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Road Safety and the Community

Sharing the roads means safety is the responsibility of all road-users. If we all do our best to stay safe, everyone is more likely to get home. Hear from the perspective of the families of our Truckies.

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Revolutionizing Australia's Supply Chains: The Power of TraNSIT in Transport and Resilience

Since 2012, CSIRO’s Transport Network Strategic Investment Tool (TraNSIT) has enhanced supply chain efficiency and guided transport investments. Originally designed to cut cattle transport costs in northern Australia, TraNSIT now maps over 185 commodities and handles millions of truck and rail trips annually. It factors in travel distance, time, vehicle type, and road conditions to select cost-effective routes. Recently, it expanded to assess extreme weather impacts on supply chains, aiding disaster response and long-term planning. Tools like TraNSIT Web and the Supply Chain Benchmarking Dashboard help decision-makers improve Australia’s freight transport infrastructure.

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Software as a Service: Pros & Cons

In ancient days long past, when the world was young and the era of the personal computer had eclipsed the mainframe, most software was developed and sold as a product. Since the turn of the millenium, this business model has been gradually replaced by Sofware as a Service (SaaS). Join us as we explore the differences between these models, and what it means for us and the software we provide.

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Feature Focus – The Report Scheduler

Taking the hassle out of getting meaningful information from your software. Reports generated according to your schedule, delivered directly to your inbox.

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How long will it take?

In the past, we have experienced firsthand what happens when you dive into building a feature without asking the right questions. Here's what we learned: spending more time planning upfront can actually speed up the overall project because you'll have a detailed map, reducing the chances of getting off track.

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Stay connected: internet outages and how to combat them.

As modern businesses become increasingly reliant on stable internet connections to operate, the risk of losing connection has grown alongside. Understanding what can cause outages and how to effectively mitigate the impact can turn a potentially catastrophic occurrence into a minor hiccough.

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