Australia’s political parties should commit to mandating stability control for new model trucks and trailers by 2019 to improve industry safety, the Chief Executive Officer of the Australian Trucking Association, Christopher Melham, said today.
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The key issues for the trucking industry in the 2016 election campaign will be the Road Safety Remuneration Tribunal, the need for practical measures to improve road safety, and supporting stronger trucking businesses, the CEO of the Australian Trucking Association, Christopher Melham, said today.
Another four thousand truck permits will no longer be needed, at the end of a week that has already seen the industry’s red tape slashed, the CEO of the Australian Trucking Association, Christopher Melham, said today.
The 2016 PACCAR & Dealer TMC will bring the technical and maintenance community together to share ideas and learn new skills at the Automotive Centre of Excellence at Docklands, Melbourne from 24 – 26 October 2016.
Trucking operators can bid on state of the art trucking industry equipment and support the industry in the Australian Trucking Association’s 2016 Auction, launched today at the International Truck, Trailer and Equipment Show in Melbourne.
Victorian truck driver Matthew Mitchell has been announced as the latest recipient of the Bridgestone Bandag Highway Guardian award – acknowledging his compassionate efforts to comfort a fatally wounded motorist after a car crash in Pakenham earlier this year.
The new PBS truck and dog network will slash red tape for trucking operators by removing the need for 1,500 permits, the CEO of the Australian Trucking Association, Christopher Melham, said today.
It’s time to show Australia how the trucking industry delivers with the launch today of TruckWeek 2016, a national week of trucking industry events from 29 August – 4 September 2016.
The Minister for Infrastructure and Transport, Darren Chester, will deliver a keynote address at the trucking industry’s leading safety and business event, Trucking Australia 2016.
The Australian Trucking Association will host an extensive outdoor display and run a road safety scavenger hunt throughout the International Truck Trailer and Equipment Show (ITTES) at the Melbourne Showgrounds this week.