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All You Need to Know About Trucking Contracts

Oct 8, 2016

The ATA has released its contract checklist, which aims to help trucking businesses ensure their contracts are fair and legal. The checklist responds to the lengthening payment terms faced by trucking businesses, as well as concerns that ...

Tags: contract checklist, ATA

Local Government Wants to Get Involved with Freight

Jun 23, 2016

Local government delegates attending the 22nd National General Assembly of Local Government in Canberra have called for politicians to support a freight productivity plan by the Australian Local Government Association (ALGA), which they say ...

Tags: ALGA, productivity

A Half-Billion Dollar Hit to Road Transport

Nov 12, 2015

Australia’s transport ministers have decided to overtax the truck and bus industries by $515 million over the next two years, the CEO of the Australian Trucking Association Christopher Melham said today. The ministers made the ...

Tags: Road Transport, heavy vehicle

Australian Trucking Association Shines Light on LED Lighting Safety Gains

Oct 14, 2015

Installing LED trailer brake lights could mean the difference between a safe stop and a rear end accident, the Chief Executive of the Australian Trucking Association, Christopher Melham, said today. Melham was releasing the ATA’s ...

Tags: LED tail lights, road safety, Australian Trucking Association

Container Transport Operators See Positive Signs From a Concerted Campaign

Jul 3, 2015

Container transport operators see positive signs from a concerted campaign to highlight the productivity, safety and export competitiveness that can be achieved by allowing Higher Productivity Freight Vehicles (HPFV) to operate at higher ...

Tags: Container transport, Gross Vehicle, Trucks

Samsung Armed Trucks with Cameras to Help Drivers Gauge

Jun 29, 2015

South Korean electronics major Samsung has armed trucks with cameras in the front side and four screens at the rear to offer a ‘see-through’ experience to help drivers gauge when it is safe to pass. The company, which has ...

Tags: electronics, Samsung, safety trucks, vehicle and transportation

Tomtom Launched Trucker 6000 for Those Earning Their Livelihood Driving Heavy Vehicles

Jun 3, 2015

Dutch navigation and mapping solutions firm TomTom has launched Trucker 6000 for the benefit of those earning their livelihood driving heavy vehicles. Offering customized routes with a user-specific vehicle type, size, weight, cargo and ...

Tags: Tomtom, Auto Parts, Heavy Vehicle, Vehicle

CCIA NSW Call for Road Users Share Space in Roadside Rest Areas This Holiday Period

Dec 15, 2014

NSW trucking association ATANSW and the Caravan and Camping Industry Association of NSW (CCIA NSW) have called for road users to share the space in roadside rest areas this holiday period. The call follows a number of instances where ...

Tags: camp, heavy vehicle

NTC Released a Discussion Paper of The COR Duties in The Heavy Vehicle National Law

Dec 3, 2014

A review of the chain of responsibility duties provides an opportunity for the transport industry to have a say in how these laws could be improved and encourage safer behaviour on our roads, says the NTC. The National Transport ...

Tags: transport industry, Heavy Vehicle, Service

Sal Petroccitto and The President of The Alga Have Committed to Supporting Local Governme

Nov 28, 2014

National Heavy Vehicle Regulator (NHVR) chief executive Sal Petroccitto and the recently elected president of the Australian Local Government Association (ALGA) Mayor Troy Pickard have committed to supporting local governments in their role ...

Tags: road network, Service

The NHVR Board Has Announced a Revised Leadership Structure

Nov 26, 2014

NHVR chief executive officer Sal Petroccitto. The National Heavy Vehicle Regulator (NHVR) Board has announced a revised leadership structure. NHVR chief executive Sal Petroccitto, speaking on behalf of the board, said the NHVR is ...

Tags: Truck Regulator, leadership structure, Service

Trucking Association Would Like to Help You Recognise Your Exceptional Staff

Aug 22, 2014

The Australian Trucking Association would like to help you recognise your exceptional staff during TruckWeek, with free award certificates now being sent to businesses who have registered an award ceremony on the TruckWeek website. The ...

Tags: Trucking Association, Exceptional Staff, Service

National Heavy Vehicle Regulator Issued Its First Safety and Compliance Alert to Industry

Aug 22, 2014

The National Heavy Vehicle Regulator has issued its first safety and compliance alert to industry, following early observations of investigators on the recent fatal fuel tanker crash in country Victoria. NHVR chief executive Sal ...

Tags: National Heavy Vehicle Regulator, Safety, Service

ITF Has Launched The Global "Afe Rates and a Safe Industry -We're in, Are You?"

Aug 20, 2014

The ITF (International Transport Workers’ Federation) Congress in Sofia, Bulgaria, has launched the global “Safe Rates and a Safe Industry – We’re In, Are you?” campaign for Australian truck drivers in the ...

Tags: ITF, Safe, Service

Structural Charging and Investment Reforms Were Delivered to Australia's Freight Sector

Apr 30, 2014

Major freight logistics operators Asciano and Aurizon, along with the Australian Rail Track Corporation (ARTC) and the Australasian Railway Association (ARA), are calling on the Council of Australian Governments (COAG) to commit to ...

Tags: Service, freight logistics, logistics

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