In response to the Four Corners TV investigation into the trucking industry ATA Chairman, David Simon, is calling for trucking business directors and executives to be held accountable for truck maintenance
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Hybrid fridge power
Hino, in Japan, have unveiled a hybrid truck designed to use the electrical energy produced by the hybrid unit during regenerative braking and while the truck is cruising to power a refrigeration unit
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The robot trucks are coming
The prospect of driverless trucks would fill most car drivers with dread but the technology is now available and being demonstrated by the US Army. This video shows a demonstration organised by the US
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All change for the NHVAS next week
The National Heavy Vehicle Accreditation Scheme (NHVAS) comes under the umbrella of the National Heavy Vehicle Regulator (NHVR) next Monday and trucking operators need to take note of changes which may
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Trucking industry prepares for the worst
ABC will be showing a Four Corners report on ABC One at 8.30 tonight in which the reporter Stephen Long is said to have found the trucking industry to be, ‘a deadly intersection of corporate greed,
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Trying to look on the bright side
When you have been in the trucking industry as long as I have, it is hard not to get bogged down in the doom and gloom surrounding our industry. There seems to be negatives on every side and almost insurmountable
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Ministerial double team in March
Two major transport industry events in March will offer a chance to get a feel for the regulatory and legislative attitudes of government, both federally and from the states. Warren Truss, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Infrastructure and Regional Development along with NSW Roads Minister, Duncan Gay are both booked in to make an appearance at the annual Livestock and Bulk Carriers Association Conference in Tamworth and the Australian Logistics Forum to be held at Randwick, Sydney.
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ATA joins Canberra Convoy for Cancer
This weekend’s upcoming Canberra Convoy for Cancer Families will feature the Australian Trucking Association’s Safety Truck, its travelling road safety exhibition. The convoy, on Sunday February
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Major fuel contract picked up by Toll
Toll have picked up a major fuel distribution contract with Shell estimated to be worth around $250 million over the next five years. The contract involves bulk fuel deliveries to servos in Queensland,
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Future looks bright for transport
As a refreshing change, Diesel News can report some optimistic forecasts for the year ahead with a survey from the Commonwealth Bank finding increased confidence about the future in transport and logistics
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