Truckie Tuesday: The Family That Would Rather Shut Down Than Build UHF Radios Overseas
Bonafide with Luke BonaShow Notes
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.
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00:00 GME Sponsor Open & Truckie Tuesday Intro 00:31 Checking In With Rod Hannifey From Dubbo 01:16 Coming Up: The Casino Truck Show 01:43 Introducing Tony Crook, GME's Group Marketing Manager 03:20 Meet The Only Family Still Building UHF Radios In Australia 05:58 UHF Radio Etiquette 101, With Rod Hannifey 17:50 Inside GME's Sydney Factory 18:53 "If We Can't Make Radios In Australia, We'll Shut The Doors" 21:08 The Case For An "Australian-Made" Supermarket Aisle 22:40 Ten-Four And Other UHF Lingo, Explained 24:52 Why A UHF Isn't Just An Accessory, It's A Lifeline 25:45 A Caravan Door, A Stranger, And Why UHF Saves Lives 27:37 A Listener's Song For The Casino Truck Show 29:21 What Truck Shows Actually Mean To The Industry 30:19 Humanising Truckies: Isolation, Mental Health And Respect 33:15 Hot Topics: NSW's New Speed Limit Rules 35:38 Hot Topics: The Aldi Driver Safety Dispute 38:19 Hot Topics: Australia's First Electric Truck 42:26 Casino Truck Show Sign-Off & Thanks To GME
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