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Tackling Driver Training and Retention in Small Transport Businesses

Ben Sleep

Jun 20, 2023

In this article, we explore strategies to retain current employees and leverage a great working environment to attract future drivers. By addressing key areas of focus, smaller trucking businesses can create supportive and appealing workplace environments, ultimately improving driver satisfaction, retention, and recruitment.

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TPAR: A brief overview

John Kohl

May 26, 2023

The ins and outs of finance are not everyone's cup of tea, but with sub-contractors making up nearly 70% of Australian road transport, the TPAR, or Taxable Payments Annual Report is something many transport businesses will have to contend with.

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Release Notes: Core Modules

Paul Mulroney

May 5, 2023

The unsung heroes of our Modular System - Broker, Contacts, Core Manager, and Updater - have all received updates as part of the recent ConNote and Payroll updates. This includes the ability to geocode addresses, smarter live updating capabilities, and general improvements to data handling.

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Release Notes: ConNote 5.68

Paul Mulroney

May 5, 2023

One small version number increment for ConNote, one giant leap in capacity for ConNote users. There's too many improvements here to list in this short summary, but the star of the show has got to be our new price list data structure. For the technically inclined, each price list is now a four-dimensional matrix or tesseract - we won't be powering infinity gauntlets any time soon, but we can offer a new level of power and flexibility when it comes to pricing routes with ConNote!

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Electric Trucks in Australia: An Overview

John Kohl

Apr 28, 2023

The long-promised electric future of transportation has begun to arrive. In this article, we’ll be looking at available options for transport companies wanting to “go electric”, the challenges they face, and current early adopters of electric heavy transport vehicles.

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Release Notes: Payroll 2.10 & Cash 1.42

Caroline Mulroney

Apr 13, 2023

Payroll 2.10 and Cash 1.42 have been released into the wilds, bringing the latest changes to superannuation handling as well as performance enhancements, bug fixes, and quality of life improvements.

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