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All You Need to Know About Trucking Contracts
Oct 8, 2016The 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
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A Half-Billion Dollar Hit to Road Transport
Nov 12, 2015Australia’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
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NTC Released a Discussion Paper of The COR Duties in The Heavy Vehicle National Law
Dec 3, 2014A 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
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Changes to HOS Regulations Make Truck Drivers Difficult to Drive Rested,Said a Trucker
Nov 27, 2013Changes to hours-of-service (HOS) regulations make it difficult for truck drivers to drive rested, operate efficiently and earn a living, a member of Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association (OOIDA) told Congress. “Less ...
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David Simon Said Businesses and Managers Should Be Made Accountable for Truck Maintenance
Oct 29, 2013Businesses and their senior managers should be made accountable for truck maintenance by extending the chain of responsibility laws, according to Australian Trucking Association chairman David Simon. Mr Simon was opening the trucking ...
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Petrol Tankers May Be Breaching Vehicle Standards Requirements
Oct 22, 2013Reports that petrol tankers may be breaching vehicle standards requirements following a tanker explosion in New South Wales is a wake-up call to all managers of delivery fleets regarding vehicle maintenance, according to a fleet management ...
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Targeted Operations to Curb Excessive Speeding and Poor Safety Practices Are Paying off
Aug 28, 2013The first quarter of 2013 recorded a 48 per cent reduction in heavy vehicle fatal crashes, says the RMS. Photo courtesy of Yass Tribune. Targeted operations to curb excessive speeding and poor safety practices in the trucking industry ...
Tags: Servicelogistics, customs
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COR Regime Is Discussed in an Issues Paper Available for Public Consultation
Jul 10, 2013The effectiveness of the Chain of Responsibility (COR) regime under the Heavy Vehicle National Law is discussed in an issues paper available for public consultation. Under the COR regime, specified parties in the supply chain, including ...
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VTA Academy Has Launched The Driver Cadetship Program to Reduce Restrictions for Drivers
May 31, 2013The Victorian Transport Association (VTA) Academy has officially launched the Driver Cadetship Program. The launch was supported by Zurich Insurance, which affirmed it will reduce insurance premiums and restrictions for drivers undergoing ...
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TWU Has Released What It Calls Alarming Evidence From a Survey of Over 950 Truck Drivers
Apr 12, 2013The Transport Workers’ Union (TWU) has released what it calls alarming new evidence from a survey of more than 950 truck drivers across the country that graphically highlights the pressures in Australia’s most dangerous industry ...
Tags: Chain of Responsibility, TWU
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NHVR Opens for Business Today
Jan 23, 2013Australia’s first national heavy vehicle regulator, NHVR, opened for business today, initially managing NHVAS accreditation and PBS design and vehicle approvals. Later in 2013, once the Heavy Vehicle National Law is in place in the ...
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Peter Wells Issued a Reminder to The Transport Industry to Check Loads
Dec 4, 2012NSW Roads and Maritime Services (RMS) director of customer and compliance Peter Wells has issued a reminder to the transport industry to check loads before heading out on to the road network. “We know the majority of the industry ...
Tags: RMS, Peter Wells, transport industry, road network