Truckie Tuesday: The New "Fit To Drive" Duty & A $170k Fine Fight

(replay) A new "fit to drive" duty lands on 1 August, and this Truckie Tuesday tackles the question every driver actually wants answered: if you ring your boss and say you're unfit, are you now on the hook for a medical certificate? Luke Bona and Rod Hannifey work through a listener's voicemail on it, then Hughes Law's Belinda Hughes — now a Truckie Tuesday partner — gives the legal verdict, plus her Win of the Week: how a trucking company facing $170,000 in penalties over a trailer that was 6.5cm over length walked away with a $5,000 fine.Plus: a listener's email on life hauling animal by-products (and how to live with the smell), fuel excise relief set to end on August 3, more overseas drivers getting a faster path to an Australian licence, a driver's eerie run-in with a van that wouldn't stop tailing a B-double on the Pacific Highway, who actually owns a roundabout, and what to expect at this weekend's Casino Truck Show.No censors. No apologies. This is Bonafide with Luke Bona.00:00 GME Sponsor Open & Truckie Tuesday 128 Intro00:53 Checking In With Rod Hannifey From Dubbo02:10 Voicemail: Robbo's Fit-To-Drive Question04:34 Listener Mail: James The Bony Collector's Truck-Stop Tip07:52 News: The Fuel Tax Relief Deadline On August 309:37 News: More Overseas Licences Recognised (Light Vehicles Only)11:39 News: The Sham Contracting And Primary-Producer-Rego Loophole14:41 News: The Push To Drop The Road User Charge To Zero16:22 Listener Mail: Swampy's Breakdown And Our Hero Of The Highway17:22 Rod's Story: A Mystery Van Tails A B-Double On The Pacific Highway19:18 Who Actually Owns The Roundabout?20:52 UHF Etiquette And Overseas Drivers Running Without Lights22:40 GME Sponsor Break23:32 What To Expect At The Casino Truck Show25:38 The "Chopper" Read Casino Murder Legend30:23 The New Heavy Vehicle Law Explained, Starting August 133:24 Hughes Law Win Of The Week Begins34:30 Belinda Hughes Answers Robbo's Fit-To-Drive Question38:21 Win Of The Week: Fighting A $170,000 Threat Over 6.5cm44:35 Sign-Off & See You At The Casino Truck Show46:19 GME Sponsor Close#TruckieTuesday #TruckingAustralia #RoadSafety #HeavyVehicleLaw❤️ 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/👩‍💼 For expert defence or advisory services, contact Hughe's Lawyers on ⁠⁠⁠0422 388 370⁠⁠⁠ : ⁠⁠⁠https://hugheslaw.com.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]