The Transport Workers Union (TWU) will seek solutions from the Fair Work Commission’s new road transport division to address issues faced by transport and gig workers.
Truck drivers, food delivery
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First appointments made for Road Transport Advisory Group
Part of the new stipulations surrounding the now active Closing Loopholes No. 2 Act is the formation of a Road Transport Advisory Group (RTAG), with key industry leaders set to be appointed as members
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Immigration law changes could address driver shortage
Changes to Australia’s immigration laws could be the key to addressing the nation’s ever-growing driver shortage, writes Victorian Transport Association CEO Peter Anderson.
The association
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WA government cracks down on towing regulation
The towing industry in Western Australia has been in need of major reform, with the lack of regulation in what has been described as a ‘wild west’ bought to the attention of the state government.
This
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Victorian police target heavy vehicles in snow operation
Victoria Police has revealed buses and heavy vehicles were targeted during July’s Operation Eastern Snow, with over 20 per cent of detected offences during the sting issued to heavy vehicles.
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NHVR releases new fatigue guidelines
The National Heavy Vehicle Regulator (NHVR) has released new guidelines to support industry uptake of emerging Fatigue and Distraction Detection Technologies (FDDT).
The new guidelines provide a starting
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Get higher productivity trucks on the road, says ATA
The Australian Trucking Association (ATA) has made a submission calling on the federal government to support higher productivity heavy vehicles in response to its Transport and Infrastructure Net Zero
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NRFA highlights need for minor HVNL breach changes
National Road Freighters Association (NRFA) president Glyn Castanelli has penned a letter to law enforcement to include ‘inform, educate and enforce’ in the Heavy Vehicle National Law (HVNL).
It
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Give drivers training instead of fines, says ATA
Truck drivers who commit a minor fatigue or record keeping offence should have a one-time opportunity to do an online training unit instead of being fined, says ATA CEO Mathew Munro.
He says there needs
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Alarms raised over livestock transport safety
The National Heavy Vehicle Regulator (NHVR) is urging the livestock industry across the country to follow safer transport practices, following 14 crashes involving livestock in the first four months of
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