ATA stands firm on equal rights for trucking businesses
Submission to parliamentary inquiry into proposed national regulations criticises clause holding individuals automatically guilty if their business commits an offence
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GPS trackers over safe rates: ATA NSW
Trucking group says governments should support GPS trackers for long-haul operators instead of supporting a safe rates tribunal
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ARA wants rego cuts for trucking shot down
Rail lobby seethes over proposal to cut A-trailer registration fees, claiming it will jeopardise safety and favour trucking over rail
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Concern for small truckers sparks call for assistance
ATA wants funding to help truckers prepare for carbon tax and talks up possible environmental module for TruckSafe
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Tribunal costs too much for too little: NatRoad
Existing regulations must be given time to work before the introduction of a safe rates tribunal, NatRoad says
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Industry in the tent on national regulations
Inclusion of industry leaders on development of national heavy vehicle regulations will help shape framework of the scheme
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NTC sent back to drawing board on A-trailers
Transport ministers reject NTC proposal on A-trailers, with claims it failed to address ways to reduce high registration fees
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Lobbyists get busy ahead of vote on national regs
Trucking lobby gets busy in the lead-up to Friday's government meeting on national heavy vehicle regulations
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Albo extends hand to trucking on national regulations
Transport minister invites ATA, the ALRTA and Toll to attend government meeting that will decide future of national trucking regulations
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Sterle challenges Truss on safe rates
Labor senator and former truck driver Glenn Sterle takes Warren Truss to task for rubbishing safe rates
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Glenn Sterle's open letter to Warren Truss
Labor Senator Glenn Sterle criticises Opposition transport spokesman Warren Truss for his stance on safe rates
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Victoria recognises TruckSafe accreditation scheme
Victoria formally recognises TruckSafe as an industry code of practice under the state’s Road Safety Act
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Moves afoot on side and rear under-run protection
The direction of measures to extend under-run protection to the sides and rear of rigids and trailers has marked discussion at the ATA Technical and Maintenance Conference.
It was one antidote to public doubts about the industry’s attention to the safety of cars around trucks on display, another being increasing visibility of equipment.
At the conference sidelines, ATA engineering consultant Bob Woodward tells ATN the Industry Technical Council is working on a technical advisory procedure (TAP) on side under-run protection (SUP) systems and a rear under-run protection system.
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Top transporters in line for Roseneder Award
Staff from DirectHaul, Bunker Freight Lines and Wales Truck Repairs named as finalists for the Craig Roseneder Award
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ATA to tackle mass-distance-location charging at tax forum
The Australian Trucking Association (ATA) will continue its campaign against mass-distance-location charging for trucks at next week’s tax forum, Chairman David Simon pledged today.
Simon will seek to drive home the message that such a system “could impose massive costs on rural Australia and would strangle trucking operators with red tape”.
In its stead, Simon, who is a participant in the forum, will argue for the ATA’s preferred option of fuel-based charging.
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Bob Waldron appointed to TruckSafe board
Executive director of the ACT’s Transport Industries Skills Centre joins TruckSafe board amid planned changes to the accreditation scheme's standards
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Trucksafe manager joins group to reduce road toll
Trucksafe manager joins Road Safety Collaboration Group and says "we can make a difference" on road safety
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ATA to push for short and long-term fixes on truck charges
ATA will use involvement at the upcoming Tax Forum to argue for short and long-term changes to truck registration charges
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Trucking gets nod to join Tax Forum
Industry associations and Toll will take part in the Tax Forum, which will discuss road charging reforms and congestion tax
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Carbon tax timing to put the squeeze on contract negotiations
ATA pushes for changes to carbon tax, claiming industry won’t be given enough time to pass on fuel price rises
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