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05 May 2016

Trucking operators can bid on state of the art trucking industry equipment and support the industry in the Australian Trucking Association’s 2016 Auction, launched today at the International Truck, Trailer and Equipment Show in Melbourne.

05 May 2016

Victorian truck driver Matthew Mitchell has been announced as the latest recipient of the Bridgestone Bandag Highway Guardian award – acknowledging his compassionate efforts to comfort a fatally wounded motorist after a car crash in Pakenham earlier this year.

04 May 2016

The Minister for Infrastructure and Transport, Darren Chester, will deliver a keynote address at the trucking industry’s leading safety and business event, Trucking Australia 2016.

02 May 2016

The Australian Trucking Association will host an extensive outdoor display and run a road safety scavenger hunt throughout the International Truck Trailer and Equipment Show (ITTES) at the Melbourne Showgrounds this week.

29 April 2016

The Australian Trucking Association (ATA) has today called for corporate officers and directors to be personally liable under the Heavy Vehicle National Law for exercising due diligence to prevent 34 specific safety critical offences, as part of its submission to the NTC’s executive officer liability review.

26 April 2016

The Australian Trucking Association has welcomed the Australian Government’s decision to reduce the truck fuel tax rate – known as the road user charge – from 26.14 to 25.9 cents per litre from 1 July 2016.

22 April 2016

The Australian Trucking Association (ATA) has today announced the finalists for the prestigious 2016 National Trucking Industry Awards.

21 April 2016

Strong new chain of responsibility laws will enable action to be taken against trucking industry customers who currently deny they are covered by the laws at all, the Australian Trucking Association Council heard yesterday.

20 April 2016

The Australian Trucking Association today re-elected Noelene Watson as its chair for a second term. Mrs Watson was elected unopposed at the ATA’s annual general meeting in Canberra.

19 April 2016

Owner drivers and small trucking businesses across Australia have secured a great victory, with the Australian Parliament voting to abolish the Road Safety Remuneration Tribunal (RSRT) late last night.

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