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A DRIVER’S POINT OF VIEW

NAME: Mathew Wright

COMPANY: Rocky’s Own

JOB: Linehaul general freight driver

ROUTE: Nightly 920km round trip Rockhampton-Murgon-Rockhampton

EXPERIENCE: Eight years

TRUCK: Kenworth K200 B-double

What effect does the tracking technology Rocky’s Own uses have on your work?

From a driver’s perspective, it is keeping us accountable. You can’t fudge anything, so you do everything correctly. It also helps the office sort things out if we mess up something. They can help work it through. For all intents

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