The ATA has ended 2022 with renewed calls to abolish the NTC
The Australian Trucking Association (ATA) has called for the National Transport Commission (NTC) to be abolished.
In its final weekly newsletter for 2022, the ATA says it will continue arguing for the NTC to be sacked.
Just twelve months ago, the ATA says the NTC released a paper recommending a cut in drivers’ wages of 25 per cent.
“This year the NTC has continued to frigg about with the heavy vehicle national law,” the ATA says.
“The situation is so bad that ministers have appointed a higher level steering committee to get the NTC under control.
“Sack ’em (the NTC), we say.”
The ATA says the steering committee has recently met, with one of the thorny issues being that the ATA is getting action eliminating the outdated broken permit scheme.
The ATA says neither industry nor governments are coping with the volume of applications and this blockage can cripple the economy.
It was the original efforts of the NHVR in this area that forced Tasmania to intervene to protect the state’s economy.
The Tasmanian automated access system is one option. The ATA says the NHVR is also spending a lot of money for little result to date.
The ATA is neutral on the technology but demands the following action:
- get rid of duplicated permits now
- one approval should apply to all similar vehicles by notice
- the repeat bridge assessments stopped
The ATA continues to hear about attacks from the NHVR on Tasmania and its scheme, Austroads, ALGA and anyone else in the firing line.