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Don't target drivers with GPS trackers: TWU
TWU weighs into debate on proposal for mandatory truck trackers, saying clients must be accountable for delivery times


ATA calls for opinions on new trucking award
Industry gets the chance to name a new award that recognises acts of bravery by Australian truck drivers


ATA gets a taste of Outback Australia
Trucking lobby heads to the Northern Territory to learn the issues facing outback operators


Parties unveil transport plans
Rest areas, roads, safety, regulation and higher productivity vehicles – the political parties unveil their plans for the industry


Trucking must play role in rail safety week: ATA
ATA urges trucking operators to remind their drivers about importance of level crossing safety as Rail Safety Week begins


Most states will back road pricing reform: Q-Free
Tolling company says most jurisdictions will support mass-distance-location charging, but two states might hold out


NTC outlines new charging schemes for trucking
The NTC will investigate five possible new charging schemes for the trucking industry, including mass-distance-location pricing


US and UK trucking struggle to fight off sluggish economy
European and US road haulage sectors struggle to maintain momentum while trying to put the global financial crisis behind them


Scania scales down prize for best young truck driver
Winner of this year's Young Australian Truck Driver will be given $10,000 instead of a free prime mover


Dodgy trucking companies should be monitored: ATA
Electronic monitoring should be mandatory for trucking operators that persistently break road rules, ATA says


Treat roads like electricity and water, economist says
Governments should price roads by introducing metering similar to electricity and water sectors, economist says


Heavy rigid truck deaths fall
New statistics show a decline in the number of deaths involving heavy rigid trucks


ATA puts the questions to election hopefuls
ATA releases election questionnaire to understand where Labor, the Coalition and the Greens stand on trucking


Truckers say no to Greens rego proposal
Trucking operators have opposed a Greens proposal to significantly increase heavy vehicle costs, with one company labelling it "laughable"


ATA releases election wish list for trucking industry
Both sides of politics need to invest more in trucking industry while ruling out greater cost burdens on operators: ATA


NTC asks: should demerit points be reviewed?
Demerit points for fatigue management offences may be reviewed as part of moves to establish national transport regulations


Port operators bound by new security arrangements
Port operators now bound by new maritime security arrangements, but current identification card holders will be given special consideration


ATA won't step in on fatigue management case
ATA says it cannot financially support the legal fees of a truck driver caught out by inconsistent fatigue laws


We need funds for national regulator: ATA
ATA fears a lack of resources will undermine efforts to score best deal for industry under national regulator


ATA re-enters safe rates debate…sort of
ATA re-enters safe rates debate, amid claims it will sell industry "down the drain" if it doesn't become involved


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Saturday, September 04, 2010