Fuel charging must be on the table: LRTA
Truckers will lobby WA to snub the NTC's heavy vehicle charging proposal unless it supports a fuel-based scheme
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New requirements for portable warning triangles
Changes to Australian road rules introduces new requirements for use of warning triangles for heavy vehicles and fallen loads
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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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'Pushback' from states over switch to national fines
Heavy vehicle fines are shaping as a potential stumbling block to the creation of national regulations
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Rigids to offset reduction in A-trailer fees
NTC recommends cutting B-double and B-triple registration costs, but prices for other combinations to increase to offset reductions
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Calls for comment on A-trailer charges
The National Transport Commission is inviting comment before January 30 on A-trailer charging options
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Give the feds responsibility for making road rules: ALC
ALC wants the states and territories stripped of the power to set road rules and is urging NTC backing
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Warning of a 'crisis', industry changes tack on A-trailers
Trucking lobby lines up behind fuel charging for A-trailer charges amid warnings of a "crisis" at NTC over the issue
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NTC wants changes to load restraint requirements
NTC wants the 'chain and dogs' load restraint practice stamped out due to occupational health and safety concerns
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NTC urges focus on road safety as Christmas approaches
The NTC is urging road users to keep the festive spirit alive by staying safe on the roads
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New tool promises end to access permits
New web-based application promises to streamline the process for route assessment applications
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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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NTC eyes revamp of road rules and vehicle standards
NTC flags possible changes to road rules and vehicle standards, including using trucking sector as a template to improve both schemes
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National regs NTC's key achievement in a busy year
Work on overhauling inconsistent trucking regulations listed as NTC’s highest achievement in its annual report released this week
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B-triple embrace should have happened sooner: Baxter
Rural trucking operator Kelvin Baxter Transport says B-triples are a priority in dealing with a growing freight task
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Modular B-triple approach runs risk of access exclusion
Proposal for modular B-triples might leave some operators with existing B-triple fleets worse off, Queensland Government says
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WA backs B-triple expansion; criticises high rego fees
Western Australia backs expansion of B-triples but the NSW transport safety regulator has raised concerns about the higher productivity vehicles
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Truck manufacturers want 'rapid expansion' of B-triples
The body representing truck manufacturers wants "rapid expansion" of B-triples across most inter-capital highways
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Telematics industry demands mandatory IAP for B-triples
Telematics providers are trying to swing opinion in favour of mandating IAP for B-triples
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CVIAQ seeks support for 36.5m B-triples
CVIAQ wants 36.5m B-triples to be given access to the road train network
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