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Fatigue and Safety - Talking Turkey About Trucking

Building the Ramparts

Watching the antics on TV dramas like Game of Thrones and Vikings should inspire the trucking industry in its next moves, politically. The bloody battle is won, for now. The opposition has retreated, but will refresh itself and prepare for a new assault, sometime in the future, but we don’t know when.
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Road User Charge Reduction

The price of fuel to trucking operators in Australia will be reduced in July following the announcement of a reduction in the Road User Charge. Read More
Fatigue and Safety - Talking Turkey About Trucking

What Have We Learned from the RSRT?

There was a great deal of relief late on Monday, when the formal abolition of the Road Safety Remuneration Tribunal was confirmed. A lot of hard work and insistent lobbying got rid of the RSRT and its Orders, aided by a Coalition Government looking for a stick to beat Labor with. Okay, you can take a few days off to recover, but the job is not done. We need to get back out there and continue to campaign, to get some genuine resolution around the issues. The direct link between rates and safety has been put on the back burner, but the unsafe culture in the trucking industry is still out there to be tackled.
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RSRT Developments Continue

This week has been another roller coaster ride for those trying to get the Contract Driver Order delayed or the Road Safety Remuneration Tribunal abolished. The to and fro between the RSRT, the TWU and those opposing the new order has been never ending. Added to this we have the issue becoming a part of the pre-election hysteria gripping the political class.
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License Review Needed

The Senate Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport References Committee has heard a call for a comprehensive review of the truck driver licensing system. The Australian Trucking Association’s National
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Change at the Top in Queensland

The Queensland Trucking association has announced the resignation of its CEO, to take place later this year. Peter Garske had tendered his resignation to the QTA’s Board of Directors Meeting held on February 9. “The QTA Board of Directors has accepted Peter’s resignation acknowledging his significant contribution across 20 years of service to the Board and the Association’s members” said Ben Almond, QTA President. “The date of effect will be determined by a process of advertising, recruitment and transition of an appointee to replace him as Chief Executive Officer of the Association.”
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Award Nominations

Nominations are open for a number of industry awards. The Australian Trucking Association has announced it is seeking names to go forward for its 2016 National Trucking Industry Awards. NSW’s Livestock
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Trucks, Dogs and Brakes

Two initiatives from the Australian Trucking Association are looking at truck and dog safety as well as brake component reliability. The ATA has published a revised and updated version of its truck and
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Fatigue and Safety - Talking Turkey About Trucking

He Who Pays the Piper…

The next round of registration charges will be announced sometime in the New Year and will be greeted with more criticism and complaints. Yet again, the Ministers, both State and Federal, responsible for
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