TWU says industry needs focus on making sure it recovers the cost of the Federal Government’s proposed emissions trading scheme
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Carbon price on trucks necessary for ‘consistent treatment’
PM dashes any hopes industry had that the Federal Government would rethink plan to apply carbon price to trucking
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Nat vows to save trucking from carbon tax
Nationals senator pledges trucking industry will not pay a carbon tax if the Coalition wins government
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Concern for small truckers sparks call for assistance
ATA wants funding to help truckers prepare for carbon tax and talks up possible environmental module for TruckSafe
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Carbon tax bills head to the Senate
Senate will now vote on carbon tax bills after the House of Representatives passed them today
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Impact of carbon tax on trucking “tiny”: Albanese
Transport minister says carbon tax’s impact will be “tiny”– about $35 extra driving a B-double from Sydney to Melbourne
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Trucking to bear down on Canberra over carbon tax
Industry group organises convoy to Canberra in an attempt to force an election on the carbon tax
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Large firms to thrive under carbon tax
Large fleet operators will cement their dominance under a carbon tax at the expense of small truckers, Ferrier Hodgson says
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Trucking to pay extra 7cpl under carbon tax
Trucking will pay 7 cents more for diesel in 2014 under a carbon tax rail claims unfairly protects heavy vehicles
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Higher fuel prices coming regardless of carbon tax
Greens senator warns of "savage" fuel price increases regardless of carbon tax and laments the level of debate on petrol
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