274. Mike gets into the weeds this week with Rob Free. The NHVR has kicked off a new podcast called 'Whats Your 20" Rob Co-hosts the show with another experienced driver Sarah as they do interviews and present information to the Australian road transport industry.

273. *SPECIAL* Mike with Guest Fiona Booth. This is a conversation recorded on Sunday 23rd November 2025. I don't often break from convention and throw in an extra show but this one is important because it's time sensitive. We only have a short time to put in submissions to the NTC about reforms to the NHVAS and I'm amazed we've got to this point without widespread outrage. Please have a listen and put in a quick submission. It's not that hard to do.

272. Australian Trucking News and Opinion with Mike Williams and Guests. This wee Mike talked with Chris Smith on radio 2SM about the issues with Australia's fuel stockpile and the consequences of running out of fuel. plus a bit about "Moolies" (WTF). Trev comes int to chew the fat on some trucking issues and Caleb joins in with Mike for the news.

271. Australian Trucking News and Opinion with Mike Williams and Guests. This week we get in the weeds with Trev talking about the proposed Master Code and what that means for drivers.

270. Australian Trucking News and Opinion with Mike Williams and Guests.

268. Australian Trucking News and Opinion with Mike Williams and Guests. Sorry for the lac of news content over the last two weeks. I'm sure you all understand it's not ideal trying to put together a show while I'm on the road. We'll be back to normal news etc on next Saturday's show. in the interim you're stuck with Trev and I talking about "stuff"

267. Australian Trucking In the weeds with Jerry Browne-Sarre. This week the conversation Mike had with Jerry Browne-Sarre, a bloke who has participated in some of the big events n the history of trucking in Australia. He's been an owner driver, employer and now semi retired in Victoria. He still chimes in on Social media with sometimes pointed and pragmatic views that strike a chord with many. I thank him for his time.

266. Australian Trucking News and Opinion with Mike Williams and Guests. I'm off having a bit of fun with the grandchildren so no news this week. Mick D with Something to Talk About and I had a chat with Trev Warner about the low level of the fuel stockpile here at home in Australia.

265. In The Weeds with Rob Grieves. The discussion this week is all about FSD (Full Self Driving (Supervised)). That is Tesla FSD. What it is, How it works and what it means for driving down the track. Rob Grieves owns and drives a Tesla with FSD. I always love to talk with people with first hand experience. We also discuss what can only be described as a 'hit piece' by 60 minutes on FSD.

264. Australian Trucking News and Opinion With Mike Williams and Trev Warner. this week Trev and I get stuck right into one news piece. Truckies flouting the law and running hot! Well slap my arse and call me Sally! Who knew we had operators who will have a crack and bend the rules!

Also, The memorial service was held today at Tarcutta there was a great long list of names added to the wall this year. This industry does have a butchers bill. One of the names added to the wall was my mate Barry "Sleepy" Grimson. Barry is on the remembrance wall, he didn't actually lose his life on the road. He did spend his life on the road and contributed to the industry not least of which was his role at Razorback. Barrys story is on the Copy Southbound Podcast feed an of course the razorback story is available for free on this feed.