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10 Feb 2012 | VFLC CEO says the rail network must improve to address landside port efficiency and traffic congestion...
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10 Feb 2012 | NatRoad may support mandatory paid waiting time but claims there is no "definitive proof" to justify safe rates tribunal...
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10 Feb 2012 | TWU threatens strike action against 1st Fleet after it refused 18 percent wage claim for Queensland truck drivers...
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28 Nov 2008 | Sub-contractor responsible for workplace death, despite incident happening at Star Track Express depot...
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12 Sep 2008 | Fletcher International Exports convicted and fined almost $50,000 over chain of responsibility breaches...
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09 Nov 2009 | TWU launches legal action against K&S Freighters in a move that could set a precedent for trucking companies...
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| MORE TECHNICAL NEWS...
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10 Feb 2012 | As truck sales began to recover, those worried RBA's decision to hold interest rates could slow growth can take heart...
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08 Feb 2012 | Despite being a small player in Australia, Swedish manufacturer Scania is making its presence felt in Europe...
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06 Feb 2012 | Mercedes-Benz will boost its commercial van line-up in Australia with the newly released Citan light duty van...
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07 Apr 2009 | Caterpillar will re-emerge in Australian tied with International, with new trucks to hit showrooms this year...
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04 Aug 2008 | Iveco's Sydney Truck Show stand showcases product line-up and reflects commitment to ‘going the distance’....
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06 Aug 2008 | New truck sales drop dramatically as European manufacturers take advantage of emissions standards....
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| RELATED STORIES...
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30 Nov 2011 |
Sydney container haulage firm Paradigm Engineering is planning to contest fines imposed on its trucks at Port Botany.
Paradigm partner Warren Symonds, who is also linked to Alltrans Logistics, believes the former Roads and Traffic Authority (RTA), now Roads and Maritime Services (RMS), went beyond its remit in fining his trucks as they left the CTAL gates to travel a short distance so their cargo could be broken down to legal volumes.
Symonds, is no stranger to legal challenges and who is regarded as a burr under the saddle of authorities and stevedores at the port, claims the road is on private land and that proper weighing procedures were not followed. ...
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23 Nov 2011 |
The re-badged RTA plans on unveiling a successor to the defunct three strikes scheme in February next year ...
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17 Nov 2011 |
Acting NSW premier announces in-depth investigation into a volumetric livestock loading scheme to lift freight productivity in the state ...
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12 Sep 2008 |
Fletcher International Exports convicted and fined almost $50,000 over chain of responsibility breaches ...
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25 Sep 2009 |
Scaremongering over IAP must stop, the VTA's Neil Chambers says. The issue is about road access ...
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17 Sep 2008 |
The writing is on the wall: any operator that ignores chain of responsibility does so at its own peril ...
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| COMMENTED STORIES...
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10 Feb 2012 | TWU says serious crash proves need for safe rates tribunal, but Coalition isn't sold on the idea...
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10 Feb 2012 | TWU threatens strike action against 1st Fleet after it refused 18 percent wage claim for Queensland truck drivers...
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08 Feb 2012 | Linfox founder accuses retailers of acting like dictators and "expecting everything for nothing"...
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09 Nov 2009 | TWU launches legal action against K&S Freighters in a move that could set a precedent for trucking companies...
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22 Jul 2010 | Greens want trucking industry to pay $23,000 registration fees as part of plan to shift freight from road to rail...
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28 Sep 2009 | E-DIARY DEBATE: "No drivers left" if electronic monitoring introduced, industry veteran warns...
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24 Jun 2010 | 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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Friday, February 10, 2012
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