During the 2020 grain harvest, while travelling just out of Narrabri, Carl Virtue saw two huge storms in the distance but only got a few drops of rain.
ATA: Invest in better roads, rest areas and bridges
The Australian Trucking Association (ATA) is calling on the Australian Government to improve road safety and boost industry productivity by investing in safer roads, rest areas and bridges.
Industrial action at fully automated container terminal
The Maritime Union of Australia (MUA) has given notice of a four-hour stoppage at Australia’s first fully automated container terminal, the Victoria International Container Terminal (VICT), on Tuesday 16 February from 4-8pm.
Sacked Transport for NSW boss to receive $800,000 payout
Transport for NSW’s top bureaucrat Rodd Staples will leave the role later this month with more than $800,000 in severance from the NSW taxpayer. Read more
#PicOfTheDay – Mathew Moreland
Mathew Moreland sent this ripper of a shot, showing his father’s Canadian Kenworth leading three road trains.
Trucking boss charged with rorting $3.8 million in fuel rebate scam
Reginald George Roberts, 67, is on trial in the District Court of South Australia charged with 75 counts of dishonestly obtaining a financial advantage from the Commonwealth between 2002 and 2006. Read more
Trailer giant credits JobKeeper for keeping doors open
Assistant Minister for Road Safety and Freight Transport Scott Buchholz toured MaxiTRANS’ new trailer manufacturing facility in Carole Park, Ipswich, which commenced operations late last year and officially opened last week. Read more
Truck charges survey
The Australian Trucking Association (ATA) is seeking feedback about truck charges, the costs you can pass on to your customers and how easy or hard it is to change your freight rates.
Outback truckie comes to the rescue
When truckie Michael Thompson decided to take a different route than usual while travelling to a property to deliver fuel, little did he know that he’d be coming to the rescue of an elderly man lost in the blistering heat, deep in the harsh Australian outback.
ATA welcomes focus on future fuels for trucks
The Australian Trucking Association (ATA) has welcomed the Australian Government’s future fuels discussion paper and its commitment to a $24.5 million Freight Energy Productivity Program.
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