Roohan, Dolly Project Take Out Top Tech Awards

November 24, 2020

The Australian Trucking Association has celebrated industry technical and maintenance excellence overnight, at the 2020 Castrol Vecton Industry Awards. Broadcast live in conjunction with the TMC Online conference, the awards revealed Dennis Roohan (AJM Transport, Beresfield NSW) as winner of the 2020 Craig Roseneder Award, and the ITC Converter Dolly Project supply partners as winner of the 2020 Castrol Vecton Industry Achievement award. Dennis is General Manager of AJM Transport, overseeing […]

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ATA Slams $3.6 Billion Tax on Freight and Jobs

November 20, 2020

The Australian Trucking Association has slammed the Australian Logistics Council’s proposed operator licensing system, which would be a $3.6 billion tax on freight and jobs. In its response to the review of the Heavy Vehicle National Law, the ALC proposed a National Operator Standard, which would impose massive costs on trucking operators. “Under the ALC proposal, operators would be subject to mandatory […]

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Truck Tech Professionals Honoured

November 16, 2020

Three exceptional workshop professionals have been named finalists for the Australian Trucking Association’s 2020 Craig Roseneder Award, recognising their technical and maintenance excellence in the trucking industry’s workshops. Jason Button (CHS Broadbent, Wendouree VIC), Phil Cook (Whiteline Transport, Greenfields SA), and Dennis Roohan (AJM Transport, Beresfield NSW) were selected as finalists for their dedication to industry improvement and technical skills. “For more than […]

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ATA Backs Proposed NSW Electric Vehicle Tax

November 13, 2020

The Australian Trucking Association has welcomed the NSW Government’s support of electric vehicle road user charges, following the announcement of a similar scheme by South Australia earlier this week. NSW Treasurer Dominic Perrottet has pledged to support a road user charge for electric vehicles and is expected to introduce a user-charge policy to cabinet within the next year. Acting CEO of the ATA Bill McKinley said […]

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SA Government Shows Leadership on Sustainable and Fair Road Funding

November 12, 2020

The Australian Trucking Association has welcomed the South Australian Government’s planned introduction of a road user charge for electric vehicles, set to commence from 1 July 2021. Responding to the announcement, the ATA highlighted the need for an increased uptake of electric vehicles and has called for continued incentives from governments. “Governments should accelerate the uptake of electric vehicles and […]

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Voice of the Truck Driver Heard Loud and Clear

November 11, 2020

More than 430 of Australia’s truck drivers have had their voices heard in the national truck law review, thanks to a strong campaign led by the Australian Trucking Association and Big Rigs National Transport Newspaper. The Voice of the Driver campaign was launched in September, following the release of the Heavy Vehicle National Law review […]

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Life-saving Reaction Reveals a New Bridgestone Bandag Highway Guardian

November 9, 2020

A quick acting Linfox driver has been named as a Bridgestone Bandag Highway Guardian after saving a woman’s life on a Queensland motorway when she suffered a medical episode while driving. Matthew Georga was carrying out his regular duties when a vehicle in front of him began swerving across lanes with its driver slumped over […]

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ATA Takes Technology and Maintenance Conference Online

November 3, 2020

Registrations are now open for TMC Online, a free event that will deliver the latest technical updates, insights and stories from industry experts across Australia. “While the current environment has impacted the delivery of the Technology and Maintenance Conference that we are used to, this year we are doing things differently to continue our tradition of […]

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SafeT360 on the Road to Adelaide

October 15, 2020

The trucking industry’s life-saving road safety exhibition is back on the road, heading to Adelaide to educate young road users about how to share the road safely with heavy vehicles. Developed by the Australian Trucking Association and launched in 2019, SafeT360 is an interactive custom-built road safety exhibition that uses virtual reality and interactive messaging all packed into a real travelling […]

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ATA, NHVR Call for Respect and Safety

October 13, 2020

The Australian Trucking Association and the National Heavy Vehicle Regulator are calling on the trucking community to celebrate the industry’s diversity and call out racism wherever it occurs. The ATA and the NHVR made the call following reports of targeted attacks on multicultural truck drivers and racist comments on trucking social media pages. Chair of […]

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Nominations Open for Truck Tech Award

October 9, 2020

The Australian Trucking Association has today launched nominations for the 2020 Craig Roseneder Award, recognising technical and maintenance excellence in the trucking industry. “Focussing on innovation, industry involvement and mentoring, the Craig Roseneder award recognises the dedication and exceptional skill of Australia’s workshop personnel,” ATA Chair David Smith said. “2020 has been a challenging year, and it has never been […]

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Budget Delivers Trucking Investment & Safety Boosts

October 7, 2020

The introduction of temporary full expensing will drive trucking business investment and encourage the purchase of new, safer trucks and trailers, Chair of the Australian Trucking Association David Smith said today. Responding to the overnight announcement of the 2021 Federal Budget, Mr Smith said the announcement followed extensive lobbying by the ATA and its member associations for measures to encourage more investment in new and late model second hand trucking […]

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