Linfox, Load Restraint, Single-Axle A-Doubles and Scania Releases

This week Diesel News is talking about Linfox, Single Axle A-doubles and Scania Releases. Linfox has said it is investing in the future of its customers and the Northern Territory with the construction of the Linfox Darwin Intermodal Facility. Situated next to the Darwin railhead, the 3,000m2 purpose-built facility will create up to 15 ongoing local jobs.
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The True State of Trucks?

The True State of Trucks?

The survey has been done and the results are in, is this the true state of trucks? The National Heavy Vehicle Regulator (NHVR) has released the first of what is expected to be a series of snapshots on the condition of the truck fleet on our roads from the National Roadworthiness Baseline Survey. The first report is an overview of the fleet and its basic condition, plus some other basic data on the trucks on the highways.
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Take on the Status Quo

There seems to be a shortage of those willing to take on the status quo within the system and take it forward, reckons long-time campaigner, David Coonan. His time at the Australian Trucking Association (ATA) saw him battling the legislators and bureaucrats, toe to toe, on a daily basis.
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Linfox Expansion, $1.5 Billion Boost, Unscrupulous Claim and Braking Guide

The latest from Diesel News this week includes Linfox Expansion, $1.5 Billion Boost, Unscrupulous Claim and Braking Guide, plus Independent Road Charging, ATA/ALC Alliance and Paying On Time. Linfox is expanding its global footprint with a move into Laos. It has become the first foreign logistics company to operate in the country with the signing of a joint venture with the Lao Logistics Group in Vientiane. The joint venture enables Linfox to provide transport services throughout Laos in partnership with local businesses and people.

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Road Charging For Trucks

Looking at the world from the point of view of the Australian Livestock and Rural Transporters Association’s (ALRTA) Executive Director, Mathew Munro, his concerns for the Association’s members can be divided into two parts. On the one hand, members have to deal with the same issues confronting the entire trucking industry while, on the other, there are specific issues affecting rural carriers in particular. Read More

General Public Issues with Trucking

The general public issues with trucking are driving new restrictions, people are looking at the trucking industry and not liking what they see. Peter Anderson, Victorian Transport Association CEO, sees this as an issue caused by a lack of understanding of the industry, its make up and its value to the community. “The industry isn’t just about fleet owners and large truck owners,” says Anderson. “70 per cent of the trucks on the roads in Victoria are rigids. 95 per cent are owned by one person, he’s the cabinet maker or whatever. There’s a lot of businesses which are one truck operations servicing a variety of customers.
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Lack of Education for Local Councils

Victoria’s trucking industry and the Victorian Transport Association as its representative has issues with the lack of education for local councils. There are 73 councils in Victoria many of whom are not geared up to dealing with access enquiries on last mile issues. Many have limited transport expertise. “They are making decisions affecting our industry from an uneducated position,” says Peter Anderson, VTA CEO. “They are trying to do a good job, but they don’t necessarily have the resource to do the best job they can. The industry then has to try and move around what they do, and compensate.
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Completely New Truck Range

Completely New Truck Range

A completely new truck range doesn’t come around very often. For the truck manufacturer, they are a one in twenty year event. Since it’s introduction back in 1996, the Actros has had a chequered career
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