Bridgestone Bandag Highway Guardian Found Over Facebook

July 28, 2020

A transport driver who saved the life of a fellow truckie has been honoured as a Bridgestone Bandag Highway Guardian, after being tracked down on Facebook. Shoobridge Transport’s John Lee assisted at a major crash site in January 2018, coming to the aid of the trapped driver of an overturned truck that was leaking fuel […]

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Practical Action to Boost Drawbar Trailer Safety

July 24, 2020

A project aimed at enhancing drawbar trailer safety is now underway, led by the Australian Trucking Association’s (ATA) Industry Technical Council (ITC). The ITC is the trucking industry’s brains trust that solves issues and saves lives. Established in 1994, the working committee’s role is to enhance the industry’s safety, professionalism and viability by providing technical input and best practice advice […]

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Trucking Industry Welcomes Extended Support for Small Business Loans

July 20, 2020

The Australian Government’s extended Coronavirus SME Guarantee Scheme will support small and medium sized trucking businesses to keep operating through the COVID-19 crisis and invest in the future, Australian Trucking Association (ATA) Chair David Smith said today. Mr Smith was responding to the announcement that the Government will extend the Coronavirus SME Guarantee Scheme, which […]

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Trucking Industry Welcomes JobTrainer Package

July 16, 2020

The Australian Government’s JobTrainer package will upskill jobseekers and school leavers, and encourage more skilled workers to join the trucking industry, Australian Trucking Association (ATA) CEO Ben Maguire said today. Mr Maguire was responding to the announcement of the Government’s $500 million JobTrainer package, which will run new courses, identified by the National Skills Commission, […]

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ATA Welcomes New Truck Border Crossing Permit

July 9, 2020

The Australian Trucking Association (ATA) has welcomed the NSW Government’s decision to create a new permit that will allow essential freight workers to travel across the New South Wales-Victoria border without self-isolating. The new permit follows a push from the ATA and its members, calling on the NSW Government to review its border controls and […]

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Mandatory 30 Day Payment Terms Needed, ATA Says

July 7, 2020

The Government should ban payment times longer than 30 days, provide creditors with the immediate right to claim interest and recovery costs, and impose penalties for serious non-compliance, Australian Trucking Association (ATA) Chief of Staff Bill McKinley said today. Mr McKinley was giving evidence before the Senate Education and Employment Legislation Committee. The committee is […]

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Industry Calls for Disaster Wage Subsidy

July 1, 2020

Businesses affected by natural disasters should have access to a disaster wage subsidy, Australian Trucking Association (ATA) Transport and Infrastructure Adviser Sam Marks said today. Mr Marks was giving evidence before the Royal Commission into National Natural Disaster Arrangements. “The ATA has recommended that businesses, including trucking businesses, should have access to a disaster wage […]

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Infrastructure Funding Must Deliver Better Regional and Remote Roads

June 19, 2020

New infrastructure funding needs to fix poor quality roads in remote and regional areas, Australian Trucking Association (ATA) Chair David Smith said today. “Remote and regional communities and transport operators have been subject to poor quality roads for too long. They must not be overlooked,” Mr Smith said. The Australian and state and territory governments […]

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Bridgestone Bandag Highway Guardian Emerges from the Darkness

June 16, 2020

A livestock transporter has been honoured as a Bridgestone Bandag Highway Guardian for his quick thinking and selfless response in saving the life of a motorist trapped in an overturned vehicle. In June 2019, Frasers Livestock Transport driver Jeff Clegg was conducting a welfare check of his truck’s load outside of Woodenbong, NSW, when he […]

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Trucking Industry Welcomes Domestic Fuel Security Move

June 15, 2020

The Australian Trucking Association (ATA) has welcomed the Australian Government’s action to consult with industry on improving Australia’s domestic fuel security. Minister for Energy and Emissions Reduction Angus Taylor today announced that the Government has opened a Request for Information (RFI) process to identify opportunities to increase Australia’s domestic fuel storage capacity. ATA Chair David […]

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ATA Welcomes NHVR Fee Freeze

June 11, 2020

The Australian Trucking Association (ATA) has welcomed the National Heavy Vehicle Regulator’s move to freeze increases on all NHVR-provided services until January 2021. ATA CEO Ben Maguire congratulated the NHVR on the decision and said it would provide financial relief for trucking operators. “With the bushfires and now COVID-19, the trucking industry has been hard […]

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Bridge, Culvert Assessment Pilot to Reduce Permit Delays

June 10, 2020

The trucking industry has welcomed an $8 million pilot project to help local councils carry out and manage engineering assessments of their bridges and culverts. The Australian Government and the National Heavy Vehicle Regulator announced this week that work was underway on the pilot phase of the Strategic Local Government Asset Assessment Project. Australian Trucking […]

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