Rail haulage rivals Asciano and QR National both report $3 billion revenues and claim market leadership at AGMs on the same day
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Daikin adds zest to refrigeration containers
Japanese refrigeration specialist Daikin will launch its low energy, high performance refrigeration unit at Intermodal Europe, November 29
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Dematic automates home grocery for Tesco
Dematic is providing UK retailer Tesco with an automated materials handling system for its new 120,000 square feet grocery fulfilment centre in London
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WA Labor backs grain rail protest
Western Australia’s Labor opposition joined protests on the steps of Parliament House over the planned closure of Wheatbelt rail lines
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Deliveries a milk run for new Scania
First Scania R730 prime mover in Australia has a new home north of Sydney, pulling milk tankers
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TSA launches truck and bus simulator
Training Systems Australia has launched its first motion truck simulator which has caught the interest of the transport industry
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Noske eyes Green Triangle expansion
Noske Logistics plans on increased presence in Green Triangle region by adding another two higher productivity vehicles to its fleet
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Mulder supports call for highway improvements
Transport Minister Terry Mulder has backed MP Lucinda McLeish’s call for the Northern Highway to be improved
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NSW seeks input on speeding reform
Roads and Maritime Services to hold a workshop on replacement for Strikes Scheme
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NTC pushed direct charging to fix high A-trailer fees
The NTC told governments they needed to switch to a direct charging scheme to address high A-trailer registration fees
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Patrick looks to efficiencies from MUA wage deal
A relieved Asciano appears to have finally stitched up the long-awaited enterprise bargaining agreement with the Maritime Union of Australia (MUA) for its Patrick container terminals and expects significant productivity increases to flow from it.
Some residual doubt remains, given Asciano had thought a deal had been agreed in August, and Patrick’s bulk and general stevedoring businesses are not affected. “The agreement provides our employees with fair and competitive conditions of employment including a renewed commitment to training and development,” Asciano CEO and Managing Director John Mullen says.
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Some residual doubt remains, given Asciano had thought a deal had been agreed in August, and Patrick’s bulk and general stevedoring businesses are not affected. “The agreement provides our employees with fair and competitive conditions of employment including a renewed commitment to training and development,” Asciano CEO and Managing Director John Mullen says.
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Truckie seriously injured after early morning crash
A truck driver has been seriously injured after crashing his B-double into a creek off the Hume Highway
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We will stay off roads says Asciano boss
New Asciano CEO John Mullen has scotched any thought that the rail and port terminals company might consider entering the trucking market.
Fresh from driving the company’s strategic review, Mullen explained its new vision to the firm’s annual general meeting today – and it explicitly did not include road transport. The company would be the country’s “leading provider of critical logistics services within essential infrastructure-based supply chains”, he says.
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Fresh from driving the company’s strategic review, Mullen explained its new vision to the firm’s annual general meeting today – and it explicitly did not include road transport. The company would be the country’s “leading provider of critical logistics services within essential infrastructure-based supply chains”, he says.
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TMHA apprentice forklift technician wins US trip
New South Wales forklift apprentice wins US tour in Toyota Material Handing Australia’s annual National Skills Competition
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Australian consulate dragged into Toll-Teamsters spat
Dispute between US Teamsters union and Toll’s Los Angeles operation intensifies, with the Australian consulate being dragged into the matter
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Nissan to launch new van at Tokyo Motor Show
Nissan has confirmed its new medium duty cargo van will be at the 2011 Tokyo Motor Show
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MP pays tribute to fallen truck driver
Victorian MP pays tribute to veteran truck driver Barry 'Moose' English, who died last week when his rig crashed
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Northern Highway needs urgent attention: McLeish
The Northern Highway at Victoria’s Kilmore needs urgent attention, according to Victorian MP Lucinda McLeish
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Parcel firms eye joyous online Christmas
Australian and international parcel delivery firms are gearing up for a strong pre-Christmas period this year.
Much of the bullishness is being sheeted home to the online shopping boom and US-based international firms especially have been crowing about the services they have dedicated to this business. Australia Post has made no secret of its belief that parcels represent its future as letters decline due to electronic personal communication.
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Much of the bullishness is being sheeted home to the online shopping boom and US-based international firms especially have been crowing about the services they have dedicated to this business. Australia Post has made no secret of its belief that parcels represent its future as letters decline due to electronic personal communication.
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Victoria delivers on fatigue time counting pledge
Victoria has followed through on its pledge to amend fatigue management time counting rules
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