The ATA does not support the rollout of voluntary electronic work diaries as proposed by the National Heavy Vehicle Regulator.
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09 February 2018
The Australian Government should save 148 lives in the coming years by mandating stability control for new trucks and trailers, ATA Chair Geoff Crouch said today.
02 February 2018
Australia’s governments need to put in place long term solutions to road safety as well as undertaking police blitzes, the Chair of the Australian Trucking Association, Geoff Crouch, said this week.
19 January 2018
The trucking industry needs more and better rest areas, ATA CEO Ben Maguire said yesterday.
Mr Maguire was speaking on the Drum on ABC television.
“If you’ve ever been in a truck or driven around Australia in a truck, there aren’t very many decent places for a driver to have a good rest, and that’s a key planning issue,” Mr Maguire said.
12 January 2018
The Australian Government should extend the role of the Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) to include serious truck crashes, ATA Chair Geoff Crouch said this week.
15 December 2017
The ATA and Bridgestone Bandag awarded Darell Wilson this week the prestigious Bridgestone Bandag Highway Guardian award. It recognises his swift action that prevented a major accident on the M5 motorway earlier this year.
08 December 2017
24 November 2017
The trucking industry’s big business customers should sign up to the Australian Supplier Payment Code, ATA Chair Geoff Crouch said today.
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