Transport industry legend Lindsay Fox earned top honours at this year’s Australian Freight Industry Awards, being awarded the Personality of the Year.
Held at Melbourne’s Palladium Room at Crown,
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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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VTA welcomes North East Link freight opportunities
The Victorian Transport Association (VTA) has welcomed the commencement of tunnel boring on the North East Link, as it believes the major infrastructure project will provide opportunities for more efficient
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VTA pays tribute to former president
The Victorian Transport Association (VTA) has paid tribute to past president Trevor Martyn OEM after the industry giant’s recent passing.
Martyn’s career in the freight and logistics industry involved
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VTA welcomes ‘budget we had to have’
The Victorian Transport Association (VTA) has welcomed ongoing investments into road and rail freight infrastructure projects announced in the Victorian Budget for 2024-25.
Amid a precarious economic environment
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Victorian government targets skill shortage with $1 million investment
The Victorian government is looking to close the skill gap in the transport industry through providing an extra $1 million in funding to the Victorian Transport Association (VTA).
It says this will go
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VTA calls for road network improvements on day one of conference
Day one of the VTA State Conference was headlined by calls from the association to improve Victorian and Australian roads to make freight routes safer.
With the theme of ‘Future Freight Landscapes’,
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VTA set for state conference
The Victorian Transport Association (VTA) is eagerly anticipating the start of its 2024 state conference, to be held this weekend at Silverwater Resort on Phillip Island.
Starting on Sunday March 17 and
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Industry says no to Victorian truck tax
The response to reports of a truck tax to be imposed on heavy vehicles delivering freight into the Port of Melbourne has been a resounding ‘no!’ from the transport industry.
Word emerged in early February
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