Truckie Tuesday: The Family That Would Rather Shut Down Than Build UHF Radios Overseas

The last family-owned company still manufacturing UHF radios in Australia says they'd rather shut the factory doors than take the job overseas. On this Truckie Tuesday, Rod Hannifey sits down with Tony Crook, Group Marketing Manager at GME, for a proper yarn about UHF etiquette, six decades of Australian-made radios, and why a $200 UHF set might be the most important thing in your cab.Plus: the channel-40 pests nobody can trace, a caravan door that could've caused a real accident, the isolation and mental load of life on the road, and Rod's hot-topics rundown, covering new speed rules for road trains, the Aldi safety stoush, and Australia's first home-built electric truck.No censors. No apologies. This is Bonafide with Luke Bona.00:00 GME Sponsor Open & Truckie Tuesday Intro00:31 Checking In With Rod Hannifey From Dubbo01:16 Coming Up: The Casino Truck Show01:43 Introducing Tony Crook, GME's Group Marketing Manager03:20 Meet The Only Family Still Building UHF Radios In Australia05:58 UHF Radio Etiquette 101, With Rod Hannifey17:50 Inside GME's Sydney Factory18:53 "If We Can't Make Radios In Australia, We'll Shut The Doors"21:08 The Case For An "Australian-Made" Supermarket Aisle22:40 Ten-Four And Other UHF Lingo, Explained24:52 Why A UHF Isn't Just An Accessory, It's A Lifeline25:45 A Caravan Door, A Stranger, And Why UHF Saves Lives27:37 A Listener's Song For The Casino Truck Show29:21 What Truck Shows Actually Mean To The Industry30:19 Humanising Truckies: Isolation, Mental Health And Respect33:15 Hot Topics: NSW's New Speed Limit Rules35:38 Hot Topics: The Aldi Driver Safety Dispute38:19 Hot Topics: Australia's First Electric Truck42:26 Casino Truck Show Sign-Off & Thanks To GME#TruckieTuesday #AustralianMade #UHFRadio #Trucking❤️ Cheers to GME for making Truckie Tuesday possible!Outfit your rig with the very best, Australian-made communication technology here: https://www.gme.net.au/au/🫶 Join The Bonafide FamilyGet Your Bonafide Merch here: https://bonafidepod.com/en-audFollow Me on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LukeBonaThatRadioGuy/Catch Up On Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lukey.bona/Subscribe to us on YouTube to stay updated with LIVE SHOWS:🎙️ Get InvolvedLeave us a digital voicemail here: https://www.speakpipe.com/BonafideCall the Bonafide Hotline to leave a voicemail: (02) 9128 9311Want to be a guest or suggest a topic? Reach out at: [email protected]