Brown Paper Bags Backhanders & 3 Truck Licence Assessors Referred To Police

<p>Three heavy-vehicle licence assessors have been pulled from the NSW scheme and referred to police after a joint Transport for NSW/NHVR crackdown across Tweed Heads and Lismore. Rod Hannifey and Luke Bona ask what it means for every driver those assessors trained — and a listener writes in with an anonymous, unverified account of &quot;brown paper bag&quot; backhanders allegedly pushing safe local trucking contracts to cheaper, non-local operators.</p><p><br></p><p>Plus: a $100 million funding boost for the Great Western Highway&#39;s Blue Mountains rebuild, a $10,000 free training pathway launching for Cairns jobseekers, the NHVR&#39;s latest fatigue blitz results (6,100+ heavy vehicles checked, non-compliance on the rise), a Legal Win of the Week from Hughes Law&#39;s Belinda Hughes, and Rod&#39;s rant on logbook fines that treat honest paperwork mistakes as deceit.</p><p><br></p><p>Guests: Rod Hannifey (Truckie Tuesday co-host, National Road Freighters Association) · Belinda Hughes (Principal, Hughes Law)</p><p><br></p><p>(00:00) Cold Open &amp; Intro</p><p>(01:04) $10,000 Free Training For Cairns Jobseekers</p><p>(03:30) $100M For The Great Western Highway</p><p>(06:27) NHVR Fatigue Blitz Results</p><p>(09:31) 3 Licence Assessors Referred To Police</p><p>(12:07) A Listener&#39;s Backhander Warning</p><p>(17:09) Hughes Law: Win Of The Week</p><p>(20:59) Rod&#39;s Rant: Weighbridge And Logbook Fines</p><p>(24:06) Sign-Off</p><p><br></p><p>🫶 Join The Bonafide Family</p><p>Get Your Bonafide Merch here: https://bonafidepod.com/en-aud</p><p>Follow Me on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LukeBonaThatRadioGuy/</p><p>Catch Up On Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lukey.bona/</p><p>Subscribe to us on YouTube to stay updated with LIVE SHOWS:</p><p><br></p><p>🎙️ Get Involved</p><p>Leave us a digital voicemail here: https://www.speakpipe.com/Bonafide</p><p>Call the Bonafide Hotline to leave a voicemail: (02) 9128 9311</p><p>Want to be a guest or suggest a topic? Reach out at: community@bonafidepod.com</p>