A recent proposal by the City of Melbourne to further restrict access to key city thoroughfares for commercial vehicles has drawn criticism from the Victorian Transport Association (VTA).
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Prioritising training over experience
The VTA received a positive reaction to the column in the last issue of Big Rigs, which dealt with labour shortages and how overhauling our migration system to attract highly-trained and qualified drivers to Australia would go a long way to addressing the crisis.
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VTA welcomes Inland Rail review
The Australian Government has announced an independent review into the Inland Rail project as it works to get things back on track – a move that has been warmly welcomed by the Victorian Transport Association (VTA).
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Keys to a rewarding career in transport
“The transport and logistics industry is predicted to continue to grow, and it will require well trained and motivated employees to support this growth.”
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Driver Delivery: Your key to a rewarding career in transport
With the Australian freight task on track to triple by 2050, the road transport industry is busier than ever. We need motivated, competent, young people to join the industry, with a satisfying and rewarding career as a transport professional available to the right people.
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Classify gig workers in industrial law
The election of the Albanese Labor Government provides an opportunity to make significant inroads to improving conditions for transport workers servicing the gig economy – the Uber, Amazon and Menulog drivers that transport meals, groceries, parcels and other freight for wages and conditions that should embarrass any responsible employer.
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VTA hopeful of genuine reform
Following Labor’s victory in the Federal Election, the Victorian Transport Association (VTA) has called for those in transport to come together and attain genuine reform that will benefit the industry.
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VTA’s Annual Women’s Lunch returns
The Victorian Transport Association (VTA) hosted its Annual Women’s Lunch in the company of a record crowd yesterday, after three previous false starts last year due to Covid restrictions.
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Compliance and vaccine mandates crippling operators
The Australian road freight industry is one of the most regulated sectors in the world, with three tiers of government applying various levels of oversight to how operators go about their business. Regulation is for the most part well-intentioned, with the industry understanding some degree of oversight is required to maintain high standards in areas such as safety, emissions, and community amenity.
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Commonwealth support vital on zero emissions
In the lead-up to the COP 26 Climate Change Conference in Glasgow, and as the Commonwealth Government gears up for a federal election, likely in May 2022, public attention has turned to emissions policy and what steps will be taken by the government to support and achieve its new net zero emissions by 2050 objectives.
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