The NHVR has this week introduced a new 1-Tonne Tri-Axle Mass Transfer Allowance (1TMTA), which provides flexibility in distributing the weight of a truck’s load across its axles. For more information, read this week’s edition of the Friday Facts.
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26 September 2014
Australia’s transport ministers should wind down the National Heavy Vehicle Accreditation Scheme (NHVAS) in its current form, the ATA said last week. For more information, read this week’s edition of the Friday Facts.
19 September 2014
The ATA has today released a new truck safety video that sets out the findings of a major study into truck crashes. The video and a series of clips are available on the ATA YouTube channel. For more information, read this week’s edition of the Friday Facts.
12 September 2014
Nominations are now open for the National Trucking Industry Awards.
The awards nomination period has been brought forward to take into account Trucking Australia 2015’s earlier dates.
05 September 2014
TruckWeek 2014 is not over yet. Already there have been at least fifty registered events celebrating the industry in every state and territory across the country. For more information, read this week’s edition of the Friday Facts.
29 August 2014
The ATO has released an online Employee/contractor decision tool to help businesses determine whether their workers are legally employees or contractors. For more information, read this week’s edition of the Friday Facts.
22 August 2014
The National Heavy Vehicle Regulator has issued its first safety and compliance alert to industry following early observations of investigators on the recent fatal fuel tanker crash in country Victoria. For more information, read this week’s edition of the Friday Facts.
15 August 2014
The processes for clearing truck defect notices are inconsistent and frustrating, the ATA said this week in a submission to the National Transport Commission. For more information, read this week’s edition of the Friday Facts.