Australia’s trade and construction industries are doing more than just ticking along – they’re growing, evolving and facing a unique mix of opportunity and challenge.
Official data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics shows rising activity in building work and strong underlying demand for residential and commercial projects.
While this reflects confidence across builders, landscapers and specialist trades, it also underscores a reality many tradies know all too well: there’s little room for downtime.
For small business owners whose livelihood depends on being on the move, the truck isn’t merely a vehicle that carries tools and materials from site to site. It can also help generate credibility and revenue. But with that also comes a bit of risk with downtime from breakdowns or accidents that can lead to missed deadlines, renegotiated quotes and unhappy clients.
Roadside support isn’t a luxury — it’s part of business continuity
For many tradies, roadside assistance has stopped being an optional add-on and become part of a proactive strategy to keep business rolling.
NTI’s National Development Manager Craig Carmody said if your truck is handling heavy tools, trailers or plant equipment, you need support that goes beyond standard passenger-vehicle assumptions.
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“A breakdown on a weekday morning is not just an inconvenience,” Craig said.
“Time is money, and the ripple effect can mean rescheduled jobs, delayed subcontractors and disputes over deadlines. Getting back on the road quickly means keeping your business commitments intact.
“That’s where Truck Assist Roadside is designed to step in. The difference between having support from a specialist roadside assistance network – or not, becomes obvious, fairly quickly.”
What about insurance?
Rather than treating insurance and roadside cover as separate line items, Truck Assist brings them together.
Purpose built with tradies in mind to help when it matters most, Craig says Truck Assist’s Drive Pack Plus can help tradies looking to keep their truck, and schedule, on track.
“Drive Pack Plus brings together Commercial Motor Cover, Roadside Assistance and Downtime Cover as standard for eligible vehicles,” he said.
“To make things easier, it can all be arranged directly online too. It’s ideal for tradies who typically aren’t sitting behind a desk all day or doing their admin during regular business hours. Changes to cover and lodgement of claims can also be done through Truck Assists 24/7 online self-service portal. And if you want to talk to a person – we’ve got that too with our in-house customer care team.”
If you’re looking for more than just truck insurance and roadside, you might be able to save yourself the time from mucking around with multiple different policies or insurers and also beef up your Truck Assist policy with Public & Products Liability, Goods in Transit (for goods, supplies or equipment you or someone else are moving for you), and Work Tools Cover (for accidental damage and left from locked vehicles or premises)*.
Staying mobile. Staying competitive.
For Australian tradies looking to capitalise on industry growth, success can come down to reliability.
With pressure on margins and projects moving fast, protecting your truck and your time becomes part of your business continuity plan.
“Take a moment to consider what you’re doing to ensure you’ve got the right support in place,” says Craig.
“In a period of momentum, keeping the wheels turning is key to getting the job done.”
