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Let’s be very clear – the road freight transport industry has no problem with Covid-19 testing to ensure we keep New Zealanders safe. We are one of the most compliant industries around and well used to operating in strict health and safety environments.

Insurance is supposed to be the backstop in times of trouble and disaster; the guarantee you won’t lose your shirt.

But what if Government actions, or lack thereof, put your insurance at risk, leaving you with potentially business destroying liability?

That’s the situation some trucking operators are now in as Covid-19 restrictions bite.

I’ve lingered long and hard over the topic of this week’s blog.

The growing public murmurings have led me to say what I’m feeling, and I know many others are feeling it too. Elimination is over as a strategy for containing Covid-19 in New Zealand now that we have experienced the Delta strain.