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    TRUCKING THROUGH THE PANDEMIC

    Sep 15, 2021 4 minutes
    Warren Caves reports

    AS WE GO to print, New South Wales, Victoria and, to a certain degree, Queensland are facing ever increasing case numbers of the Delta variant of COVID-19. As a result, restrictions are being further tightened around travel by both essential and non-essential workers.

    For drivers engaged in interstate transport operations, regulations and restrictions are becoming more and more confusing, while border crossing delays are further impacting freight schedules and driving hours.

    At present, interstate drivers are required to have a border permit or declaration in electronic or printed form, as well as supply a negative COVID-19 test result obtained in the 72 hours prior to

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