The ATA has urged trucking operators to make sure they have effective maintenance programs, particularly for brakes, and to upgrade to ABS and ESC as soon as possible, following a coroner’s investigation into the death of a motorist on the Warrego Highway in January 2012.

Also in this edition:

• ATA roadworthiness policy released
• Avoid substandard brake actuators: advisory procedure
• NTC releases updated work program
• Austroads rural roads freight survey
• Join the ATA team - Policy Manager job opening
• Sponsor of the week: TigerFleet

Read the 27 June 2014 edition or subscribe.