Integrity Systems Company’s (ISC) new electronic National Vendor Declaration (eNVD) Livestock Consignments app is streamlining the process for livestock consignments.
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Celebrating Trucking People
At the recent Trucking Australia 23 event on the Sunshine Coast, the Australian Trucking Association presented the National Trucking Industry Awards, celebrating trucking people and the good work they do.
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Bob Can Begin Looking Back
Bob Woodward has retired after a long career in the trucking industry, including long associations with The Australian Trucking Association and Ron Finemore Transport, and now Bob can begin looking back at the development of the trucking industry.
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Rest When You’re Tired and Drive When You’re Fit
Advanced Fatigue Management is said by the National Heavy Vehicle Regulator to be about helping drivers to rest when you’re tired and drive when you’re fit.
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Minimum Rates, Same Dog, Different Leg
According to the Australian Livestock and Rural Transporters Association, there is a leaked document which has confirmed that the Albanese Labor Government is actively preparing to revive something along the lines of the Road Safety Remuneration Tribunal (RSRT), reckoning it will be minimum rates, same dog different leg. With a consultation process about to kick off and legislation possible by the end of 2023, it is timely to reflect on past mistakes in the hope they are not repeated.
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AI Isn’t About to Make Us All Jobless Just Yet
Warren Clark, NatRoad CEO is wondering whether artificial intelligence can do his job, instead of him, or your job, instead of you, but AI isn’t about to make us all jobless just yet.
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2023, Will Be a Pivotal Year for Trucking
According to the Australian Trucking Association, this year looks like being one where some big decisions are being made about the trucking industry, and 2023, will be a pivotal year in trucking.
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It Will Be Moving Away from the IAP
As the inclusion of Smart OBM works its way through, Queensland , it will be moving away from the IAP (Intelligent Access Program) over the next 18 months in a transition period. During this period, Class 2 vehicles, that is, B-doubles, A-doubles, B-triples, AB-triples and rigids with two dog trailers, will need to move across to Telematics Monitoring Applications (TMAs).
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HVNL Debacle
The Infrastructure and Transport Ministers Meeting asked Ken Kanofski to undertake stakeholder consultation on the Heavy Vehicle National Law (the HVNL debacle), after the proposed reforms were roundly rejected by the trucking industry. He was tasked with finding a way through the process, which would enable some form of consensus to prevail.
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State Wide Farm Gate Access
There is little doubt as to what would make life for rural carriers in New South Wales a little easier would be genuine state wide farm gate access. A discussion at the Livestock and Bulk Carriers Association saw strong views on both sides of the argument and a particularly strong condemnation from one local authority.
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