The ongoing Productivity Commission inquiry into the impacts of heavy vehicle reform has seen a focus taken on pragmatic and Western Australian-led research.
Transport association Western Roads Federation
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NHVR reinforces truck driver safety and wellbeing on International Men’s Day
The National Heavy Vehicle Regulator (NHVR) has marked International Men’s Day, acknowledging the vital contribution that men make across the heavy vehicle sector while reinforcing the importance of
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Martin’s Stock Haulage manager elected as TruckSafe vice chair
The first and only industry-led safety management system within Australia’s transport industry has appointed a new vice chair.
The board of the industry’s not-for-profit safety management system has
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Purple focus finds a niche in Australian AdBlue market
It was back in 2021, in the grips of the COVID pandemic, that Australia faced a shortage of AdBlue. The diesel exhaust fluid shortage was caused by China’s export restrictions on urea, a key ingredient
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Australia’s first electric heavy tippers begin operating on Victoria’s Big Build
The very first electric heavy tipper trucks to run in Australia have officially began operating on Victoria’s Big Build projects.
After more than two years of planning, testing and groundwork, Fleet
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WRF calls for freight industry actions as cyclone warning issued for Australian coast
Western Roads Federation (WRF) has repeated calls to prepare for transport disruptions across the country as a tropic cyclone warning has been issued across Western Australia and the Northern Territory.
The
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VTA says transport operators need support to drive decarbonisation at summit
The Victorian Transport Association (VTA) officially hosted its fourth Alternative Fuel Summit, with CEO Peter Anderson calling for urgent collaboration to help operators transition to low- and zero-emission
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BDS Group MD bares all on company collapse
The managing director of the BDS Group has explained the story behind the recent liquidation and collapse of the transport and logistics company.
BDS Group and the numerous brands under its banner, including
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Tunnel trouble – how Melbourne’s new route will impact truckies
It was slated to be an emblem of change. When the Victorian government announced it would proceed with the West Gate Tunnel project in 2015 that was proposed by toll road operator Transurban a year prior,
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Goulburn truck builder receives $1.1M grant to boost operations
A truck manufacturing business in Goulburn has received a $1.1 million grant from the New South Wales government to boost the local economy and create new jobs.
Vacuum excavation equipment and truck builder
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