WA highway upgrades at Upper Swan and Wooroloo
Work is about to begin on two highway projects in WA’s Upper Swan and Wooroloo that aim to ease congestion and better cater to heavy vehicles.
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Rapid testing kit option for truckies urgently needed, says peak bodies
The nation’s trucking associations have joined forces ahead of this Friday’s National Cabinet meeting to make a case that self-testing kits be approved for truckies.
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Sapphire Freighters slugged with $21,500 fine for back-payment breach
The Fair Work Ombudsman has secured a $21,500 penalty in the Federal Circuit Court against the operator of a long-haul trucking business that transports goods interstate.
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Senator demands answers after truckie refused urgent medical care
Former truckie-turned Senator Glenn Sterle has joined the fight for the rights of Brendon Baker, 42, who was refused treatment at Northern Epping Hospital last week.
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Freightliner appoints new sales and operations manager
Freightliner Australia Pacific has announced the appointment of Rhett Beere as national sales and operations manager.
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IVECO fills range gap with new Highway B-double
IVECO has strengthened its heavy market product offering with the release of a new Euro 6-rated, B-double model with a powerful 550hp and 70 tonne GCM.
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TMC Online begins today
Almost 400 trucking industry professionals will meet today, with the Australian Trucking Association’s online Technology and Maintenance Conference now live.
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VTA highlights need for vigilance in current Covid climate
As it highlights the need for vigilance during the current Covid outbreak, the Victorian Transport Association (VTA) is also calling for a new testing station on the Princes Highway at Cann River for truckies travelling in and out of Victoria via Gippsland.
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Toll calls union back to negotiating table to ‘do the right thing’
Toll is disappointed the Transport Workers’ Union has delayed returning to the negotiating table in favour of “posturing in the media and spreading misinformation about the company”.
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Victorian truckie prepped for surgery then turfed out, labelled Covid risk
Prime Minister Scott Morrison wants us to believe truckies are essential workers, but try telling that to distraught interstate driver Brendon Baker.
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