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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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Trucking Needs a Mandatory Code
Sep 27, 2016The Australian Government should confirm it will support a mandatory code covering payment terms for small trucking businesses, the CEO of the Australian Trucking Association Christopher Melham has said. Mr Melham was responding to the ...
Tags: mandatory code, Trucking Association, Christopher Melham
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Road Transport Needs Independent Regulator for Pricing Reform
Nov 26, 2015The introduction of cost-reflective road pricing must include the establishment of an independent economic regulator to set fair, enforceable prices for road users, the chief executive of the Australian Trucking Association Christopher ...
Tags: Road Transport, truck, bus
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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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Australian Trucking Association Shines Light on LED Lighting Safety Gains
Oct 14, 2015Installing 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
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CCIA NSW Call for Road Users Share Space in Roadside Rest Areas This Holiday Period
Dec 15, 2014NSW 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
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The NHVR Board Has Announced a Revised Leadership Structure
Nov 26, 2014NHVR 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 ...
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The Australian Government Should Take Responsibility for Holding Emergency Fuel Stocks
Nov 12, 2014The Australian Government should call for an update to the international fuel stockpiling rules and take responsibility for holding emergency fuel stocks, the chief executive of the Australian Trucking Association Stuart St Clair said. ...
Tags: Truckers, Fuel Security
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The Canadian Trucking Alliance Asked Politicians on Parliament Hill
Nov 3, 2014The Canadian Trucking Alliance asked politicians on Parliament Hill, who are looking into the safe transportation of goods by road, to consider a universal electronic logging device (ELD) mandate among other things. Incidents involving ...
Tags: electronic logging device, ELD
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Two Tractors Were Stolen From Coburn Transportation Systems Early Monday Morning
Aug 28, 2014TORONTO — Two tractors were stolen from Coburn Transportation Systems early Monday morning, according to the Ontario Trucking Association. The Whitby-based moving company is missing two 2005 Freightliner Columbia tractors, units 337 ...
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WSIB Announced That for a Second Year in a Row,There Will Be No Premium Rate Increases
Aug 26, 2014TORONTO — Good news for Ontario truckers: the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) has announced that for a second year in a row, there will be no Premium Rate increases for 2015. According to the Ontario Trucking Association ...
Tags: WSIB, No Increase, Transportation
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Trucking Association Would Like to Help You Recognise Your Exceptional Staff
Aug 22, 2014The 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 ...
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Mainland Drayage Companies Have Filed a Lawsuit with The Port's Container Truckers
May 8, 2014Thirty-three Lower Mainland drayage companies have filed a lawsuit against Port Metro Vancouver and the federal government over the recent dispute resolution with the port’s container truckers. The trucking companies claim that the ...
Tags: Container Truck, Trucker
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Heavy Trucks Not Required to Be Plated or Pay Commercial Vehicle Registration Fees
May 2, 2014Heavy trucks not required to be plated or pay commercial vehicle registration fees, provincial taxes and certain tolls will no longer be exempt, the Ontario government stated in the Budget's Transportation Infrastructure Funding Plan. For ...
Tags: Transportation, Heavy Trucks, Truck
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Trucking Is in The Blood of Many Members of The Sikh Community
Apr 8, 2014Trucking is in the blood of many members of the Sikh community, according to Simran Kaur Chattha, chair of the Canadian Sikh Association (CSA). So it only follows that the CSA, an association that represents the Sikh community in the ...
Tags: Transportation, logistics