The Australian Trucking Association (ATA) has announced that the professional driver of the year for 2025 is Brad Train from VE Group.
Specialising in floating heavy machinery, Brad had just returned from
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NatRoad urges operators to weigh in on driver shortage survey
The National Road Transport Association (NatRoad) has called on heavy vehicle operators around the country to participate in a global truck driver shortage survey.
The 2025 IRU Global Driver Shortage Survey
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WA Department launches online freight rate calculator tool for owner drivers
You’ve set yourself up as an owner-driver of a heavy vehicle, but are you sure you’re being paid as much as you should?
It’s an important question that doesn’t always have an easy answer, especially
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NRFA: We’re better together on training and licensing change
It’s no secret that the Australian road transport industry is under pressure. Driver shortages, escalating compliance burdens and the rising cost of doing business have become everyday challenges for
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Frank Black: Industry needs to lift its collective standards
Truck-related accidents and fatalities have been ongoing since the dawn of the industry, and we need to do everything possible to reduce them. Supply chain pressures we’ve often talked about are a key
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ALRTA calls for high productivity vehicle system and rural driver training academy
The Australian Rural Livestock and Transporters Association (ALRTA) has submitted a landmark policy contribution to the federal government’s economic reform roundtable, calling for rural freight to be
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Emergency wind warning issued as truck convoy begins today
Western Australia has issued an emergency weather warning due to high wind gusts, with a major truck convoy carrying hay into South Australia kicking off today.
Approximately 80 road trains will get moving
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NatRoad – Truck driver shortages are a ticking time bomb
Discussions within the road transport industry often lead to talk about a shortage of truck drivers, and research shows the time bomb is already ticking, with real potential for a worsening crisis. As
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IVECO and Erebus Motorsport tackle the longest road trip in Australian racing
Days before the Camaro racecar engines of Erebus Motorsport drivers, Jack Le Brocq and Cooper Muray, fired up at the ‘Perth Super 440’ round of the Supercars Championship last month, another driver
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ALRTA calls for focus on truck washes to close biosecurity gap
The Australian Livestock and Rural Transporters Association (ALRTA) has raised concerns around biosecurity in the nation after the recent closure of another truck wash yard.
The closure of the Geelong
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