Get FinancingPosted On: October 17, 2018
A Linfox truck driver has been acknowledged with the Bridgestone Bandag Highway Guardian award for his prompt action at a crash site, which saw him save a fellow truck driver from a fire.
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Posted On: October 1, 2018
The Australian Trucking Association and Daimler Truck and Bus Australia Pacific recently announced they’re bringing back the Daimler Truck and Bus Future Leaders’ Forum. ...
Posted On: October 1, 2018
The Australian Trucking Association and Australian Logistics Council recently held their 2018 Supply Chain Safety & Compliance Summit, which took place on 5-6 September. ...
Posted On: September 27, 2018
The Australian Trucking Association (ATA) is applauding a recent announcement from Deputy Prime Minister Michael McCormack that $132.5 million in funding has been marked for 93 projects as part of Round Six of the Heavy Vehicle Safety and Productivity Program. ...
Posted On: September 27, 2018
The Australian Trucking Association (ATA) is calling for further regulation of toll road charges and landside port charges, as well as a ban on additional local government road use charges. ...
Posted On: August 29, 2018
This week, the Australian Trucking Association (ATA) recently participated in the fourth annual Queensland Road Safety Week, whose theme was “Speaking Up For Road Safety—Road Rules Refresher.” ...
Posted On: August 29, 2018
Following recent talks with Australia’s newly elected Prime Minister Scott Morrison, the Australian Trucking Association (ATA) chairman expressed his enthusiasm about working with Morrison in the future on issues the industry faces, including a need for regulatory and tax reform. ...
Posted On: August 29, 2018
The Australian Trucking Association (ATA) recently called upon the Australian government and state transport ministers to appoint an independent committee to overhaul the Heavy Vehicle National Law (HVNA), which is scheduled to be revised in November. ...
Posted On: August 28, 2018
Transurban, a toll road operator and member of the Sydney Transport Partners Consortium, is currently attempting to purchase a largely underground motorway that’s under construction in Sydney. ...
Posted On: August 27, 2018
The Australian Trucking Association (ATA), which represents Australia’s trucking operators, recently applauded the latest round of funding for the government’s Heavy Vehicle Safety Initiative, worth $3.9 million. ...
Posted On: July 23, 2018
The Australian Government recently revealed that it will only spend $46.4 million of the $60 million budget allotted for improving rest areas for truckers, among other projects. ...
Posted On: July 23, 2018
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull announced in early May that the Liberal-National government will invest $75 billion-plus in significant transport infrastructure projects. ...
Posted On: July 3, 2018
The trucking industry has welcomed the Australian Government’s announcement of a review into the process for issuing oversize/overmass (OSOM) truck permits. ...
Posted On: June 20, 2018
The Australian Trucking Association in partnership with officers from NSW Police joined drivers at BP Parkes today for Coffee with a Cop. ...
Posted On: June 13, 2018
The Australian Trucking Association recently came out in support of the Australian Government’s new mandate that certain new trucks and trailers must include stability control technologies. ...
Posted On: May 30, 2018
The ATA has responded to a recent report from Austroads that deemed toilets, lighting, and water to be “desirable” rather than mandatory at truck rest areas. ...
Posted On: May 24, 2018
Pro-Visual Publishing, in partnership with the Australian Trucking Association and the National Heavy Vehicle Regulator has released the latest edition of the Transport & Logistics Industry Guide to Workplace Safety. ...
Posted On: May 21, 2018
The Australian Trucking Association (ATA) has welcomed the focus of an Australian Government inquiry into national freight and supply chain priorities. ...
Posted On: May 21, 2018
The Australian Trucking Association is calling for a review of the Heavy Vehicle National Law which applies to trucking operations. ...
Posted On: May 21, 2018
The CEO of the Australian Trucking Association has taken issue with the results of an independent review of the National Heavy Vehicle Driver Competency Framework. ...
Posted On: May 14, 2018
At Australian Trucking Association’s Trucking Australia most recent conference, the acting prime minister delivered a very supportive keynote. ...
Posted On: May 14, 2018
The Australian Trucking Association is backing a recommendation from the Queensland Parliamentary Inquiry to pass the legislation on HVNL and other Legislation Amendment Bill 2018. ...
Posted On: May 9, 2018
Following calls from the Transportation Workers Union (TWU) for the reinstatement of the Road Safety Remuneration Tribunal, the Australian Trucking Association (ATA) has come out against the move, citing a discrepancy in the TWU’s claims. ...
Posted On: April 23, 2018
We previewed the Australian Trucking Association’s (ATA) FatigueHACK event a few months ago, and the event, held at Trucking Australia 2018, is finally happening ...
Posted On: April 12, 2018
Re:act (short for Respond. ...