Trucking operators should check their trucks and prime movers to confirm that applying their park brake activates the spring brakes on any connected trailers. Trucking operators should only purchase vehicles where applying the park brake activates the spring brakes on connected trailers.
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The National Transport Commission (NTC) should work on simplifying the heavy vehicle national law to improve road safety, the Chief Executive of the Australian Trucking Association, Stuart St Clair, said today.
The Australian Government should set up a government-industry taskforce to review the vehicle standards and other regulations that prevent the trucking industry from increasing its energy efficiency, the Chief Executive of the Australian Trucking Association, Stuart St Clair, said today.
Mr St Clair was releasing the ATA’s submission on the Government’s plan to establish an Emissions Reductions Fund to reduce Australia’s greenhouse gas emissions.
Registrations are now open for Trucking Australia 2014, the Australian Trucking Association’s national event where operators can have their say and make a difference to the industry.
Trucking Australia 2014 will be held on Hamilton Island on Friday 6 and Saturday 7 June 2014.
The Australian Trucking Association’s new look Safety Truck has been unveiled, with its first public appearance at the Newcastle Road Transport Awareness Day yesterday.
The NSW Senior Asset Supervisor for Boral Logistics, Wayne Merrick, is the 2013 winner of the Craig Roseneder Award for Technical and Maintenance Excellence in the Workshop. The father of the Australian B-double, Bob Pearson, is the first winner of a new award, the Castrol Vecton Industry Achievement Award.
Businesses and their senior managers should be made accountable for truck maintenance by extending the chain of responsibility laws, the Chairman of the Australian Trucking Association, David Simon, said today.
Transport companies that are serious about going somewhere with good compliance need to join TruckSafe, the National Linehaul Manager of Toll NQX, John King, said after winning the Queensland Trucking Association’s 2013 Industry Excellence Award on Saturday 19 October 2013.
For the last week, headlines across the country have shown pictures of flaming trucks and empty bowsers. Enforcement agencies have also kicked their operations into top gear.
It’s the strongest possible reminder of how important it is to keep on top of your maintenance and make sure your fleet is safe.
The Australian Trucking Association’s new event, Trucking Australia 2013, has been named as one of four finalists for the prestigious Best Corporate Event title at the annual Australian Event Awards.