05/09/2026
A QUICK WORD FROM THE AUSSIE TRUCK DRIVERS CALENDAR COMMITTEE.
We shouldnāt have to say this to adults, but after some of the comments weāve seen lately, weāre going to make our boundaries very clear.
Our calendar and the quiet shout initiative exists to support mental health, promote kindness and bring people within the transport community together. In our industry, we look after our own. That means supporting people, not tearing them down for entertainment.
If you choose to use our page to ridicule someone, attack their appearance, use homophobic or degrading language, bully, belittle or deliberately spread negativity, you will be removed and blocked. No debate.
And quite frankly, when you leave comments like that publicly, you donāt make the person youāre attacking look bad , you make yourself look like an absolute fool.
People notice. Employers check social media. Businesses notice names and people remember. Our industry talks. One petty comment made in a few seconds can leave an impression that lasts a hell of a lot longer.
More importantly, those comments can have a very real impact on the mental health of the people on the receiving end, including people who are actually standing up, putting themselves out there and trying to make a difference for others.
Our committee is made up entirely of volunteers. Between us, we donate enough hours every week to our not for profit organisation for it to be another full-time job on top of our already heavy commitments and families. We do it because we believe in this industry, in mental health support and in the people who stand beside each other when life gets hard.
What we do not have time for is nonsense.
We certainly donāt give up hours of our week so individuals sitting around in their spare time can use our page to be cruel, negative or disrespectful toward the very people who step up, support our cause, raise money and help us make a difference.
Weāll always applaud the people who show up, the ones who support each other. The ones who arenāt superficial. The ones with genuinely golden hearts.
You donāt have to agree with everything we post. You donāt have to like every photo. You donāt even have to follow us.
But if you are here, RESPECT IS THE MINIMUM REQUIREMENT.
Mental health support and bullying do not belong on the same page.
In this industry, we look after our own.
BE KIND, BE DECENT, OR BE GONE!
