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ATA: Government must make safety a priority in spend

As industry standards and safety technologies evolve, we are making progress in reducing the number and rate of truck crashes, but there is still a long way to go before we achieve our ambition of ‘Vision Zero’. Read More

David SmithOctober 7, 2020, 2:31 pmOctober 7, 2020 0 3099

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What’s the best way to annoy a truck driver? Change something

Robert Bell’s op-ed in our September 18 issue about in-cab safety tech and its link with insurance companies sparked plenty of heated debate. In this column we give high-profile driver Mike Williams a chance to share an opposing view on technology and its place in the industry.
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Mike WilliamsOctober 2, 2020, 9:52 amOctober 2, 2020 0 7329

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Buy Australian to support national COVID recovery

Australia has just recorded its first technical recession – marked by two consecutive periods of negative growth – since the recession we had to have in the early 1990s. June quarter data showed the
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Peter AndersonSeptember 29, 2020, 2:48 pmSeptember 29, 2020 0 2717

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Transport Women Australia has plenty to be positive about

So much is happening in the world today much of it very depressing so I’m going to try to concentrate on the positive.
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Jacquelene BrothertonSeptember 27, 2020, 4:16 pmSeptember 27, 2020 0 3730

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Working together to keep freight moving

Throughout this entire pandemic, Victorians have been able to rely on freight. People have been able to count on the fact they won’t be left stranded without essentials like food and face masks – and that’s thanks to the way we have been able to keep the supply chain moving. Read More

Melissa HorneSeptember 25, 2020, 2:30 pmSeptember 25, 2020 0 2753

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Transurban is targeting heavy vehicles to raise profits

Trucks and cars rolled in protest, transport workers have called on NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian to focus on dealing with the financial pain NSW Government policies are bringing. Read More

Richard OlsenSeptember 23, 2020, 12:29 pmSeptember 18, 2020 0 4263

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Remember, as a collective so much can be achieved

“We’re all in this together” has been the key phrase of 2020, as Australia suffered together during the devastating bushfires, before COVID-19 swept across the globe. Read More

Ben MaguireSeptember 21, 2020, 9:10 amSeptember 16, 2020 0 3892

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QTA: Investing in a new freight corridor is crucial

With the Queensland state election looming fast on October 31, here’s an edited extract from the Queensland Trucking Association’s state election blueprint, calling for more investment in the Toowoomba to Port of Brisbane corridor, and an alternative inland highway. Read More

Staff WriterSeptember 18, 2020, 1:30 pmSeptember 19, 2020 0 4428

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VTA: Curfew easement extension should feature in recovery

The Victorian Government has released a roadmap for re-opening the state’s economy as part of a phased withdrawal from the Stage 3 and 4 restrictions that have been in place across Victoria since early August. Read More

Peter AndersonSeptember 18, 2020, 12:44 pmSeptember 18, 2020 0 3421

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‘Open your eyes to what in-cab surveillance means’: Truckie’s view

Surveillance cameras inside truck cabins are becoming increasingly common in the transport industry today. Electronic work diaries are hardly mentioned anymore, and the industry narrative is all about the Guardian Seeing Machine.
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Robert BellSeptember 18, 2020, 11:47 amSeptember 18, 2020 1 13406

Opinion

ATA: Government must make safety a priority in spend

What’s the best way to annoy a truck driver? Change something

Buy Australian to support national COVID recovery

Transport Women Australia has plenty to be positive about

Working together to keep freight moving

Transurban is targeting heavy vehicles to raise profits

Remember, as a collective so much can be achieved

QTA: Investing in a new freight corridor is crucial

VTA: Curfew easement extension should feature in recovery

‘Open your eyes to what in-cab surveillance means’: Truckie’s view

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