A new app connecting businesses and truckies is looking to fill labour shortage across the ditch following a successful launch in New Zealand.

Road Ninja has been dubbed 'the love child of Tinder and Uber' - as it matches up companies looking for hireable help with skilled drivers in their area.

CEO and founder Bodhi Vette says the company's built a pool of skilled and reliable workers, and they're looking to send them out beyond New Zealand. 

"We're really just looking at the 'fly in, fly out' roles that are over there at the moment - and there's about 26,000 drivers short over there, so there's big opportunities." 

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