The ATA has thanked Warren Truss for his leadership of the transport sector and support in Opposition and Government for the trucking industry, following the announcement of his retirement as Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Infrastructure and Regional Development this week. For more information, read this week’s edition of the Friday Facts.
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05 February 2016
The Australian Government has this week removed the requirement for semitrailer rear bumpers to be painted white – a change that is predicted to save operators $12.4 million over the next decade. For more information, read this week’s edition of the Friday Facts.
29 January 2016
As a result of fuel tax indexation, the fuel tax credit rate for fuel purchased for on-road use in eligible heavy vehicles will increase from 13.06 cents per litre to 13.36 cents per litre on 1 February 2016. For more information, read this week’s Friday Facts.
22 January 2016
The ATA has this week welcomed Lauren Canellis to the team, where she takes up the role of ATA Policy Officer. For more information, read this week’s edition of the Friday Facts.
18 December 2015
The ATA is calling for all road users to slow down and take regular rest breaks over the festive holidays. For more information, read this week’s edition of the Friday Facts.
11 December 2015
The trucking industry is this week mourning the loss of Gavin Murphy, the former managing director of Murphy Transport Solutions and former president of the Victorian Transport Association. For more information, read this week’s edition of the Friday Facts.
04 December 2015
Nominations are now open for the 2016 National Trucking Industry Awards. For more information, read this week’s edition of the Friday Facts.
27 November 2015
The introduction of cost-reflective road pricing must include the establishment of an independent economic regulator to set fair, enforceable prices for road users, ATA CEO Chris Melham said this week. For more information, read this week’s edition of the Friday Facts.