The Australian Trucking Association’s new travelling exhibition centre, the Road Ahead, will commence a road trip beginning on Friday 1st August
29/07/2008
The trucking industry is today mourning the death of industry legend Allan Scott AO, who built up his national trucking interests from the single Dodge truck he bought in the 1950s.
29/10/2008
In conjunction with the Department of Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts, the ATA has developed a new best practice guide to help trucking operators develop environmental guidelines for their business.
05/08/2009
The Rudd Government has retained the fuel tax credit scheme in the Budget, despite lobbying from the green movement to abolish it.
14/05/2008
The Australian Road Train Association (ARTA) is delighted with the decision of the Queensland government to formally acknowledge ‘BAB Quads’ as an “As of Right” vehicle in Queensland on designated routes.
15/10/2008
The Australian Trucking Association (ATA) says every avenue should be pursued to address the current skills shortage in the transport industry, incluing the use of temporary migrants.
17/09/2007
The trucking industry will benefit from the Australian Government’s decision to delay increasing the fuel tax paid by trucking operators.
03/03/2008
The Australian Trucking Association (ATA) Chief Executive Stuart St Clair has congratulated the newly elected Prime Minister, Kevin Rudd, on his election victory.
27/11/2007
ATA NSW, has slammed plans by Sydney Ports Corporation (SPC) to institute a peak pricing policy at the Port Botany terminal, saying it will have a devastating effect on the state?s trucking operators.
03/06/2009
As part of beyondblue’s Anxiety and Depression Awareness (ADA) Month, the Australian Trucking Association (ATA) has launched a package of information and resources to help trucking operators raise awareness.
12/10/2009
The draft report of the Garnaut Climate Change Review confirms that every trucking company must have a system to pass increases in the cost of fuel on to their customers says the Australian Trucking Association (ATA).
08/07/2008
THE AUSTRALIAN Trucking Association has launched the official TruckWeek 2010 website, which will act as the central point of information for the event.
04/02/2010
Trucking company enrolments in the Intelligent Access Program (IAP) in New South Wales are likely to be much lower than expected, the Australian Trucking Association warns.
01/12/2008
The Australian Government has taken a critical step toward national trucking laws, which could boost the safety of the trucking industry, reduce freight costs and slash red tape for trucking companies.
12/01/2009
Telstra has developed an interim Next G truck phone, following a delay in the release of the Ballistic Linehaul R247.
18/02/2008
Australia’s transport ministers have agreed to recommend to COAG there should be a new national truck regulator by 2013
25/05/2009
The Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme will enable Australia to meet its greenhouse gas targets at the least cost to businesses and the community, says the ATA
17/12/2008
The Australian Trucking Association (ATA) has announced its official endorsement of the Retail Logistics Supply Chain (RLSC) Code of Conduct.
18/12/2007
The Australian Government has responded favourably to the industry’s concerns about the regulations that will govern the soon to be introduced National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting System (NGERS).
16/06/2008
THE AUSTRALIAN Trucking Association (ATA) claims while official statistics show the number of fatal accidents involving articulated trucks has fallen, improvements can still be made.
01/02/2010