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Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus has launched a new campaign to prevent terrorists from accessing chemicals that can be used to manufacture explosives.For more information, read this week’s edition of the Friday Facts.
The ATA has today announced the finalists for the 2013 National Trucking Industry Awards. For more information, read this week’s edition of the Friday Facts.
The fuel used in truck sleeper cab air conditioners is now tax free, as a result of lobbying by the ATA. Find out more in this edition of the Friday Facts.
The Australian and NSW governments have jointly announced almost $50 million in funding for NSW country freight links this week. Find out more in this edition of the Friday Facts.
The National Transport Commission and the National Heavy Vehicle Regulator have released a new version of the national driver work diary for comment. For more information, read this week’s edition of the Friday Facts.
The finalists have been announced for the 2013 TruckSafe John Kelly Memorial Award, one of the ATA’s prestigious National Trucking Industry Awards. For more information, read this week’s edition of the Friday Facts.
The Australian Trucking Association will continue to focus on increasing the industry’s safety, professionalism and viability under its 2013-2015 strategic plan released this week. For more information, read this week’s edition of the Friday Facts.
ATA Chairman David Simon has called on the Government to make an election commitment not to extend the carbon tax to trucking. For more information, read this week’s edition of the Friday Facts.
The fuel tax rate and truck registration charges should only be increased in line with inflation this year, the ATA said in a submission this week. For further details, read this week’s edition of the Friday Facts.
Place your bid on a new CIMC trailer with unique promotional artwork in the 2013 ATA trailer tender. This story leads the 15 March 2013 issue of the Friday Facts.
The number of major crashes per 1000 trucks and trailers fell almost 43 per cent between 2003 and 2011, according to a new report. For more information, read this edition of the Friday Facts.
ATA Chairman David Simon will address the National Press Club in Canberra on 3 April 2013. For more information, read this week’s edition of the Friday Facts.
The fuel used to run sleeper cab air conditioners should be exempt from fuel tax, the ATA said today in a submission to the tax office. For further details, read this week’s edition of the Friday Facts.
The national truck laws are expected to apply in a majority of states and territories by the middle of this year, the Queensland Minister for Transport and Main Roads, Scott Emerson, said yesterday. Read this week’s edition of the Friday Facts for more details.
The Queensland Parliament should pass the planned amendments to the national truck laws, its Transport, Housing and Local Government Committee recommended this week. For further details, read this week’s edition of the Friday Facts.
Over the past five years, the number of fatal truck crashes has decreased by 13 per cent, the Parliamentary Secretary for Infrastructure and Transport, Catherine King, announced today.
The first winner of the Cummins hosted delegate competition for Trucking Australia 2013 is Ferdie Kroon, the Risk and Compliance Manager at DeBruyn’s Transport in Tasmania. For more information, read this week’s edition of the Friday Facts.
The National Heavy Vehicle Regulator (NHVR) will open for business on Monday 21 January. For further details, read this week’s edition of the Friday Facts.
The ATA has published a new technical advisory procedure providing general construction guidelines for heavy vehicle side underrun protection devices that comply with the UN ECE international standards for motor vehicles. For more information, read this week’s edition of the Friday Facts.
The 7 December 2012 issue of the Friday Facts features the winners of our Ice Road Truckers giveaway.