New RTA truck permit notices on the way
New heavy vehicle permit notices will be progressively introduced from today until January 1 next year in NSW
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RTA backs down over FIRS stamp duty
The NSW RTA wrongly tried to apply stamp duty to FIRS. It backed down after a truckie complained
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Moorland truck stop back in business
The Moorland Tucker Wagon in NSW has been reborn
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RTA banks on new cameras to reduce speeding trucks
NSW Government is banking on new cameras to cut the rate of speeding truck drivers
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Farmers risk overloading breaches
Most farms lack weighbridges, forcing many to estimate when loading trucks
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We need better technology to beat Safe-T-Cam dodgers: RTA
RTA says new technology needed to beat Safe-T-Cam dodgers, as efforts continue to catch those fiddling with speed limiters
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RTA blasts NTC over PBS proposal
RTA criticises draft proposal to reform PBS scheme, instead advocating its own reform model
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We're providing road expenditure figures, RTA says
NSW RTA refutes claims industry is denied access to expenditure figures to help it determine if higher charges are justified
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LakeCoal done for COR breach; RTA to remain vigilant
Coal consignor fined $226,000 for chain of responsibility breach; RTA warns it will hold industry accountable for breaches
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Baxter rethinks IAP due to HML shortfalls
Baxter Transport is still fighting to get HML access despite being enrolled in the IAP scheme
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RTA investigates FIRS rego rorts
RTA says it is looking into companies rorting the FIRS scheme, amid claims the department is ignoring the problem
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RTA confirms AMT licensing stance
The RTA explains the rules for drivers using automatic transmission or a synchromesh gearbox
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No fatigue fines issued after F3 delay, NSW says
NSW Government rejects TWU claims that truck drivers were hit with fatigue breaches following F3 delays
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Sydney's M7 closed after fatality
Truck collides with car on the M7, killing one and shutting down the busy route
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Regulators cop hammering over PBS rollout
PBS process is breaking down, and bureaucrats and a complex approval scheme are being blamed
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Hume gets funds under Blackspot program
Work to begin on upgrading dangerous section of road on the Hume Highway in NSW after serious accidents
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Industry's doing fine with rego fees, RTA claims
NSW warned trucking companies may shift interstate over rego fees, but the RTA says there's no evidence industry is suffering
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Rest area upgrade on track, RTA says
Upgrades to current rest stops and the construction of new facilities are on track, the RTA says
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NSW COR review on the way
Anticipated review into chain of responsibility laws in NSW to be released in February. But what will it contain?
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RTA man quits to lobby for turdherders
LOBBY MOVES: From stick-carrier to industry lobbyist, Philip Halton quits RTA to lead livestock transporters
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