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10 August 2017

The Australian Trucking Association (ATA), in conjunction with the Australian Road Transport Suppliers Association (ARTSA), has launched the Technical and Maintenance Conference 2017 (TMC) website and it is open for registration.

10 August 2017

The Australian Government should require new trucks and trailers to be fitted with stability control technology and should do it fast. The ATA and ALRTA made the call today, and released detailed technical recommendations to make the technology work in Australia’s harsh conditions.

03 August 2017

TruckSafe, which is managed by the Australian Trucking Association, is changing the name of the TruckCare module to the Animal Welfare Module. The new name is being celebrated at a launch in Yass, NSW, on Tuesday 15 August, and media are invited to attend.

01 August 2017

The Australian Trucking Association can today reveal the epic size of the tax office’s failure to consult about its decision to slash employee truck driver travel expenses.

28 July 2017

The Australian Taxation Office must reverse its decision to slash the amount it allows employee truck drivers to claim as travel expenses, the Chair of the ATA, Geoff Crouch, said today.

28 July 2017

Australia’s competition watchdog, the ACCC, should take over regulating toll road and landside port charges, the Chief Executive of the ATA, Ben Maguire, said today.

21 July 2017

The Australian and state governments should improve safety on major infrastructure projects by making TruckSafe accreditation a mandatory part of construction contracts, the Chief Executive of the ATA, Ben Maguire, said today.

29 June 2017

The Australian Trucking Association has welcomed the National Heavy Vehicle Regulator’s decision to extend the current transitional arrangements for brake testing in NSW to 29 September 2017.

26 June 2017

The ATA has announced the 2017 winners of the prestigious National Trucking Industry Awards.

09 June 2017

The Australian Trucking Association announced the winners of the Cummins South Pacific Scholarship today.

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