Encouraged by early results in the US, Queensland Trucking Association CEO Gary Mahon is lobbying for authorities here to adopt the same enhanced rear lighting and signalling systems.
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
Big Rigs joins fight for road train access into Perth
We’ve all driven roads where the speed limit seems ridiculously low. We’ve also driven toads that are narrow, country style feeders with soft edges and undulating twists and turns, but the speed limit remains the general 100km/h.
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.
Out-of-control truckies asked to hit SA crash attenuator
Truckies who lose control on the notorious South-Eastern Freeway into Adelaide later this month are expected to drive into the back of a stationary rigid. Read more
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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Cummins opts out of 2021 Brisbane Truck Show
Cummins has announced that due to the continuing impact and uncertainty that COVID-19 has on all aspects of business and lives globally, that it will not be exhibiting at the Brisbane Truck Show scheduled from May 13-16. Read more