The Australian Dangerous Goods Code should be available on the internet for free, says the Australian Trucking Association.
19/05/2008
The Productivity Commission has called on state and territory governments to do more to eliminate inconsistencies in their road transport regulations.
08/01/2008
The Garnaut Climate Change Review is seeking feedback on policies that could support cost effective emissions reductions in the freight sector
17/03/2008
The ATA has urged the National Transport Commission (NTC) to drop its current proposal on incremental pricing, saying the plan would cost truck operators more money and create complex administrative burdens.
06/04/2009
The national regulation of heavy vehicles is the most overdue transport reform since Bob Hawke established the National Road Transport Commission in 1991 says Transport Minister.
09/06/2008
Australian Transport Ministers must consider the whole of the supply chain when implementing their new national framework for transport policy agreed at the Australian Transport Council (ATC) on Friday.
03/03/2008
The Australian Government will spend $4.5 million to prepare the regulatory impact statements for its major transport reforms, including its plan for a single national regulator for the trucking industry.
15/09/2008
The trucking industry will benefit from the Australian Government’s decision to delay increasing the fuel tax paid by trucking operators.
03/03/2008
ATA says new NTC reforms for heavy vehicles fall short of the changes needed to improve safety through productivity for the majority of trucking operators.
30/07/2007
The Victorian Transport Association and the Victorian Automobile Chamber of Commerce have presented Freight Week every two years for the past 20 years.
29/07/2009
The European Supply Chain and Logistics Summit (SCL Europe 2009) is the conference and networking event that delivers answers to the time-critical questions impacting your supply chain and logistics processes.
09/01/2009
While rail can be competitive with road on long-haul trips using double stacking on long trains, shuttle trains operating over short distances are generally not competitive argues Meyrick and Associates.
11/04/2008
Advanced spill pallet and workstation systems are being introduced by Enware Safe-Equip to help combat slip, fall and trip accidents.
06/11/2007
Australia’s safety community is waiting to see how state and territory ministers respond to the report Workplace Relations Minister Julia Gillard intends will form the basis of national laws for OHS.
18/02/2009