Industry common ground found on chain of responsibility

Debate within the trucking industry over proposed changes to chain of responsibility (COR) laws hinges on a dilemma: how to keep customer executive officers focused on their transport safety responsibilities while protecting transport operators from an aspect of the law that struggles to go further than them.

While the argument, which stems in part from Australian Trucking Association (ATA) concerns for the vulnerability of operators, has been passionate and points are still being made, some common ground has been found by proponents of both sides.
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ATA to tackle mass-distance-location charging at tax forum

The Australian Trucking Association (ATA) will continue its campaign against mass-distance-location charging for trucks at next week’s tax forum, Chairman David Simon pledged today.

Simon will seek to drive home the message that such a system “could impose massive costs on rural Australia and would strangle trucking operators with red tape”. In its stead, Simon, who is a participant in the forum, will argue for the ATA’s preferred option of fuel-based charging.
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