CILT Australia’s Dr Kim Hassall FCILT supports freight costing discussion
Recent work shared by CILT Australia highlights how professional expertise from across the CILT global network is helping to inform important industry conversations around freight costing, fuel recovery and productivity.
Dr Kim Hassall FCILT, International Vice President CILT Australasia and National Chair of CILT Australia Education and Professional Development, has contributed analysis and expert insight on road transport cost profiles, diesel price impacts and the way road freight tasks are measured.
His work was recently featured in Fully Loaded, with two articles exploring the impact of rising fuel costs on heavy road transport operators and the case for rethinking how road freight productivity is measured.
The first article looks at the role of CILTA’s expert report in relation to the Fair Work Australia Road Transport Contract Chain Order for fuel cost recovery. The report detailed the impact of diesel price rises on operator costs, particularly for smaller operators and owner drivers, where sudden increases can be difficult to absorb without formal recovery mechanisms.
The second article considers the use of gross tonne kilometres as a more useful measure of road freight task than net tonne kilometres. Dr Hassall argues that gross tonne kilometres can offer a clearer picture of productivity, vehicle movements, pavement impacts, fuel consumption and driver resource requirements.
Together, the articles show the value of applied knowledge, long term research and professional expertise in shaping better understanding of the challenges facing transport operators.
For CILT International, this is also a strong example of the role our global network plays in supporting best practice, sharing insight and giving members a platform to contribute to the wider development of the logistics, transport and supply chain profession.
Read the original articles:
CILTA report “highly significant” in FWA fuel contract chain order
CILT Australia professor provides evidence to rethink gross tonne kilometres measuring