Qantas will close its Avalon heavy maintenance facility at the end of March 2014 due to the gradual retirement of its Boeing 747 fleet, making the operation unviable. Qantas Domestic chief executive officer Lyell Strambi said after a ...
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Residents of Moorebank and surrounding suburbs in Sydney’s south west are bracing for an explosion in the numbers of heavy container trucks on residential streets, believing that the proposed intermodal terminals will not have ...
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A new consistent planning zone for Victoria’s major ports has been approved, in a move that is aimed at securing the future growth of the freight sector and its contribution to the state’s economy. Planning Minister Matthew Guy ...
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A landmark industrial development site in one of Australia’s premier distribution locations has come on the market, with the purchaser able to benefit from the leasing income whilst obtaining masterplan approval to develop the site. ...
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The Australasian Production and Inventory Control Society Ltd (apicsAU) will collaborate with LEI Group (part of the Leading Edge Group of companies) to offer online and instructor-led education and training programs to organisations and ...
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As the festive season draws near, Australians are being asked to keep safety at work uppermost in their minds. November and December are the most dangerous times of year in workplaces, according to the latest statistics released by ...
The Toll Group has teamed with cycling advocacy group the Amy Gillett Foundation to help improve cyclist safety on Australian roads. The national partnership will initially see 14 co-branded trucks display road safety messages across the ...
Australian custom-built trailer manufacturer Tuff Trailers is being recognised for its innovative mono-spine ‘Load ‘N’ Lift’ trailer design with a nomination for a prestigious Swedish Steel Prize. Owner and CEO of ...
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Greg Lawson, the general manager of JJ Lawson Transport, has been named the new chairman of ATA NSW’s Container Transport Carrier Sub-Committee following Mike Moylan’s retirement from the role. John Preston, Paul Downie and ...
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Transport Workers’ Union (TWU) national secretary Tony Sheldon said six truck crashes and six deaths in two days was evidence of the pressure on drivers to speed or skip rest breaks, to meet unrealistic deadlines. “Road ...
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Australian SME are primed and keen to invest overseas but are often restrained by difficulty in accessing finance and professional advice and support, new research from Australia’s export credit agency EFIC has found. Of over 2,000 ...
The National Transport Commission is encouraging members of the heavy vehicle industry to register to attend upcoming public consultation forums on draft options for new heavy vehicle charges to apply from 1 July 2014. “Following ...
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The Australasian Railway Association (ARA) is asking the government to consider modal equality under the proposed Emissions Reduction Fund (ERF) scheme. CEO of the ARA Bryan Nye said there were considerable synergies between the intent of ...
Honeywell Scanning & Mobility company Intermec has released the CN51 rugged mobile computer, with the choice of Android or Windows operating systems. Designed for flexible application support, this next-generation mobile computer is ...
Telstra has begun offering business customers GPS tracking and management for fleets across Australia. Telstra has teamed with fleet management provider Securatrak to provide in-vehicle monitoring and GPS tracking designed to suit ...