The Australian Government should invest an extra $5 billion over ten years to fix freight roads, dangerous level crossings and to build more rest areas for truck drivers, according to ATA chair, David Smith. Smith […]
Chair of the Australian Trucking Association, David Smith, has said that the Federal Government’s closing loopholes bill will deliver fairer contracts for all trucking businesses. Smith was commenting on the Fair Work Legislation Amendment or […]
THE NHVR has revealed an update is underway to the widely used Master Code of Practice which it says will help drive better safety outcomes. The NHVR Master Code is a registered industry code of […]
The ATA has made a call to Queensland trucking operators inviting them to the peak trucking industry conference at The Star, on the Gold Coast from the 4th to the 6th May. The Trucking Australia […]
The ATA has signalled that it wants the next the government to ‘reset’ Australia’s approach to road safety and productivity. The chair of the ATA, David Smith, was launching the ATA’s 2022 election policy charter and […]
The ATA is calling on the Federal Government to reduce road user charge, in response to the difficulties being imposed on road freight operators by the recent halving of the fuel tax excise from 44.2 […]
Leading truck maker Paccar has thrown its weight behind the important men’s mental health organisation, Healthy Heads in Trucks and Sheds (HHTS) and its recently launched Roadshow; a mental health outreach program which will be […]
The ATA has announced its First National Conference more than two years revealing the 2022 event will take place at The Star on the Gold Coast from 4-6 May and declaring ‘It’s time to break […]
News that there may be some movement on opening up Australia’s truck regulations, and aligning them better with International heavy vehicles standards, has brought some hope that we can shift our truck and bus industry […]
The ATA and the Electric Vehicle Council have teamed up to make to help develop policies they see as necessary in order to drive Australian trucking into an electric future. The collaboration and joint statement […]
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