<> . "95" . "95" . "17" . "Update No 10 30/07/2008 SHUTDOWN OVER" . "NATIONAL ROAD TRANSPORT FORUM TRANSPORT INDUSTRY SHUTDOWN Transport operators can now choose to work After a crisis meeting today Chief Organiser of the nationwide transport shutdown and NRTF spokesperson, Mr Mick Pattel, has urged all supporters of the shutdown to consider returning to work "Round one is over and the arrogant Bligh government has sent their transport minister on holidays, making it impossible for our issues to be heard," a frustrated Mr Pattel said this afternoon. "The appropriate Ministers in Qld and NSW have gone into hiding and quite frankly, we find that arrogant. Mr Pattel made it quite clear that the frustrations for the transport industry were far from over and that the industry would now regroup in a formal entity and make clear plans for future attempts to highlight their concerns to the public and government. "We have learnt so much from this exercise and this is only the start," Mr Pattel said. "The LNP is supportive of Queensland truck drivers," he said. LNP representatives Tim Nicholls and Ian Rickuss met with sectional industry representative Mick Pattel today to discuss issues related with log book demerit points. "I have strong sympathy for truck drivers doing it tough in Queensland, and the LNP will continue to support reform that contributes to the safety of all road users," Mr Nicholls said. Mr Pattel said that truckies across the country should go back to work. He concluded by saying that one of the biggest thing in this process was that a majority of the transport industry does not have a voice. Ends. Contact Clare Mildren 0427 787 567 Mick Pattel 0429-413-161" . "2008-07-30T04:29:29Z"^^http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#dateTime . "2008-07-30T09:39:23Z"^^http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#dateTime . "1" . "1" . "1" .