A quick acting Linfox driver has been named as a Bridgestone Bandag Highway Guardian after saving a woman’s life on a Queensland motorway when she suffered a medical episode while driving. Matthew Georga was carrying […]
The ATA and the National Heavy Vehicle Regulator are calling on the trucking community to celebrate the industry’s diversity and call out racism wherever it occurs. The ATA and the NHVR made the call following […]
ATA CEO Ben Maguire has called on the NSW and Australian governments to upgrade the Sheahan Bridge near Gundagai to improve the productivity and safety of Sydney’s supply chains. Mr Maguire was responding to the […]
The ATA has announced that, Kel Baxter, has been reappointed as chair of the Australian Trucking Association’s Industry Technical Council. The owner of Kel Baxter Transport, Baxter was reappointed to the role for a further two-year period by ATA chair […]
Ben McGuire has shock the truck industry with his resignation as CEO of the ATA, announcing he will leave the industry body in September to take up a commission as an officer with the Royal […]
The Transport Workers’ Union has fired a salvo at the ATA and called for a change of direction given recent changes of leadership at the industry body. The TWU has called for the ATA to […]
Social media is derided and criticised for many of its negatives and blamed for just about every thing that ails society today, but the ATA and Brisdgestone have hailed Facebook for helping uncover the latest […]
The ATA has called on the Federal Government to ban payment times longer than 30 days, and provide creditors with the immediate right to claim interest and recovery costs, and impose penalties for serious non-compliance. […]
The ATA’s recently elected chair David Smith has said that the Federal Government’s commitment to slashing red tape and improving road safety will boost the economy, create jobs and save lives. Mr Smith was responding […]
The ATA and the HVIA are both celebrating the announcement that the Federal Government will be extending its $150,000 instant asset write off as part of its Covid 19 economic stimulus strategy, with both ATA […]
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