Western Roads Federation has expressed serious concern at the on-going operational costs and impacts on driver welfare of servicing Western Australia.
Transport bodies call for national Covid testing sites
The nation’s peak trucking bodies are calling on the Australian Government to establish Covid testing points, in a bid to reduce test result waiting times and support vaccination requirements.
Mandatory jabs for truckies entering Victoria
Truckies who enter Victoria after being in high-risk Covid areas have been given just two weeks notice to get their first jab before tightened border restrictions kick in.
VTA condemns ‘rogue’ furniture removalists behind Melbourne outbreak
The Victorian Transport Association has slammed the activities of three New South Wales furniture removalists, whose “irresponsible flouting” of cross-border restrictions has resulted in new Covid outbreak in Victoria, and a further five-day lockdown for Melbourne. Read more
Thank you for keeping Australia moving
As we get to the end of what has been such a tough year for many, the Australian Government has thanked freight workers for the critical role they have played, especially during the coronavirus pandemic.