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Epic Fail by the ATO, ACCC Involved in Road Tolls and National Harmonisation

This week has seen an Epic Fail by the ATO, ACCC Involved in Road Tolls and National Harmonisation coming onto the agenda in a real way. According to the Australian Trucking Association (ATA), the epic size of the tax office’s failure to consult about its decision to slash employee truck driver travel expenses has got industry associations up in arms. During the 2017–18 income year, the tax office will allow employee truck drivers to claim just $55.30 per day in travel expenses (excluding accommodation) without detailed receipts. In 2016–17, the amount allowed was $97.40. In the same determination, the tax office increased the reasonable food and drink allowance for comparable employees in other industries from $106.90 per day to $109.35 per day.
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Difficulty Scheduling Jobs

A lot of the tasks in a workshop are driven by the need to repair something which has gone wrong, creating difficulty scheduling jobs. At Wakefield Trucks, based in the northern Adelaide suburb of Salisbury,
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Remain Vigilant

Second-Class Tax System

Yet again the trucking industry is the victim of our second-class tax system, after the Australian Tax Office (ATO) messed it up again. Unfortunately, this unfair decision on driver expenses is merely
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The Trucking World On Instagram

Diesel News looks at the trucking world on Instagram and finds some talented sharp shooters looking to show the trucking industry at its best. This is great shot, taken at night of one of th V8 Supercars teams transporter at Willowbank Raceway in Queensland.
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What's Happening in the Twitterverse?

What’s Happening in the Twitterverse?

Let’s have a look at what’s happening in the Twitterverse? There are the terrible conditions in the parking bays truckies have to use, top ten tips, lane bans and electric trucks. First up
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Go Green Diamond!

Here’s episode two of the story of the renovation of an International K5 from 1946 by the team from NTI, to raise funds in aid of Motor Neurone Disease (MND). The process of renovating this truck is more than just a simple fundraising exercise, it’s a way of combining the sheer pleasure many of us in the trucking industry get from seeing some the old reliable trucks from before our time brought back to life.
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Rough Roads of Far Western Queensland

The rough roads of far western Queensland are not good for the major joints in livestock trailers. The road conditions the trailers meet every day on very rough roads can cause damage. Items like the top corners and the frames on the doors all get extra reinforcement on trailers belonging to Surat, Queensland, livestock operator Mark Johnstone. This does mean the trailers are slightly heavier than the norm, but Mark has learnt the hard way.
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Talking Turkey, Talking Footy

The CEO of the Queensland Trucking Association, Gary Mahon, was talking turkey, talking footy when he decided to draw out a long analogy between playing football and the road ahead for the trucking industry in a recent speech. “The purpose of football is fairly straightforward,” said Mahon. “It’s to get a bag full of air and put it over a line. It’s amazing how many people can make that as complicated as you could possibly think, but the reality is, that is the purpose.
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Trucks Will Be Very Different

Trucks Will Be Very Different

From 2020, in London, the kind of trucks will be very different from those currently entering the city. Diesel News’ European Correspondent, Brian Weatherley, reports on the latest moves to boost direct
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