note manual gearbox with fuel efficient driving technique. |
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It’s good (in a way) to see biosecurity finally gaining a little more media prominence in NSW, but I’m sure it’s electorally driven.
Maybe people who are waiting on a hybrid can break and ride a feral brumby instead? |
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So when you get an already fuel efficient ICE or hybrid and then add the cost of a PHEV on top, the savings are not that great. Efficient hybrids and diesels will continue to serve many people for the next decade.
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Then it if you want to go for a longer drive then you have the petrol to back you up?>
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I discovered one of my drivers was one more bad result off having a heart pacemaker installed and thus likely losing the legal ability to drive commercially...and we both sweated over his next medical report... |
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Obviously if you fail the Govco testing to obtain/hold the required documents its no longer up to the employer but that only increases the pressure to employ whoever can. In SA at the moment its taking double the standard time to renew LP accreditation, the result is many good drivers home on benefits whilst people you wouldnt trust with a pushbike driving half million dollar coaches as thats all thats available to fill the seat and the work keeps piling up. Ive got 39.5hrs up this week already with 2.5 days to go, you think they care if im vaxed. |
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Over on Facebook person posted a email from their Ford dealer talking about the delays:
15,000 cars sitting in Thailand, Ford going to put cars in shipping containers so they use different ports. Improve the cleaning/quarantine in Thailand Seems biggest issue is the car carriers are pulling out of Australia until its feasible for them to deliver....don't blame them having a ship wait 30+ days to deliver. |
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Just like the hospitality iand automotive industries - COVID happens and suddenly no more supply of cheap slaves ![]() Last edited by Franco Cozzo; 27-03-2023 at 03:48 PM. |
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Boomers retiring is one reason.
Every city every industry is short of drivers. Here on the gc some school bus services are getting canned on the day with no notice due driver shortage ...school buses are supposed to be no 1 priority... like no chold left behind. The run 700 which goes from Tweed to Broadbeach and vice versa is an eight minute frequency table but can be blowing out to an hour. Wages are going up. But seriously who wants to drive heavy vehicles with the low standard of drivers around you. even the heavy vehicle dri9ver standards are dropping rapidly. I watched five semis today tailgating cars by one car length on the Pacific Highway in Nsw. |
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I’d personally join the throng setting fire to any cars “quarantine inspected” by another country. I would rather have a slow, inefficient local system than one which would invariably trade rigour for corruption.
Biosecurity is a really big deal - disregarding it could utterly munt our agricultural output. |
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$32.15 away rate + accommodation and all meals paid for. (minimum 11hrs paid per day regardless of hours worked but never more than 11.) $34.80 7pm-6am Saturdays $43.50 Sundays $55.00 Public Holidays $68.50 Paid full rate for what we call wait time which is time on the job but not actually driving. Last Saturday(18/3) I worked from 5.30am to 10.45pm, only drove for 6hrs, took a 1hr lunch break, paid for the rest for a total of $707. Saturday just gone I worked from 6.30am to 12.45am Sunday, only drove for 8.5hrs of that, took a 1hr lunch break, paid for the rest for a total of $759. Last week I did 55.25hrs for a touch under $2k, this week im already at 44.75hrs with 2 days to go. All in accordance with NHVL work/rest diary filled in. Its a lot of responsibility to tip toe around in traffic with 50 odd lives onboard, driving a half million dollar vehicle, but its certainly not physically demanding. Last edited by BENT_8; 27-03-2023 at 09:43 PM. |
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BLUE OVAL INC.
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I always say, to be a good driver you need to be confident in your own abilities so you can concentrate on what's going on around you. The rewards in my industry make it worthwhile though, last fortnight I did 2 cruise ship tours, met some awesome people and received some handy tips on top of the hourly rate. The next day I took a bunch of kids to a football match, quite a drive and got a text message from the coach saying the kids we're still buzzing from the bus trip and raving about the service I provided. We get free food and drinks in selected service stations for bringing in business too. Having said all that I'd never do metro public transport work, had a taste of it in Melbourne recently and whilst it was an adventure, driving low floor dinosaurs and dealing with many of societies dregs is not my scene, private tour and charter is my place. |
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