celebrating trucking people

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 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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minimum rates, same dog different leg

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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2023, will be a pivotal year in trucking

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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moving away from the IAP

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

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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